Toby Carpenter

Documenting the journey in our 8th grade science class!

[Toby Carpenter @Kmscarpenter]

I have been on hold or speaking with a representative for almost 3 hours. Terrible customer service. This is a joke. @SpiritAirlines

[Toby Carpenter @Kmscarpenter]

@SpiritAirlines
Thank you for cancelling my flight and offering 3 options:
- fly out of my home city 2 days later
- fly out of an airport 2 hours away 2 days later
- fly out of an airport 3 hours away on the date of my original flight but charge me $600+
Seriously???

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@SusanBuescher @Flipgrid @KarrerMS Thank you!

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We’re reflecting on the past school year; students give me some feedback & advice to next year’s kiddos using @Flipgrid @KarrerMS #theDublinDifference

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@SusanBuescher @Flipgrid @KarrerMS @flipgrid is such a cool way to get info from kids! It’s free and easy to use... kids respond to prompts in 90 seconds or less of video. They write a script, practice & record, then can watch the others’ recordings. Great way for them to review content, too!

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8th grade awards practice went so smoothly today! Get ready @DublinCoffmanHS and @dublinjeromehs - we have some AMAZING kids heading your way! @KarrerMS #theDublinDifference

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Learning about artificial selection in dogs by “designing” the perfect dog to fill a “job,” then finding breeds with suitable traits to be the parents of the litter - will we get what we expect in the puppies? @KarrerMS #theDublinDifference

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Exploring ways species can change over time - today we looked at learned adaptations. For our last grade, students are creating a flipgrid response to “survival of the sneakiest” (a comic about crickets) @KarrerMS #theDublinDifference

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Final votes are in! 53% of students voted to build on the hill, 33% in the marsh/wetlands, and 14% along the cliff. We took into account many pros & cons (along w/ways to overcome the disadvantages). @KarrerMS #theDublinDifference

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Students try to persuade others where to build in our “made up” city... they created some of propaganda to share their research, in attempt to convince their peers @KarrerMS #theDublinDifference

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More from our local glacier experts! Wow! They learned a lot about glaciers and are sharing in such diverse ways! @KarrerMS #theDublinDifference

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Local glacier experts 😜 explain and demonstrate how glaciers are constructive and destructive, as well as how they shaped Ohio’s topography. @KarrerMS #theDublinDifference

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(Continued, 2 of 2) Other science students are working to explain how glaciers impacted Ohio's landscape; they will share their work next week @KarrerMS #theDublinDifference

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Lots going on in science! Some are wrapping up recommendations to the faux city council about where to build a new neighborhood, considering weathering, erosion & depositon... (1 of 2) @KarrerMS #theDublinDifference

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Answering some of our questions about what we've seen at the beach while exploring beach erosion on this beautiful day @KarrerMS #theDublinDifference

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Exploring beach erosion today. How might waves impact a decision where to build in a city? Will use interactives to investigate ways coastal communities can prevent beach erosion (groins, sea walls, breakwaters) @KarrerMS #theDublinDifference

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Testing different material to see which is more likely to cause mass movement and which may prevent landslides... gathering info to help our "fake" town determine where to build a new neighborhood @KarrerMS #theDublinDifference

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It's "Kindness Week" @KarrerMS - ELA teachers encouraged students to share kind thoughts with each other and with teachers. Wow! This is #theDublinDifference

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8th graders get a tour of the design process in action at Roto, a Dublin based business that builds interactive exhibits. @KarrerMS #theDublinDifference

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Examining a "fake" city with a real problem... where to build a new neighborhood? Marsh, hillside, cliff are proposed sites. Will explore pros and cons of each to make a recommendation. @KarrerMS #thedublindifference