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Inquiry in the Middle School

Inquiry in the Middle School. Brian McCants and Jeffrey Burden. Hand Middle School Columbia, SC - USA. Genetics: Mendel to the Genome. Diverse Pathways and Hand Middle School. This tastes great. Control Paper, PTC, Thiourea , and Sodium Benzoate. Planting “Wisconsin

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Inquiry in the Middle School

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  1. Inquiry in the Middle School Brian McCants and Jeffrey Burden

  2. Hand Middle SchoolColumbia, SC - USA

  3. Genetics: Mendel to the Genome Diverse Pathways and Hand Middle School

  4. This tastes great. Control Paper, PTC, Thiourea, and Sodium Benzoate

  5. Planting “Wisconsin Fast Grow “ plants. Watering the plants.

  6. The classroom greenhouse: PVC pipe shop lights a power strip

  7. Two days later….

  8. Thank You Gregor Mendel and Francis Collins.

  9. PDS Involvement

  10. PDS and Diverse Pathways @ USC

  11. Sounds Good Music and Science Inquiry at Hand Middle School

  12. Orchestra and Science -It’s not always about history connections

  13. Student chosen

  14. Student Performers

  15. Student recorded

  16. Having fun??? Not while learning…no, it couldn’t be!

  17. So many standards…

  18. So many questions…

  19. Final Project • Data analyzed by students • Conclusions reported by students • Connections made by students • Fun had by students and teacher

  20. This is the easiest grant you will ever write…

  21. What have I done with donorschoose.org? Vermicomposting: a container bedding water worms Non-fatty kitchen scraps

  22. The Garden Project • A collaboration between teachers at Hand • Funded from multiple sources • An ongoing investigation • An outdoor classroom • An interdisciplinary unit • Recognized by the SC Wildlife Fund • It’s also fun

  23. Thank You!! bmccants@richlandone.org jburden@richlandone.org

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