This past Saturday, January 25th, a team of Highlands students participated in the Illinois Regional Middle School Science Bowl. Students battled against strong competition. The team won two rounds but did not make it to the double-elimination round. #ScienceBowl #106learns

Students designed and tested science projects to present to professionals in the science and engineering fields at Brookfield Zoo on February 20th.

At the Brookfield Zoo Science and Engineering Fair, students also met Congressman #DanLipinski! #middleschool #ScienceFair

Check out the results from our dialysis tube (small intestine) investigation! Looks like glucose was able to leave the tube, but not glucose... why? #middleschool #science #106learns

Check out the results from our investigation about chemical reactions in the mouth! Looks like starch and glucose molecules are present. Rice does not contain sugar, where did the glucose come from? #middleschool #science #106learns

What happens when fat burns? Let's investigate! #MiddleSchool #Science

What happens when fat is burned in a closed system? Let's monitor the molecules in the air, to see if we can determine what happened. #MiddleSchool #Science #106learns

Is a chemical reaction happening between the food we eat the air we breathe? Let's investigate using bromothymol blue! #MiddleSchool #Science #106learns

First day of eLearning is going well! Students were asked to build a model using Google Drawings to explain, How do our bodies use food (1)for energy? (2)not needed right now? and (3)needed for growth? Check their models! #106learns #GoogleDrawings

eLearning Professional Development! Created my first screen recording thank you Andrea Scheiwe, then posted my video to Edpuzzle to embed questions! #eLearning #106learns

Trying to build a sense of community while we are out of the building. In a discussion, I asked all of my classes to share a picture and description of their workspace. #106learns Highlands Hornets #SenseofCommunity

Thankful for the professional development time during our eLearning days! I was able to watch OpenSciEd "Getting to know the Matter Cycling & Photosynthesis Unit Webinar" #106learns

Missing my students each day of remote learning. So proud of the work they are producing while learning from home! I love being part of #hms106hornets #imwithmystudents #106learns Mrs. Wulf @MrsCagle106 Stetson Steele Denise Funk Mrs. Hughes

A message to ALL of our 8th graders from Stetson Steele Mrs. Wulf Mary Kinzel Mrs. Hughes Denise Funk Highlands Hornets #106learns

What a fun way to show our students how much we miss them and care for them! So great to see everyone!! ❤️#106learns #carparade

As I have been teaching online for a number of years now, I thought it might be useful to share some of my principles for active engagement. See more: youcubed.org/21st-century-t…

Thank you #edmentumIL for hosting the Empathy and Equity in Education Virtual Conference with Keynote presentation by and Lisa Westman! Empathy is the anecdote! Thank you Meaghan White I learned so much about Evidence-Based Practices to Support Special Education Students!

Thank you OpenSciEd for sharing your new Chemical Reactions and Matter Transformations Unit live today! #Jamboard was an awesome tool for digitally exploring some interesting phenomena with peers.

Thank you Matt Miller 🗑️ from Ditch That Textbook for your #RemoteLearning101 Course. Learned about some great resources to get the school year started!

This has been the summer of Jamboard! Gallery walks of students models are just one of the ways we have used this virtual tool.