Newton's Laws of Motion

Check out this interactive website all about the 3 Laws of Motion--

http://science.discovery.com/interactives/literacy/newton/newton.html

We'll be studying Newton's Laws and doing experiments to further investigate them.

Welcome Back!

Building a safe and supportive community is a major focus in our middle school at the beginning of the year-- students will all experience the most growth in middle school if we have a strong community in which to learn and take chances. We have been dedicating our time to learning about what makes each of us unique and what brings us together as a community. These studies will culminate with our "Museum of Us" evening. All family members and friends are invited to see the middle school students' exhibits at the school on Thursday, Sept. 23, 7:00-8:00 pm.
After we finish the Family Tree piece of the "Museum of Us," we'll be moving on to study physics in science class. The first questions we'll be asking are: What is a force? What happens when forces are balanced? What about when they are unbalanced? In science class we'll become aware of forces all around us, how they interact and how they affect us in our everyday lives. Then we'll move on to describing and measuring motion.
On another note, as the school year begins, it's important to focus on building strong study habits. I recently came across the following article describing some of the latest research on effective study habits: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/health/views/07mind.html?src=me&ref=general