Summer

Well, we made it through another year. I hope everyone has a super summer. Enjoy the time with family. Good luck at Middle School!!!

Salmon in the Classroom

Recently the salmon were released in North Creek. Take some time to apply what you've learned about the environment this school year to try a simulation as a Coho Salmon. Good luck!

Classroom Overview Survey

Hey folks. Please take some time to view and take the survey for our classroom using the posted link. This will give me good feedback for next school year. Thanks very much.

Survey Complete

Waskowitz Outdoor School

It's almost time to go to Outdoor School. Before we begin our journey, I thought it might be nice to go online with a partner to learn more about Waskowitz using the current website the Highline School District provides and other web resources. This will help us begin to identify...

What do we want to learn at Waskowitz Outdoor School?

Answer the 10 questions below to learn as much as you can about camp. You will find all of your answers using the links below.

Q1: Why was Waskowitz built? What was the Civilian Conservation Corp?

Q2: Who was Carl Jensen?

Q3: If you go to Maps page and click on the Waskowitz Trail Map, what trail would you like to hike? Estimate the distance in meters from Main Campus to the Lookout Tower.

Q4: What zoo was Smokey the Bear put in after his home was destroyed by a forest fire started by 1 person? (Hint: Read the story at the bottom of the Outdoor School-Elementary page.)

Q5: When looking at the facilities page, what building was recently remodeled?

Q6: What building has a stage?

Q7: What time will your day start and end?

Q8: What are 3 things you should bring to camp?

Q9: Who was Fritz Waskowitz?

Q10: What is Outdoor Education?

Review: What happened to the shake test?

We looked briefly at the shake test from yesterday and witnessed that the materials in our stream table models settle differently. The sand settled to the bottom much faster than the clay. You can clearly see this separation in the picture below.