7th Grade Medical Partnership: September 2012

Goose Island Field Trip!

Today we went to Goose Island to look at and learn about fish found in the Mississippi River!

Stunning the fish using a small electric shock!

How does form follow function?

We also learned about the history of mussels and their use by humans!

What have we been up to this month?!

As the hustle and bustle of the first few weeks of school is finally winding down I hope to continue to update pictures more often! Check out what we've been up to since the first day of school!

First few weeks...

On the first day of school I put the kids to the test and challenged them to create a structure using 8 - 3X5 notecards and 12 inches of tape that would hold as many text books as possible!

The winning team was able to stack 24 books on their structure!

We got to break school rules and chew gum to test our knowledge of and ability to use the steps of the scientific method!

In grammar we learned the importance of building a strong paragraph by comparing the construction of a wall to the construction of a paragraph!

Last week we went on our first field trip! We worked with some future teachers from UW-L to learn some math skills and to help rock the trails at the Myrick Hixon EcoPark!

How many 7th graders does it take to push a wheelbarrow?!

In science, we looked at the building blocks of cells and observed some chemical reactions to study lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins!

Each month students will compete in a science challenge!

September: Potato Chip Challenge - Engineering challenge to design a package that will protect a potato chip while being sent through the mail so that it arrives at its destination undamaged.

Congrats to the winners!!!

Continue to check this blog regularly for updates on the Medical Partnership Program! Enjoy! :)

Meet Ms. Taylor

My name is Brooke Taylor and I am the newest addition to the 7th Grade Medical Partnership Program at Lincoln Middle School! I teach Science and Language Arts alongside Mr. Bagniefski who teaches Social Studies and Math!

Just a little bit about me...

I grew up in the small farming town of Deerfield, Wi about 20 miles east of Madison!

This is me when I was in the 7th grade in 2001!

I graduated from Deerfield High School in 2007 with 58 close classmates and friends!

This is me at my high school graduation with my best friend, Kali!

After high school I attended the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire and studied Elementary Education (Grades 1-8) with a minor in General Science!

GO BLUGOLDS!

My last semester of college, I took the opportunity to complete my student teaching experience in Milwaukee! I had some great experiences and learned a lot about teaching and life during my time in the Milwaukee Public Schools. I am grateful every day for my experiences there and the people and students that I met.

These are some of my 5th Grade students!

On May 19th, 2012 I graduated from UWEC with a degree in Elementary Education (Middle Childhood to Early Adolescence - Grades 1-8) with a minor in General Science.