This semester, I used Minecraft for the first time in
my ninth grade science class at Quest to Learn.
Not exact matches
I still remember a great example of encouraging genuine investigation in my
ninth -
grade Introductory Physical
Science class.
Every year for 14 years, Victor Pereira Jr. (pictured, right), heard this from a handful of his students during the first week of his
ninth - and 10th -
grade science classes.
Tenth -
grade world history students interview Chinese immigrants and record their stories;
ninth -
grade physical
science students design and strength - test mock airplane wings; junior English students research, write, and illustrate children's nonfiction picture books; algebra students of all
grades investigate a public - transit problem and propose solutions to city officials; sophomore geometry students build scale models of museums they've designed; students across the
grades in an environmental - stewardship
class raise public awareness of a polluted river — all are examples of academically challenging projects that also manage to engage the minds, hands, and hearts of most high school students across a wide range of abilities and interests.
However, their self - confidence and motivation to read roller - coastered each day because in their English
class they were expected to read Animal Farm (1993) by George Orwell as well as
ninth grade — level textbooks in
science and social studies.
Our
ninth grade cluster program provides entering freshmen an opportunity for easier transition into the large high school setting by breaking their
class into teams that remain together for the four academic core
classes (English, Social Studies, Math and
Science).