Parametrics, Point-Slopes, and Proofs: 9th Grade Mathematicians Find Answers Together
“I love them. I love rhombuses.” How can you find a point that’s three times farther from the origin (0,0) than (2,3)? Are there multiple …
Curriculum Connections
Up, Up, and Away: Hot Air Balloons Take Flight in 8th Grade Science
“I think the bigger ones will float better because they displace more fluid, which is the air. Also, I’ve seen very big balloons; they work, …
An Inch, a Cinch: 2nd Grade Mathematicians Measure Up
“Hold your finger here. No wait, it’s moving! We could make a little tiny pencil mark so we know?” 2nd Grade Mathematicians are expanding their …
Clever Cantilever Endeavors in 9th Grade Design
“Wow, Pythagorean Theorem actually works! Look, it made the length exactly for this strut…” 9th grade Design students are building cantilevers in partner pairs, using …
Different Names for the Same Thing: Mapmaking in 5th Grade History
“Sometimes, on Los Gatos Blvd, it’s also called Bascom because it’s divided at some point. But it’s actually the same street, just two names.” 5th …
Around the Table: Celebrations and Storytelling in JK
“I’m gonna visit my Gigi next week!” JK investigators are learning about the season, holidays like Diwali and Thanksgiving, and the various ways we all …
Cells on the Sidewalk: Visualizing Organelles in 9th Grade Biochemistry
“One way a cell can bring something inside itself is by covering that thing in membrane—we saw this in our lab that when you cover …
Feudal Doodles: Creating a Coat of Arms in 7th Grade History
“Coats of arms were like a symbol, on a shield, say. If you were in an army, it’s like a way you could recognize [who …
Oak-splorations in 4th Grade Science
“I see – it’s like a frog! The mother lays eggs and it goes to tadpole then all the way to frog. Then it goes …
Marigold Memories: Día de los Muertos Studies in 9th Grade Spanish
“A mi abuelita le gustaba Coca Cola.” 9th Grade Spanish students this week visited the San José State University Library’s 26th Annual Art of Remembrance …