March Faculty Meeting

Students label a worksheet on the water cycle

In a small group students "pass the pen" to draw and label the water cycle. Using one piece of paper and on pen, students take turns adding to the water cycle. Each student explains what is being added.

Students explain how the water cycle would be affected if chemical runoff from a local factory is introduced to a stream

Students formulate a hypothesis about what might happen if the American voting system allowed for the direct election of presidents.

Students read two opinion pieces about direct election and electoral college system

In groups of 4, each student writes one idea about what might happen if the American voting system allowed for the direct election of presidents (instead of the current electoral college system) on a brainstorming paper that gets passed around the table. Each student adds one idea to the paper until no more ideas can be added. Discussion follows about which ideas are plausible and will be shared with the whole class.

Students use tiles to show the difference between square numbers and non-square numbers

Students use tiles to create a series of three square numbers and the write a formula for figuring out the next three squares

Students complete a workbook page on square numbers

Students brainstorm cardiovascular exercises

On whiteboards, students brainstorm cardiovascular exercises, then pass their boards to the next person to add another exercise.

Students brainstorm a list of non-cardiovascular exercises on index cards. Then they select one of the cards & write 2 ways to turn that into a cardiovascular exercise.