Elkin Middle School

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Students in Mr Darcey’s Exploring Business and Entrepreneurship class pitch their “New Cereal” ideas. 

Students were tasked with coming up with a new cereal, designing a logo, creating a slogan and identifying their target market. 

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EMS SS Students enjoy a Whiteboard Challenge to review guided notes and boost understanding. #Collaboration #Enhancelearning #Differentiation #WeAreElkin

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Jamboards strengthen math vocabulary #collaboration #engagement

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Science Students design and build parachutes to better understand velocity and drag  #HandsOn #PBL #Differentiation #WeAreElkin

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EMS Students dig  into evolution as they explore a Fossil Dig Lab. #authenticlearning  #PBL #WeAreElkin

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Chorus and Sign Language  #differentiation #enrichment #acceleration #WeAreElkin

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EMS Engineering Students research and collaborate to construct straw towers. #collaboration#PBL
#engagement #WeAreElkin

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EMS Social Studies Students use the strategy “Sketch to Stretch” as they listen to a read aloud. #concrete #comprehension #activelistening #WeAreElkin

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EMS Students enjoy book tastings in ELA #motivation #sparkinterest

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EMS Science Students used Punnett Squares to predict genotypes for “Frankenfish”. #collaboration #engagement #WeAreElkin

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ELA Students created and flew paper airplanes as they learned about prepositional phrases #concretelearning

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EMS Engineering Students collaborated to create a game that included a rubric and peer assessment. #authenticlearning

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Students annotate a primary source during Social Studies. A great strategy for supporting comprehension. #Elastrategy #nonfictiontext

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Students play “The Game of Life” to kick off a math unit on Percentages in the Real World. #authenticlearning

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EMS Students track their progress and set goals throughout the year in Science.

#WeAreElkin

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EMS Junior Beta Students in action at the Leadership Summit! #GDTBABE