School notes from three Huron schools

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Madison 2-3 Center
Third graders at Madison 2-3 Center are learning about life science and life cycles in science. Students will complete several projects for this unit and are very excited to start.
From Cassandra Timm

Washington 4-5 Center
• Samantha Wipf’s fourth-grade class is having a great year! In science class, students are completing a unit on ecosystems, with the culminating project being to create an ecosystem diorama. The dioramas received so far look fantastic! Students in math class are working on two-digit multiplication. This is a new skill this year and they are picking it up quickly! Scholars continue to learn and look forward to the rest of the school year.

From Samantha Wipf
• Fifth-graders in David Westby’s class at the Washington 4-5 Center have been learning about ecosystems in science. Scholars learned an ecosystem is a complex web that includes populations, communities, competition, symbiosis, one way relationships, and parasites that all work together to form an ecosystem. In addition, students are learning how communities change when a species is added or taken away.
From David Westby

Huron High School
Earth Science students at Huron High School are finishing a unit on astronomy. They have studied planets, moons, and stars in the universe. Students studied constellations, and gathered information to share about the constellation to their class. Students wanting to observe the moon and stars first-hand have the opportunity to check out telescopes from the school.
Principles of Biomedical students have completed a unit on forensic science. They gathered evidence from a mock crime scene. After collecting evidence from the scene, they completed labs on DNA, blood spatter, fingerprints, hair samples, and determined an unknown substance. Students are working on a diabetes unit, simulating tests to diagnose diabetes, completed models of what happens in the body when someone is diabetic, and are currently learning about the molecules in food and how they affect the body. The unit will conclude with learning what life as a diabetic is like. Guest speakers will talk to the class about their diagnosis.
Chemistry students are currently studying the periodic table and elements. They have completed several labs, found the mass of elements or compounds, and determined how many moles a substance contains as well as how many molecules or atoms are in that substance.
From Char Carda
• Students in Jennifer Fuchs’ geology classes at Huron High School have just finished the ecology unit and are now preparing to move into the cell unit, the building blocks of life. Students began working on introducing cells, parts of a cell, how these parts work together within an organism to ensure survival, and how a once single cell can grow and divide to become a complete living organism.  
At the finish of the cell unit, students will study heredity and the passing of traits from one generation to the next.   Students generally are interested in trying to figure out from whom some of their own characteristics were passed down. In addition to heredity, students will learn about genetic disorders, causes, and possible treatments.
From Jennifer Fuchs