Posts for ‘Grade 7’ 
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Introduction to Motion
Students began their study of Energy, Force and Motion earlier this term with a look at the forces at play on a bridge during the bridge construction (and destruction) project. Now we’re into the world of motion. Students are going to work on some laboratories and activities focused on measuring speed, velocity and acceleration. Next [...]
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Following our Food
As we enter into chapters 3 and 4 of “Omnivore’s Dilemma” we are beginning to see why there was such a dramatic change in the agricultural practices in the US following World War 2. As Michale Pollan embarks on his journey to follow the corn from harvest to table, we will be recording the food [...]
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Novel Portfolio!
Great work grade 7 the past few days in English class! Our Novel Portfolio is due tomorrow Wed May 16 in class. We will be sharing excerpts from our Portfolios as well as sharing about our books. If you need an extension on your Portfolio, please come see me. You can turn it in on [...]
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Grade 7 Maths, Mr Paul’s group – week 6, term 2.2
Short test: Wednesday 16 May at 8:30am At the end of this week, we have nearly completed our work on equations and graphs in chapter 7. Students should make sure that they have finished all classwork up to unit 7f on page 109 by the end of our lesson on Monday. We will have time [...]
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Prepare for Cooking next week!
The Grade 7′s have been discussing locally created recipes for the past two periods, and are now in the process of preparing to cook everything in the next Green Studies period. We actually will have a bit longer than usual, since we are taking a little time from Science to be in the kitchen. Students [...]
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Odyssey Institute Healing Retreat
Last week’s field trip was both relaxing and inspiring. 7th Graders enjoyed their stay at Landih Ashram near Kintamani. During their retreat they took part in discussions about health and healing, learned how to make traditional Indonesian jamu, climbed a mountain, participated in team-building initiatives and built a stronger community running around the grounds of [...]
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Mythbusting
7th Graders are doing a fun Science/English research project this week. Based on the books they are reading in English class, students have been asked to pick one topic that comes up in their fantasy/science fiction book and ‘mythbust’ it through research. Students are learning about whether or not guns can be shot in space, [...]
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On to a New Subject….
The Grade 7′s wrapped up their coconut oil unit this week, and decided the future of the class together. They were given two options: cooking locally and organically, or making beauty products. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure that a class with the majority boys would go for the cooking, although there [...]
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Reading Schedule
Grade 7, we are cruising through our Fantasy/Science Fiction novels! Please make note of what chapter you should be up to: Phantom Tollbooth: read up to chapter 10 Larklight: read up to chapter 10 Dragons: finish book (continue working on Portfolio) I am attaching the Portfolio project in case you lost your copy. Novel Portfolio This [...]
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Bridge Break Coming Soon
7th Graders are nearly finished with their bridges. Almost all groups are ready to go and the big test remains scheduled for tomorrow at 10:30am. If there are any interested parents on campus, please feel free to stop by the Science lab to see how much force each bridge can withstand before it breaks. We [...]
