Howland Junior High School students recently explored science through hands-on projects in Janice Castner’s classes.
Seventh-grade students were assigned an element from the periodic table and created a cube featuring detailed information about the element, including its position on the table and its history.
Eighth-grade students investigated the force of friction by testing how far a toy car traveled across four different surfaces. They recorded their results and created a graph to display the data.
Both projects gave students opportunities to apply science concepts, organize information and demonstrate what they learned.