Dr. Dimuzio & Johnny Angel Visit

For the kick-off of the next Gifted seminar called Project Earth, the 6th grade Gifted class had two special visitors Tuesday: local author and veterinarian Dr. Jessica Dimuzio and her beloved dog, Johnny Angel.  Dr. Dimuzio is the author of the award winning book Bark, Bark, Bark For My Park and she came in to read her book to students about  how she and her dog helped save the Norristown Farm Park from becoming a golf course.  Students seemed to really enjoy the visit, especially getting to pet the dog!

 

Gifted Doctors Repair Mr. Duck

Volcanos & Hurricanes, Oh My!

Students have been hard at work on Operation Montserrat so far this year.  Already, students have learned how to predict whether a volcano will erupt and they are now learning how to track a hurricane.  This will all lead to the eMission that will take place later next month (I will email you all with the exact date within the next week).

I have taken more photos, yet for some reason they did not all come out.  Here are the photos I do have so far!

Rust Disease

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEnYycoGDhg&feature=youtu.be

The Great Kermit Caper

Students wrapped up the CSI seminar today by taking part in trying to solve the Great Kermit Caper.  Students were detectives assigned to figure out who killed Kermit... but was he dead?!

 

CSI Fun

Students kicked off the day in Gifted by working as crime scene investigators.  My room became a make-shift crime lab and students had to comb through the evidence to make a determination of what happened.

Operation Montserrat Video

Here is a video from the Operation Montserrat e-Mission: Operation Montserrat Video