Woods School

The Life Science class finished their work on Muscular, Skeleton, and Digestive Systems. Students finished their Human Body Reports and shared their findings with the class. The students did a wonderful job with Powerpoint Presentations. We will continue to investigate the other systems of the human body; nervous and reproductive systems.

The Earth Science class recently completed work on earthquakes and volcanoes. We will spend some time watching videos on volcanoes and have used the internet to investigage active earthquakes and volcanoes. We will be building volcanoes and investigate fossils. We will make various molds and imprints. We will start a unit on Geologic Time and Eras.

The Physical Science class will start to investigate the work of simple machines – input and output.  The class will also learn about simple machines and do various activities with Legos and K'nex.

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The Eighth Graders have just finished work on the three of the systems of the human body. We spent a couple of days dissecting and looking over a hog's heart and lung combination. The students will be working on researching various human body related topics, writing their major paper, and preparing an oral presenation.

The Physical Science class – 6th Graders – recently finished their work on Newton's Laws of Motion. Our lab consisted of using balloons, straws and string to demonstrate Newton's Third Law.  We will be reading and discussing forces, work, power, and simple machines. Legos will be used in a few of these investigations. We will be making machines, etc.

Earth Science – 7th Graders – will be continuing their work on earthquakes, volcanoes, and plate tectonics. Models will be created (and a little erupt!).

The 8th Graders just wrapped up a unit on fossils and we started our unit on the Human Body. We will be covering the systems of the body. Lab will include the dissecting and looking into the structure and function of a pork lung and heart combination.

The 7th Graders finished December with erosion of the landscape. Our lab took us into the effects of weathering on chalk. Students filled out a lab report sheet that included the steps of the Scientific Method.

The 6th Graders finished up their units on chemical reactions along with physical and chemical changes. Labs included work with various chemical reactions and with acids and bases. This month we will spend time with speed and motion.