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The month of October brought many fun activities for the young scientists at Chicago Collegiate Charter School. They finished up their Scientific Method Unit (they rocked the Unit test), started new units on the Earth and the Earth’s systems, and went on a field trip to the University of Chicago where they went inside college …
by Carly Goldberg 
Today’s post was written by Ms. Parker, who teaches 5th grade pre-scientists in Halifax, NC. It’s October! I can hardly believe a month of school has already passed. As a second-year teacher, this school year has been so much better than last year. We’ve already done two labs and quite a few problem-based learning activities. …
by Lucy Madden 
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 my first year on board outside the classroom, I find myself reflecting about the impact this program had for the students I taught, and the …
by Lucy Madden 
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 pen pal is now headed off to high school! We met these children when they were fresh out of elementary school; they were overwhelmed at …
by Macon Lowman 
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 process in all classes! Below is a picture of our take on the design process: My classes completed the marshmallow challenge a few weeks …
by Lucy Madden 
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 sending us their funny, honest, and inquisitive messages over the past two years. Macon has completed her stay in Teach for America and moved on …
by Anna Goldstein 
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 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where they not only got to do a scavenger hunt around campus, but view their first …
by Macon Lowman 
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 use Skype in order to speak with real geologists working in the field. These scientists expanded the student’s geology comprehension by discussing soil initiatives as …
by Macon Lowman 
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 in January, we forgot to update you on all of our exciting happenings. Before break, students picked out a name for our eco-friendly class bear. …
by Macon Lowman 
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 energy and how to use it in ways that are beneficial to the environment. I also introduced the idea of ordinary versus extraordinary work, and …
by Macon Lowman 
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. These skills are ones that we tend to take for granted or even perform begrudgingly at times, but these will be invaluable skills for students …
by Macon Lowman 
The school year started off with students setting BIG goals and learning all about college life. Each student will be in teams for the year that represent one of six colleges (UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke, University of Virginia, Stanford, Cornell, and Harvard). Be sure to ask your pen pal all about their college! The pre-scientists had …
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