Science Teachers:

​Gina Allen - 8th Grade Science and Health - gallen@bccu2.org
Jackie Blumer - 6th and 7th Grade Science - jblumer@bccu2.org
Josh Cox - 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Science - jcox@bccu2.org
Amanda Goldsboro - 7th Grade Science - agoldsboro@bccu2.org
Erika Knolhoff - 7th Grade Science and Health - eknolhoff@bccu2.org
Terry Swalley - 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Science - tswalley@bccu2.org

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Mrs. Allen's 8th grade science classes have completed several labs and other fun events during the 2019-20 school year.  A slideshow of pictures are below.  Some of the activities include:

• Using coins to study probably and genetics while learning about genotypes (your genetic makeup) and phenotypes (your physical characteristics);
• Testing each other's reaction time and looking at cause and effect while learning about information processing with an animal's body;
• Taking pulse rates and breathing rates before and after exercise to learn about how systems within animal bodies depend on each other;
• Placing stalks of celery, asparagus, and broccoli in red food coloring to learn about the vascular system of each plant and how each one processes nutrients to live; and
• Constructing a ball launcher and competing to see who could go the farthest distance using the fewest material points, building a model car that traveled the farthest after being rolled down a ramp, and designing a helmet model during an engineering unit.

​Students in Mrs. Goldsboro's 7th grade science class have had a fun start to the year.  Pictures from her class are above.  Some of their activities include:

• Building solar ovens and testing them to see how well they work cooking s'mores while learning about different kinds of energy; and
• Building roller coasters to observe potential and kinetic energy within a system.  

Mrs. Blumer's 6th and 7th grade science classes have been very busy this year.  They visited the Challenger Learning Center, launched postcards to space, put on a first grade sicnece fair, have learned about Bournielle's Principal, energy transfer, and designed a roller coaster, space suit, rocket, lunar rover, and heat shield.  They have been working very hard to expand their knowledge of the engineering design process.  Below are a few videos that highlight their learning.