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  • Jefferson Middle School
  • Olympia, WA
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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We conduct a lot of field investigations in our science class. In Spring, we get to walk down to our local shores on the Puget Sound and sample both water and soil. The meter will allow us to take timely and accurate measurements of the pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen and salinity of the water when we are on the beach. Litmus paper can only show color and not give us pH and other readings within tenths of accuracy. The turbidity tube will also be helpful in collecting raw data. We will collect data on a weekly basis to see any changes throughout the weeks as we approach summer. I will continue to take readings during the summer, fall and winter to get a year's worth of data for the next class to work with. The cycle will continue each year. We learn to use excel spreadsheets and/or google sheets to explore and display data. A variety a research questions can then be generated from the data. It will be so fun! We will also be looking at phytoplankton and zooplankton sampled during those times. The net will help us collect the specimens on each trip. Our Washington State History teacher will also teach about the oyster industry here and the effects that climate change may have on the success or failure of the industry. I love being able to reach across curricula and show relationships between them. The use of these tools will allow my seventh graders to be knowledgeable in field studies which will give them confidence to be leaders in their high school and college STEM classes.

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We conduct a lot of field investigations in our science class. In Spring, we get to walk down to our local shores on the Puget Sound and sample both water and soil. The meter will allow us to take timely and accurate measurements of the pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen and salinity of the water when we are on the beach. Litmus paper can only show color and not give us pH and other readings within tenths of accuracy. The turbidity tube will also be helpful in collecting raw data. We will collect data on a weekly basis to see any changes throughout the weeks as we approach summer. I will continue to take readings during the summer, fall and winter to get a year's worth of data for the next class to work with. The cycle will continue each year. We learn to use excel spreadsheets and/or google sheets to explore and display data. A variety a research questions can then be generated from the data. It will be so fun! We will also be looking at phytoplankton and zooplankton sampled during those times. The net will help us collect the specimens on each trip. Our Washington State History teacher will also teach about the oyster industry here and the effects that climate change may have on the success or failure of the industry. I love being able to reach across curricula and show relationships between them. The use of these tools will allow my seventh graders to be knowledgeable in field studies which will give them confidence to be leaders in their high school and college STEM classes.

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