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Seventh Grade

 

Radioactive Dating Lab

 

LOTS OF PENNIES - 100 TO BE EXACT!  Students placed their pennies (radioactive material) in their shoe boxes.

THEN, SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE! (thousands of years are passing)
 
 
Open the box and something amazing has happened - some of our radioactive material has become stable (the pennies landed on tails).
Count and remove the stable material to determine how much radioactive material still is contained in the box.
 
 
Repeat the process until there is no radioactive material (all the pennies have been removed from the box after becoming heads up).

CELL PROJECTS

 WONDERFUL CREATIVITY

CHEMICAL CHANGE LAB 

 
 
 
 
 
While learning about the difference between chemical and physical changes,
students performed their first lab using the following materials:
Liver                    Potato                    Hyrdogen Peroxide

 

 

Peroxide was measured (not as easy as you think - often too much was poured)
 
 
In separate trials, potato and liver were placed in the peroxide.
THEN CAME THE "BORING" PART - RECORD TEMPERATURE CHANGES EVERY 30 SECONDS FOR FIVE MINUTES.
 
ONLY THE LIVER PRODUCED A REACTION THAT WAS FUN TO WATCH!
FINAL RESULTS WERE GRAPHED AND COMPARED.

What's the excitement about?

 
 
 
Learning, of course!

Just watch this year's seventh grade class.

You will understand! 

 

Y-CAMP

 

WE'RE HOME FROM Y-CAMP AND LOOK WHAT WE DID!

 

First, students created a circular contract.  On the interior of the circle, they listed all the characteristics that they agreed were good for their community.  Next, on the outside of the circle, they listed all those things that were not acceptable within their community.  They finished by signing around the circle.  This contract will be posted in the classroom as a reminder of their agreement.
 
 
Students worked together to assemble a Native American tipi.  During the entire construction, our lead naturalist, Mike, explained the cultural traditions and beliefs as well as the physics related to the structure.  After the tipi was up, students enjoyed some of the games that the Native American's played.

 

 

The seventh and eighth graders began to work on trust among each other through a series of activities.  Willow-in-the-wind was a difficult challenge for some, but everyone began to gain more confidence in their peers.

 
 
The first evening at camp was time to spend building friendships around the campfire.  Both grades roasted s'mores and played cards together.  The following night was the Night Hike.  Sorry, no pictures.  No one was allowed flashlights.  Students learned about how their night vision works and how animals adapt to live in the dark.

 

Thursday morning was spent completing challenges that tested patience, persistence, and cooperation.

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Later in the day, students faced the challenges of survival and the rock wall or the cat walk.
 

 

Even the chaperones participated in the cat walk.   

 Friday morning, the final challenge was the zip-line.
 
 
All 32 students and Mrs. Bussan wish to thank our chaperones - Karrie Niedert, Greg Zumbach, and Bill Wolfgram. We appreciate your time and support at Y-camp!