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n mastering the BHDS middle school science curriculum, students develop their knowledge of the world around them.

They learn how to ask important questions and answer them. Questions may be related to a specific scientific problem or they may be larger questions about how an individual and/or society connects with the environment. Students see science as a way to organize and understand their world, and additionally, as a tool to use in caring for it.

Students begin units with "essential questions" so they approach topics with the big picture in mind; enduring understandings are formed about their topic by the time they are finished. Students' work is presented in a wide array of formats such as oral and written reports, map work, models and debates. 

MS Science News

  • Eight Grade Explores the Basic Physics of Roller Coasters

    Posted December 19, 2012

    Our eighth grade students are exploring the world of roller coasters as part of a unit in basic physics. Working in small teams, students send a moving object down a self-designed track that incorporates loops and turns, aiming to have the object reach the end point. "In the process, the students come to understand the effects of momentum, potential and kinetic energy, and other concepts," said teacher Rich Seymour. Try your own design here!

  • Eight Grade Explores Newton's Laws of Motion

    Posted September 27, 2012

    Our eighth grade students are immersed in the physical sciences with a project-based unit exploring Newton’s three laws of motion, learning the basic terms and formulas in “Stopping on a Dime," an activity basketball court design. Students had fun combining running times, reaction times, and stopping distances to figure out how much room is needed for safety at the end of a basketball court!

  • Sixth Grade Explores the Nature of Matter

    Posted September 27, 2012

    Our sixth grade class is currently exploring the nature of matter - how mass, volume, density, and weight relate to each other. To explore these ideas, the class experimented with sodas - discovering that regular sodas sink and that diet sodas float, simply due to sugar content. After the experiment, students kicked off their first project - building a floating vessel - stay tuned!

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