We’re excited to share these stories, tips and updates from Letters to a Pre-Scientist community members!
A reflection and a challenge…
As we approach the middle of September we are finishing up the matching of scientists with prescientists, and are ecstatic to enter our fourth year with this program! As this
Gearing up for the 2013-2014 school year!
This June marked middle school graduation for my first class of 6th graders. For those of you that have been with our program from the start, this means your first
The Marshmallow Challenge!
My students are working hard to learn the DEAL design process within our forces and motion unit. As a STEM middle school, we focus on teaching kids the engineering design
Ringing in the new school year, with more pen pals than ever before
Things are very exciting right now, down at Letters to a Pre-scientist Headquarters! First, we want to say goodbye to all the students in Bertie County, and thank them for
Help Our Students Reach for the (Planetarium) Stars!
What was your favorite field trip in middle school? I hope my 6th grade students will be able to reflect back years from now and say it was their trip
March/April Update
Just in time for Earth Day, students are learning about ecosystems around the world. Before diving into ecosystems, we finished learning about rocks, minerals and soils. Students were excited to
February Update
Wow! It is hard to believe, we are already in our third quarter of 6th grade! With our winter break in December and settling back into the groove of things
November Update
November was all about energy, which is pretty much always the case in a 6th grade classroom. This time our energy was focused on trying to understand where we find
October update
October 17th arrived and students were absolutely thrilled to receive their pen pal letters. We spent the class learning how to address envelopes and correctly respond to a formal letter.