Humanities: World Religions & Vocabulary Practice

Today we ended our monotheistic unit with a Skype call with a former Muslim refugee from Syria. We had a good discussion about voluntary and involuntary migration as well as stereotypes. Now we will start taking a deeper look at how philosophy drives human nature. This will be explored as we introduce eastern religions and philosophies into the mix. 

Religions Unit Pictures

Religion Vocabulary Practice- Pictures

Students Explore the International Space Exhibition

Grade 7 traveled through space exploration history to visit the International Space Exhibition currently at Millenaris Budapest.  With photo buddies, students explored over 100 exhibits, artifacts, and displays taking pictures and reading for information to successfully complete a scavenger hunt.  Students hunted for information about the Russian-American Space Race, the History of NASA, and the International Space Station.  After our trip through space history, grade 7 burned off some energy with bowling, pizza and a little bit of shopping. The pictures will be used in a science project focusing on the connections between science, technology, and engineering.   

Catch It If You Can

Grade 7 students experienced all 5 Habits of Learning in an advisory competition. On January 27, each advisory built a device to launch a ping pong ball and a device to catch a ping pong ball.  A strict set of materials were used.  The real test will be on Wednesday, February 3-competition day- when grade 7 advisories will compete against each other. Who will win this competition?

Mr. Weingarten's advisory.

ROME DAY 2015

"Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears!" 

ROME DAY 2015! 

As an end to our Rome unit, seventh grade participated in the fifth annual "Rome Day" celebration. Patricians, plebeians, legionaries and slaves alike attended the Colosseum for theatre, the Circus Maximus for chariot racing, joined the Roman navy for ship building, and tested ancient math through the use of Roman numerals. The day ended with a feast of delicacies and the Thieves of Ostia movie. What great attire and enthusiasm from this group!

For more pictures, please click on the Rome Day Picassa album 

Science Students Inquire and Design their Own Experiments