Mrs. Abby Thurston

Science Teacher🔬
7th & 8th grade ✏️👩🏻‍🔬
Cheerleading Coach 📣
PBIS Coordinator⚡️

[Mrs. Abby Thurston @thurston_mrs]

WE MISS YOU!! ❤️🖤❤️🖤
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[Malcom Bridge Middle @MalcomBridgeMS]

Mrs. Thurston loves connecting with her science students and having fun with digital learning! #malcombridge #mbmspride #teachingfromhome

[Mrs. Abby Thurston @thurston_mrs]

These are my people!! I am sad to not be at my school, also known as my second home, but I am beyond thankful to have technology to stay in touch! This was a great way to end a long three weeks! I am incredibly blessed to be apart of oconee county schools!

[Malcom Bridge Middle @MalcomBridgeMS]

Erick Digby won the FFA Speech Competition for the Northeast Georgia Region. He is going to compete in Macon in April for the State Competition. #MalcomBridge

[Mrs. Abby Thurston @thurston_mrs]

7th graders started genetics yesterday! Students tracked their traits, and played Heredity Hunt to find similarities amongst traits! This is a great way to teach the difference between recessive and dominant traits through inquiry!
#Science #GeneticsUnit #LifeSciences #inquiry

[Mrs. Abby Thurston @thurston_mrs]

Last week we finished our human bodies unit with the famous frog dissection!!

#scienceteacher #handsonlearning #middleschoolteacher #teacher

[Mrs. Abby Thurston @thurston_mrs]

8th graders designed and built prototype roller coasters demonstrating Newton’s 3 laws using the power of momentum!!

#handsonlearning #STEM #physicalscience #inquirybasedlearning

[Mrs. Abby Thurston @thurston_mrs]

Yesterday 7th graders investigated the nervous system with rulers!! Students raced to see who had the best reaction time to a falling ruler!! They loved this, but just wait till you see what we are doing on Friday!! #scienceteacher #lifesciences

[Mrs. Abby Thurston @thurston_mrs]

Blowing through Newton’s Laws this week! Straw rockets were Monday!! Just wait until you see what we are doing Thursday!! #handsonlearning #scienceteacher #physicalscience #inquiry

[Allison Townsend @Ga2019TOTY]

If standards are the “WHAT”, then STEM, PBL, and authentic learning experiences should be the “HOW” for mathematics learning here in Georgia and beyond. Context is everything! @georgiadeptofed

[Mrs. Abby Thurston @thurston_mrs]

When the weather is finally beautiful, you take the learning outside!! We aimed tennis balls at buckets while running to investigate inertia! Then we stacked cups to discover Newton’s First law of motion!!
#scienceteacher #gravity #teachingphysicalscience #setthestagetoengage

[GPB Education @GPBEducation]

Students might feel powerless when many of their day-to-day activities are controlled by others. Here’s how to give them the power of choice in the classroom.

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[Mrs. Abby Thurston @thurston_mrs]

This week in 7th grade we investigated the impact exercise has on CO2 production!! It was “breath” taking!! #handsonlearning #inquirybasedlearning #scienceisfun

[Mrs. Abby Thurston @thurston_mrs]

Yesterday was the perfect day! We got to look at real life lungs and did an exercise lab to get our hearts pumping!! It was a perfect day in science!
#handsonlearning #scienceteacher #lifesciences #middleschoolscience

[Mrs. Abby Thurston @thurston_mrs]

This week in 8th grade we will continue our exploration of Force and Motion!! Students are hard at work analyzing motion graphs and exploring the science behind hot wheels! #handsonlearning #STEM #STEMeducation #scienceteacher

[Mrs. Abby Thurston @thurston_mrs]

Last week in 7th grade we explored the excretory system by creating kidney prototypes! #stemdesign #STEM #handsonlearning #LifeSciences

[Malcom Bridge Middle School Basketball @mbmsbball]

THE CHAMP IS HERE! #AllWeDoIsWin Girls Win 35-19 #mto Boys Win 37-23 #GUS 1st Time in @MalcomBridgeMS history that both teams are champions! #WERUNTHISTOWN! #mbmspride #TheBridge

[Mrs. Abby Thurston @thurston_mrs]

Just a sweet little reminder to love your students and be their sunshine!!
#teacherlife #bethelight #ilovemyjob

[Mrs. Abby Thurston @thurston_mrs]

My 8th graders are currently in their #electricity unit! To introduce circuits I used one of my favorite resources @PhETsims which easily brings the learning to life!! Then I gave them supplies to build their own circuit, and yes one kid made one with his braces! #scienceteacher

[Mrs. Abby Thurston @thurston_mrs]

This week my 7th graders worked through the mystery of a GA teen who died from over hydration a few years ago. The best part, they learned all about osmosis without even knowing it! #Science #CER #labday #scienceteacher #osmosis #georgiateacher #inquiry