Our garden ambassadors went shopping at McDonalds Garden Center to purchase herbs, cole crops & pollinator plants for our raised garden beds! They took the info gathered from theirs & classmates proposals to identify items to purchase. 🌱 VB Education Foundation Lori Wilson Mcqueeney

Lastly, Ss mapped out where to place each plant in our raised garden beds. They took into account companion planting, which herbs help repel pests & space needs for each plant. 🪴 Ss were surprised how much they learned about gardening today! VB Education Foundation Lori Wilson Mcqueeney

Way to go EAGLES 🦅 continuing to soar on the field! Independence Eagles

Ss working together to complete a Goosechase EDU scavenger hunt comparing parts of the school to parts of a cell! Thank you Ms. Dole for creating this engaging activity! Independence Eagles Lori Wilson

Just in time for Halloween 🎃 students found a “mummy baby” in their onion cells! Doesn’t it look like a mummy?!

Does the type of water affect the size of the gummy bear? 🐻

What is the effect of exercise on cellular respiration? Does exercise increase the amount of carbon dioxide produced? Independence Eagles Lori Wilson

Ss presented their Cell Toy PBL in small groups to receive peer feedback. Lori Wilson Independence Eagles

Of course we needed a goggle selfie! 🤳 strawberry 🍓 DNA 🧬 extraction day! Such an amazing 🤩 reaction from kids! Independence Eagles

Ss harvest some of their crops today! From researching to building the beds to shopping to planting to harvesting, this is science, this is real world learning. Lori Wilson VB Education Foundation Independence Eagles

Ss collaboratively creating cell life cycle models using cookies & sprinkles! Lori Wilson Independence Eagles

I love the custom signs one of my students made to help identify the items in our fall garden beds. ❤️ ℝ𝕠𝕤𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝕄𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣 🦅

So proud of our Eagles 🦅 last night for their first win of the season! 🎉🤗 So many first timers! Proud of them! Independence Eagles

I’m really pleased with the growth my 7th graders have shown after consecutive Socratic seminars. Their communication skills, along with their attention to social cues are becoming impressive. ℝ𝕠𝕤𝕖𝕞𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝕄𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕣 🦅 Independence Eagles

Snowman STEM challenge.. building the tallest & smallest snowman. ☃️ Lots of collaboration, revisions & friendly competition!

Intro to classification is always fun when cereal is involved! Collaboration + HUGE whiteboards + engagement

🦉 Owl pellet dissection today to introduce energy flow in ecosystems! Love a good inquiry activity to get students thinking! 💭 Lori Wilson

Ss creating & presenting their spring garden proposals! They can’t wait to get to work in the garden! Independence Eagles Lori Wilson