Hello everyone,
Wow! The year is almost to an end, but we are still working away in science class! During the last two weeks, students have been working on their Astronomy Stop Motion pictures, and I could not be more pleased with how they turned out. The videos cover various topics, and they are on my YouTube channel Mr. Weather's World in the Science with Silverwood subsection. You can also watch them all below.
Students voted for their favorites in 4 different categories after watching all the videos in class. All of your 8 Gold teachers also voted for their favorites. Congratulations to Shane N., Cooper L., Yusif M., Madison G., and Jonnathan A. on winning Best Stop Motion Picture and Best Stop Motion Editing. Congratulations to Peyton G., Mia W., Sadie D., and Avaah L. on Most Creative Storyline, and congratulations to Eva S., Abeliz P., Scarlett P., Serenity G., and Paola S. for their win on Best Use of Comedy.
Now, students are learning about Natural Disasters, more specifically, Earthquakes and Volcanoes. We started our final unit this week and began by studying the structure of the Earth. Tomorrow, we'll begin to explore the interactions between tectonic plates, and then Friday, we'll discuss Earthquakes. Next week, we'll have a quiz on the Structure of the Earth and Earthquakes and begin to investigate Volcanoes.
Before the year ends, students will have a second quiz solely on Volcanoes. This unit does not have a large unit test. This unit is a great introduction to more geology topics your student will learn in 9th grade.
In addition, this will be the last blog post of the year. With less than two weeks of school left, the time has flown! I'm so happy to have gotten to know your students this year. We have had many memorable moments in the classroom, and I feel like they are all ready for high school! We've had a rollercoaster of a ride from the IU to the new building, but your students made every day such a great experience! I'm truly grateful to have had this time, and I hope they can take what they've learned in science this year and apply it to the real world and future classes. I feel like there are some future scientists among 8 Gold! I am proud of everyone in 8 Gold, and my words of wisdom for them is never to let someone tell you that you are no one. You are SOMEONE, and you are WORTH IT. I encourage all my students to be 100% true to themselves and embrace people who allow them to be their best selves. I've witnessed so many of them truly mature this year and grow. I can't wait to see them all graduate in 4 years! STAY GOLD!
As always, if there are any questions, please let me know at curtis_silverwood@conestogavalley.org.
Thank you,
Mr. Silverwood
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