Thanks to John Meehan (he/him) for giving me some fun ideas for my classroom this coming school year!

Dogs' eyebrow anatomy is the latest example of how 20,000 years of cohabitation has made our pets finely tuned interpreters of human emotion on.natgeo.com/2ZfIChl

Lesson planning this weekend with my 2 new favorite things: 1. Edrenaline Rush (thank you John Meehan John Meehan (he/him)) 2. planbook.com (thank you Kerin Steigerwalt Kerin Steigerwalt and Danielle Creighton Danielle Creighton for the recommendation)

8th grade was exploring chemical changes up close.

7th grade explored soap bubbles which share many properties of cell membranes.

My 7th graders are reviewing the chemical reactions that happen in cells. This is students working together to construct what happens during photosynthesis.

My 7th graders reviewing the chemical reactions that happen in cells.

We reviewed for our test and completed to make the largest LEGO tower. And the winners are... John Meehan (he/him)

In 7th grade we witnessed the stages of mitosis while looking at onion root tip cells.

In 8th grade, we used KEVA planks to investigate potential energy.

We explored today Da Vinci Science Center. We had a lot of fun. #ourbestsms

Springhouse MS 8th graders using their brains to explore brains Da Vinci Science Center! #careerconnections #healthcare #ourbestSMS #parklandpride Sarah Wimmer

8th graders explored brains today Da Vinci Science Center. #ourbestsms

We started our unit on genetics and heredity by exploring the genetics traits our fellow students had.

Exploring the design process Da Vinci Science Center. #ourbestsms

Great presentation from PPL today Da Vinci Science Center. #ourbestsms

I’m so lucky to be part of the SMS family. Thank you to @MinottiZ3 Jeffrey Bartman and Ali for standing in the rain and passing out lunches. You all made my day today!! #ourbestsms