Getting to know your classmates

At the beginning of each school year, I like to get to know my students in a way that is creative, fun and fairly simple for them. Please comment on this post using up to 5 pictures that describe who you are. Some suggestions may be: a picture of your family, your dog, your future profession, what you do for fun, or your idol. Write a small caption explaining your picture. We will be presenting these in class! Please post only appropriate pictures, and if you got the pictures offline REMEMBER to cite where you got it from! We will talk about this more in class. (If you get your pictures from this website the images are copyright-free and you are, therefore, allowed to use them.)


Here are a couple pictures that describe me:

My dog, Ziggy

I was born and raised in Texas

My family and I are huge Cardinals baseball fans!

A couple of my lifelong friends from Texas

Science Fair

This year, ABC Middle School has the opportunity to compete for a place at the National Science Fair Convention. Science Fair isn't until October of the school year, but I wanted to give everyone a heads up about what we're planning on doing because some projects will take over a month to do! Every student will be required to do an experiment, make a tri-fold poster board about the experiment, write a short paper, and present their findings to the class. The board must include the experiment's: title, materials, procedure, hypothesis, data and conclusion. The conclusion will be posted on the board, but the conclusion is ultimately the paper. You will receive more direction about this project in class. Parents: this project is worth a significant part of their final grade! I urge you to encourage your students to have fun with this, but also to take it seriously.

Below are some resources to help you find an experiment. Remember! You want to pick an experiment you're at least a little bit interested in! Comment on this post letting me know what your experiment is and any questions you have. You must pick an experiment by September 1st!

• Gives you an area of science to choose from then an experiment
• Allows you to give a keyword then directs you to experiments related to that word
• Award- winning science fair projects