The Kool-aid Molarity Lab is always a crowd pleaser, but more so this year due to our guest. One of my students hosted a German exchange student who attended classes with him. It was his first time to ever taste Kool-Aid. He really enjoyed this lab.@hebisdpeople@RandyBelcherBHS
๐ญItโs Homecoming week at Bell & Sr Class council went all out decorating their part of main hall in the CandyLand theme ๐ฌ. They worked hard for hours every day executing their vision. Iโm a proud mom, sponsor & Bell alumni. @hebisdpeople@RandyBelcherBHS#septemberstaffshoutout
Friday was our Flame Test Lab. Students loved watching the flame change color & enjoyed identifying 3 unknown samples.Actually seeing the energy electrons release as light, when returning to their stable state, helped them fully understand this unit.@RandyBelcherBHS@_JadeWiseman
HEB ISD has the best staff development. Todayโs PD was taught by THE Paul Anderson, aka Bozeman Science! I learned how to center phenomena with 3D learning, better use of the 5Es, mini lessons, & develop student thinking for CERs. Thank you @hebisd@hebisdpeople@RandyBelcherBHS
As the trimester comes to a close we wrapped up our unit on Gas Laws with a fun rotation lab. Each Gas Law station was fun and interactive, but none made the kids smile more than Gay-Lussacโs Law. They really enjoyed watching (and hearing) the can implode when pressure changed.
We came back from Thanksgiving break with a simple but entertaining solubility race. Allowing students the ability to access prior knowledge about solubility made for a smooth introduction into solubility curves.
@MrsC_HEB@RandyBelcherBHS@_JadeWiseman This is an example of how the AP teachers go up and beyond at Bell. Joshua went to that event and did great on his exam. Thank you AP Lang teachers, as a parent and co-worker, Iโm so blessed by you guys.
@AMAZlNGNATURE If the structure is very old the paint could contain lead acetate which was once added to paint to make it harden. This made paint have a very sweet taste, like sugar.
Today was our Flame Test lab๐ฅ, always a class favorite! What a fantastic way to end the six weeks & our electron unit. Students investigated the different colors salt solutions burn then identified the metals in 3 unknown solutions. @LDBellScience@RandyBelcherBHS@HEBISDpeople
Joshua & Louie joined Matthew at my Alma Mater, @Baylor. ๐ปJosh received 48 college credits thanks to all his 5s on AP exams. @hebisd has a FANTASTIC AP program and Joshua had fabulous teachers at Bell. So thankful for them! @BaylorOALA@HEBISDpeople@CollegeBoard@DrJoe_HEBISD
I have an excellent group of kids this trimester! They worked on a Candium Lab to learn about isotopes. The skittles actually made it to every class. Even with the temptation of candy in their midst, students remained focused. @LDBellScience@RandyBelcherBHS@HEBISDpeople
This year is off to a great start. My new neighbors have embraced me. After our first day of school selfie, my daughter has monikered us, The Science Avengers ๐. In class students are practicing reading chemical labels & SDS. I know this is going to be a wonderful year!