Expedition Express: “Crack, bang, boom!” We have started our expedition on weather. In case study #1: What’s with the weather?, students will answer the question: How do scientists predict weather and find patterns? We have defined what weather is and came up with a list to describe different types of weather. We are starting to [...]
Expedition Express: Light and Sound Engineers! The Bell Crew is wrapping up a mini-expedition exploring the connection between light and sound vibration as well as investigating the path of a beam of light. Students have spent the past several weeks working as scientists to observe, wonder and record their findings about light and sound. They [...]
Expedition Express: Worlds of Wonders Description: A study of the Ancient Civilizations Egypt, Greece, China, and India. Case studies explore each civilizations’ achievements in arts and architecture, social and political structures, and science and technology. Our Essential Question: What are the lasting contributions of the ancient civilizations and how do they impact our lives? Questions [...]
Questions of the Month What was your favorite part of the Fire and Ice expedition? What is your reading goal and what strategies are you using to reach it? Hint: CAFE goal What will you be working on the second semester? What will our new expedition be (following Ski-Skate Week)? Crew News Tahoe Donner Cross [...]
Expedition Express: Fire and Ice As our Fall Semester comes to a close, so does our Fire and Ice Expedition. We will finish Case Study 3 with a Washoe Tribe expert, Herman Fillmore, who will visit SELS and share traditional Washoe stories with the students. Due to school cancellations and weather related challenges, we have [...]
Expedition Express: The Ripple Effect The 8th graders have wrapped up their Science Expedition, Building STEAM, and have produced some amazing final products. From vertical gardens to solar heated roadways, the students engineered some really great products that harness free energy while benefitting a community. Next week we will kick off our History Expedition, The [...]
SELS Board Meeting Feb 6, 6 pm in M-3 SELS 2.6.17 Agenda 2
Expedition Express Unfortunately we will be pushing our build day to the spring. As soon as the snow melts we will build a play structure for our school community. More info to come. We are wrapping up investigations of pushes and pull and have our final challenge during the first full week in February. Students will be [...]
Many parents express feeling overwhelmed and helpless around managing their child’s digital media world. Instagram, X-box, Snapchat, Facebook, Netflix, Twitter, Text, Television, Youtube, Hulu, Amazon, the list is endless. A study done by Common Sense Media said tweens and teens are spending, conservatively, an average of five-to-seven hours per day on some form of digital [...]
The small reprieve from the snow has been nice, but it looks like there is more on the way, so rest up for another round of shoveling and powder skiing! There have been some changes in the calendar that David explained in his email. Please check the updated calendar on the school website for the updated [...]
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