Videotaping our volcano eruptions today for our We Video newscasts. Barrington Middle @paula_dillon

Determining relative age of rock layers stations activity. Barrington Middle @paula_dillon

Aqua cluster students creating monuments for the signers of the Constitution. Barrington Middle @paula_dillon #bmsshines

Make connections to real time experiences happening in the world to standards and topics covered in the curriculum. Use news clips, videos, etc to teach the concepts and create situational scenarios to solve problems.

Presenting our WeVideo newscasts on our volcano study! These kids are amazing!@bms_ri @paula_dillon #bmsshines

So happy to see my students for year 2 of the loop. Working Scrabble words that describe our Aqua community. Barrington Middle @paula_dillon #bmsshines

Team building at Camp Canonicus. Challenge: helium stick. Can we lower it together? Barrington Middle @paula_dillon #bmsshines

Collecting and analyzing data: Do we stereotype scientists and their work?Barrington Middle @paula_dillon Barrington Public Schools

Aqua scientists testing variables of length, angle, and weight of bob in pendulums. Barrington Middle @paula_dillon Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE)

Doing what it takes to convince disbelieving students that a golf ball and ping pong ball hit the ground at the same time. Hooray Galileo! ⁦Barrington Middle⁩ ⁦Dr. Paula Dillon⁩ #bmsshines

Testing a golf ball and ping pong balls travel distance down a ramp. ⁦Barrington Middle⁩ ⁦@paula_dillon⁩ ⁦Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE)⁩

Using physical properties and density to determine the identity of 2 unknown substances. Barrington Middle @paula_dillon

Aqua scientists create a liquid density column Barrington Middle @paula_dillon

Aqua scientists creating models of compounds and identifying elements, atom count, and covalent or ionic bonding. Barrington Middle @paula_dillon

Aqua’s annual Pajama and a Book drive for children in shelters. Big success!@bms_ri @paula_dillon

Aqua scientists observing phase changes, recording data, and analyzing the results. Barrington Middle @paula_dillon

Aqua students making edible models of atoms of specific elements. Barrington Middle @paula_dillon #bmsshines

Aqua Cluster annual March Madness science competition Round 1 results Barrington Middle @paula_dillon

Exploring mass,volume,density and Buoyancy using the Titanic’s iceberg collision. 110th Anniversary of disaster. Barrington Middle @paula_dillon

Aqua scientists learning about food chains and identifying prey using Dichotomous Key in owl pellet dissection. Barrington Middle @paula_dillon