Tag: 7th grade

May 1, 2024
7th Graders Create Paper Circuits
Wow! 7th grade scientists create a piece of light-up artwork and explore how electricity moves through a circuit through their paper circuit project guided by science teacher Hannah. Each kid designs their circuit based on their artistic vision, learns how…
February 9, 2024
PS Students Take On the KidWind Challenge
Prospect Sierra 7th and 8th grade engineers blew us away at this year’s @KidWind_Project NorCal Challenge at @calmaritime! They won 1st place gold, placing at the top of the middle school teams and outscoring all but one high school team! 🥇 The students'…
February 1, 2024
Mousetrap Cars Test Newton’s Law of Motion
7th graders put Newton's laws of motion, mechanical advantage, and friction into practice with the construction of mousetrap cars! The goal was to see which car could travel the furthest distance based on the potential energy stored in a mousetrap…
October 17, 2023
7th Grade Mathematicians Tackle Scale and Contemplate Space
7th grade mathematicians have been learning about scale using the Apollo Lunar Module, the only crewed vehicle to land anywhere beyond Earth! For the culminating problem of their first unit, they formed cooperative groups and figured out the actual height…
February 28, 2023
7th Graders Visit Balmy Alley Murals
Our 7th graders had the good fortune to meet Susan Cervantes at the Precita Eyes store during a recent trip to Balmy Alley in San Francisco! Our bilingual and heritage Spanish teacher Tanya was in the Mission District with her…