All communication with students will be done through Google Classroom.
Students will have a weekly assignment that is posted each Monday by 9am. The assignment will include: 1. Do Now- typically a Google Form 2. Instruction/ required assignment- Google Slides and a post with a video of me presenting the slides. There will be an assignment that I go through during this presentation. 3. Choice assignment- This will be posted and turned in in Google Classroom. 7th grade students will select at least 3 of the choices each week to complete. 4. Exit Ticket- typically a Google Form Turning in Journal Entries: Students will be journaling on paper and will need to take a photo of it to upload it to Google Classroom. Here’s a link for how to upload a photo to an assignment. They can take pictures directly from their computers. Please reach out if you would like help with this! Safety: As students will be going outside for nature journaling, please make sure they have a safe time and place to go. If it is not possible to go outside, students may work by a window or join an optional Wednesday live session. Live Lesson/ Discussion: Students have an opportunity to participate in a live class on Fridays from 12pm-12:30pm. We will share our week’s journals as we share stories from the week and be able to ask questions of Ms. Knipp and each other as we via Google Meet. If students need support in completing the assignment, ask for an invitation to the Wednesday work session. Ms. Knipp will host a “work session” on Wednesday from 1pm-1:30pm for students who want to complete the weekly required assignment together and ask questions. She is also available by email or Google Chat during the school days.
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On Friday, September 27, we took the 7th graders to the Denver Botanic Gardens as part of the Urban Advantage field trip grant program. Students visited multiple stations, where they were guided by volunteers as they observed differences between different species of plants. The marveled at the beauty of the gardens, rolled down the hill and even found Pikachu near the lily pond. The students were split into 5 groups, and here are some pictures of my group of students on their adventures!
7th grade classes practiced communication and collaboration this week as they worked together to complete two team challenges. In the first one, Save Fred, they could only use paperclips to move things and had to lift a cup and thread a gummy worm through a gummy lifesaver. In the next challenge students constructed a paper tower without glue or tape. They tried to reach the tallest possible height in 6 minutes, which was quite a struggle as it occasionally blew over! Check out some pictures of our challenges! 7th grade started with their first class on the first day! We spent time getting to know each other and next week we will spend time working on our scientific skills! This year holds many hands on and exploration activities-- we're all excited!
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Ms. KnippSamantha Knipp is the 6, 7, 8 science teacher at Denver Green School. She strives to encourage stewardship and curiosity within her students. Archives
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