Collecting samples from the parks 

proved to be an interesting journey...

What do you have in your container Sandra?

What do you see down there Landon?

The gang is all here!  Time to go already?

Oh my!

What did she get Andrea?

Not exactly what we were looking for but fun to explore.

What did you find Travis?

Really Tyler?  

This is right up Colton's alley.

Exploring for water samples turned out to be quite an adventure for some.

These students know how to investigate.  Those curious souls.

Model of a plant cell.

Developing models of cells becomes creative business for 6th graders... 

Aden's key is to the left while he is holding his model.

Colton discusses his cell model.

Clever idea Hayden!

Avery explains the organelles on her cell model.

Lily chose to display her cell by utilizing Legos.

Brayden shares his information with the class.

Kaylie poses for a quick pic of her cell model.

Nick's cell model made all of us hungry!

Sandra is trying to make a point.

Jaxson explains his analogy of the farm and the cell.

We can always count on a
chuckle from Brock!

Angelina and family constructed soap to represent the plant cell.  Extremely amazing!!!

Angelina's soap model of the plant cell.
Washing with this sure would remind me of the different organelles of the cell.

Will's diagram with labeled organelles.

Comparing chicken eggs and cells...

Zach blows the yolk out of the shell for an investigation.
Good lungs Zach!

This is sticky!

Nelly

Nelly has been at McPherson Middle School for several years.  Nelly originally began her journey with Mrs. Sizemore and was adopted by Mrs. Myers.  She is a Leopard Gecko who enjoys interacting with the middle school students.  She hangs out on her heat rock during the day when she is not laying on a student's shoulder.  Nelly likes to eat pinkies and mealworms but her favorite meal is a couple dozen medium sized crickets.  

One of Nelly's meals.

Nelly loves to sit on shoulders….

Utilizing technology

  Microscope Stations 

                                                                       

      Learning how to properly use a microscope...

                                     

Adjusting, observing, recording

 

Preparing slides

Peeling onion for sampling...

Christopher wonders if this will actually work???

Building a Community of Thinkers

Team works on assembling their structure.

The team leader reads the instructions.

6th Grade Core Advisory

How can we change this variable?

Looks like this team has a successful theory.