Jen Murphy

6th grade science teacher, intramurals director, cross country coach, mom, wife, runner, du/triathlete, volunteer firefighter, avid NY Rangers fan.

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Just beneath the surface of this squid’s skin are thousands of color-changing cells called chromatophores. 🎥🦑 by @SaltyFlyTying

Learn more about cephalopods and stream Nature's Strangest Mysteries: Solved on @discoveryplus. https://t.co/O37SVnYOiY

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We are a day late, but are enjoying Hour of Code today! After a presentation about computer engineering and introducing AITE to them, students got to work on their own code creations.

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Was so excited to have Mrs Cinelli come share her experiences of growing up in CA and the major earthquakes she experienced, as well as her trips to Hawaii and visiting Kilauea!

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The kids are loving their plate boundary simulation today. “It’s like playing a video game with the Earth!”

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8lbs of candy collected by my advisory and sent to Operation Gratitude! @OpGratitude

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The kids had an incredible time during their visit from Soundwaters yesterday!
@SoundWaters

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Had a fantastic time introducing Billy Joel to many of my students today! Used the song “Storm Front” to inspire them to learn about other weather topics. Such a fun day for all of us - loved integrating science and music!

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Had a super cool Q&A with a climatologist who works on Mt. Washington today. It fit in perfectly with what we are learning right now!

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@Steph4Science Well deserved! Enjoy!

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Because I can never have a normal day…this cutie flew down the hall from the gym and took refuge in my classroom. Worked with our awesome custodians and managed to get him/her out the back door to safety. And yes, I was teaching a class as all this was going on!

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Was so excited to get outside and test heating and cooling of Earth’s surfaces!

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Students working together to read and interpret climographs, so they can average precipitation and determine climate types.

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I’m working on a list of fiction for 6th graders that revolve around earth science. For example, I love using “Out of the Dust” by Karen Hesse for erosion and deposition. Please let me know your favorites and what they tie to!

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I’m finally back! So excited to be teaching 6th grade earth science this year. Started off with the weather unit today. This is my meteorologists group posting all the weather words they know on a jamboard. Wow!!! 🤩

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So excited about the launch of the Crew Dragon today. Go Bob and Doug! #LaunchAmerica

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Taking a break from our lesson to watch the first all woman spacewalk! You go, ladies! 👩‍🚀

[Jen Murphy @MrsMurphScience]

Did you know that it takes 1,000 years for a bottle cap to break down? Thank you to @SoundWaters for your Bottle Cap challenge! Can’t wait to participate!
Bring your bottle caps to science class to achieve our goal!

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A little history from a science teacher, since I am a firefighter too. Today is the anniversary of the start of the Great Chicago Fire.
https://t.co/5BeVXURXcx

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The kids did an amazing job on their ovens and had a blast testing them outside today. They will be presenting their results on Monday, but here’s a spoiler alert: everyone raised the temperature of their water at least 2C in a five minute window!

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Classes during the solar oven building process. All the kids brought their materials in, and 95% were on task 95% of the time. It was amazing to get to work on this with them today!