Sunday, December 2, 2012

8th grade

Starting the Solar System unit. Today the 8th graders used 6 lbs of playdoh to make relative sizes of the planets.
I enjoy this lab as they use their audial direction following skills - not easy!
Plus, they are usually surprised at how big or small the planets are in comparison to each other.
It's different when they make a demo versus seeing one already done.
Much more ownership involved and deeper connections are made.

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