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Students took part in tree identification at the Gillman Park arboretum.Wonderful World of Water
5 sophomores learn more about this natural resource
by Sara Walsh | Thursday, September 18, 2008
Sophomores Michelle, A.J., Anthony, Jennifer, and Kevin recently attended the Wonderful World of Water, held at Gilman Park in Pierce, NE. Here they learned of the importance of conserving this precious natural resource. The attended various presentation in the areas of wetlands, soil conservation, tree ID, geo-caching, and . . . read more
A new way to recycle!
Paper recycling just got easier!
On a rainy
Monday, the long-awaited GreenFiber dumpster was finally delivered
to Elgin Public School! The days of paper sorting (no neons
or glue), magazine carrying (broken boxes and bags), and awkward
cardboard carrying . . .
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Solar system models
Earth science students think out of this world!
Jewelry, marshmallows, rubber
balls, Styrofoam, cake—all were used by the 8 th graders
to create their solar system models this year!
To create
a model comparing both size and distance would be virtually
impossible, so . . .
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Getting back to basics
Each year as the days turn cooler and we all head back to school, the science students get a good review of basic science information. Classes start out by reviewing some "science staples," such as using the metric system, learning . . . read more
