What's in a drop of pond water?
On Monday, Westside sixth grade students discovered that you can find all kinds of organisms in a drop of pond water. Their experiment comes after a study of several different protist structures.
On Monday, Westside sixth grade students discovered that you can find all kinds of organisms in a drop of pond water. Their experiment comes after a study of several different protist structures.
On Tuesday, September 23rd, the PTA sponsored the annual Parents and Pastries event at Westside. Parents were invited to join their students for a donut and chocolate milk breakfast. This was also a wonderful opportunity for parents to read with their children.
For the first part of the school year, sixth grade students at Westside have been learning about how microorganisms are everywhere, and how they affect us both in negative and positive ways. Students had the opportunity to swab areas around the school to see which areas are most germ-ridden. They also simulated the reproduction of bacterial cells with beans. This experiment helped students visualize what happens to one bacterial cell after a few hours.