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The official page of 7th Grade Science with Mrs. Silvis at Jersey Shore Area Middle School!!

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Thanks to these Builders Club members who helped with the Pennies for Patients assembly on Monday! #penniesforpatients #buildersclub. Keep bringing those donations! #JSAMSComealive

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@Ginger_Zee My school district in PA had a delay today due to some icy conditions, so I was able to watch #GMA I wanted to show my students the picture of the car buried in snow that you showed today and I can’t find it!

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SafeSitters Babysitting Course today at the Jersey Shore Middle School. Great group to spend a Saturday with! #JSAMSComeAlive #SafeSitters #JSASD

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Isolating DNA from strawberries - just like in a crime lab or a DNA testing website - using everyday household ingredients. Students have the instructions and could do this at home with other fruits or vegetables. #JSAMSComeAlive #7thgradescience #NIH

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We played a serious game of Quizlet Live today to study for the test tomorrow! Students can play Quizlet games on their own to study as well! #JSAMSComeAlive #7thgradescience #Quizletlive

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Today, we worked through some stations about insects: Mouthparts Madness, Compound Eye simulations, metamorphosis. #JSAMSComeAlive #7thgradescience

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Today, we are using microscopes to look at cells from all 5 kingdoms. #JSAMSComeAlive #7thgradescience

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For more information on the Safe Sitter Course, email me or see the Middle School Website Home page. #safesitter #JSAMSComealive

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Fun Friday STEM Challenge today - Marshmallow Towers! Build highest tower possible with 20 pieces of spaghetti, 1 m tape & 1 m string - has to hold the marshmallow on top. Students have to make a plan and work together! #teamwork #JSAMSComeAlive #7thgradescience

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For more information on the Safe Sitter Course, email me or see the Middle School Website Home page. #safesitter #JSAMSComealive

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Insect collecting today! Great to be outside on a Friday! #JSAMSComeAlive #7thgradescience

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Bubble Frames experiment to complete our first lab reports of the year. Bubbles did not look like what we expected! #JSAMSComeAlive #7thgradescience #bubbles

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Yesterday and today, we started our first lab report for the Bubble Frames Experiment tomorrow. We will use this form all year to summarize our lab activities. Tomorrow, students will be surprised by what they see! #JSAMSComeAlive #7thgradescience

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Measurement practice today! #JSAMSComeAlive #7thgradescience #readyforagreatyear

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Today was a busy day in #7thgradescience: our first butterfly emerged and our first of many #STEM challenges of the year! Build a marble roller coaster!

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Thanks @ajrauchnlrauch !!

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A student brought some tiny ones to school today! #JSAMSComeAlive #monarchwatch #7thgradescience

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Today we focused on lab safety. Ask your student what “Stuck” with them!

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Today we talked about bringing in Monarch Caterpillars for extra credit. We will watch them mature and tag the butterflies as part of @monarchwatch We can’t wait to start! #JSAMSComeAlive #7thgradescience #monarchwatch

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What a great first day! It was wonderful meeting a new group of students! I am looking forward to an exciting year! #7thgradescience, #JSAMSComeAlive