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We’re excited to share these stories, tips and updates from Letters to a Pre-Scientist community members!

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Ecosystems & Gravity Games

It’s crazy to believe we only have about 5 more weeks left of school! We’ve been very busy in 5th grade science. We’re wrapping up

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The Excitement Never Ends

As letters are piling up and we are preparing for letter opening day #3, my students are becoming more and more excited. They ask me

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Happy New Year!

It’s hard to believe that we’re already at the half way point of this school year. Students came back on January 5th and we’ve hit

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Holiday Letters Are On Their Way!

Students at KIPP Academy of Opportunity in South Central Los Angeles had a blast during Letter Opening Day #2 this past Tuesday! The smiling faces

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Take two for 6th grade!

This year, my 6th grade students have a unique opportunity. My students participated in the letters to a pre-scientist program while they were in 5th

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Letter Opening Day #1 of 2014!

We opened our first letters from our pen pals yesterday! Letters were sitting in bins on my desk for a few weeks as we waited

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Changing the STEM Field

This year, our scholars started learning about the STEM field.  We first learned what it stands for: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.  We then learned

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Adventures in 5th grade science

One of my big goals going into my 2nd year of teaching was to include more problem based learning, labs, and projects in the classroom.