PreK students in Mrs. Haugh’s class have been busy learning this week! Students graphed data using m&ms for the letter “M” this week. Students also dissected chocolate chip cookies as they pretend to be paleontologist. The students used toothpicks to dig out chocolate chips (dinosaurs). Finally, students also experienced how big a T-Rex’s footprint really is. […]
Last week we shared about Mrs. Mattay’s 7th graders studying immigration. This week, Mrs. Figueroa’s students participated in a similar simulation, but focusing on Texas instead of the United States as a whole. Students participated in an exciting simulation in which they assumed various political roles that required them to make life-impacting and world-changing decisions about […]
It was Hibernation Day at the Lower School today! Kindergarten students made presentations to their classes about all kinds of animals, especially ones that hibernate! Students shared with one another why hibernation is so important and how it helps animals survive in the wild! Plus, who doesn’t want to wear PJ’s to school? […]
6th grade is learning about the layers of the earth in science. To demonstrate their understanding, students made 3D models showing each layer in the correct proportion and a fact about each layer. Models ranged from cake to Rice Krispies to clay and beads. Creativity was flowing in Ornelas room 105!
As a part of their study of botany and taxonomy, pre-AP biology students dissected flowers and beans to observe the external and internal structures during a lab. Students then used this knowledge to determine which reproductive structures are represented in fruits and beans. Additional activities in the lab involved explaining the flow of fluids in xylem […]
In this lab our AP Physics 1 students explored simple harmonic motion. By hanging a mass on a spring, each lab group was able to produce predictable up and down motion—in other words, simple harmonic motion. The students then positioned a motion detector under each spring-mass system and recorded the position and velocity of the […]
Chemistry students in Mr. Bunger’s class are beginning a new unit. Students are learning about how electrons are arranged in atoms of different elements, the different energy levels the electrons are on, and how all of that affects the size of atoms and the way they react with other elements. Mr. Bunger introduced the new […]
Spanish 1 students practiced their oral Spanish skills this week using Brook Hill’s new Surface tablets. The students have been reading a Spanish novel in class and they recorded an oral summary of the novel in Spanish. Using the tablets allowed to students to record, listen to their summary and then rerecord again to finalize […]
Brook Hill’s fourth grade students went on a field trip to the Ross Perot Museum in Dallas last week. Students enjoyed animal exhibits, space educational exhibits, engineering exhibits and many more science related activities. Students also experienced a variety of hands-on stations that stretched their science knowledge and educated them about the world around them. […]
Each day in Bible 12, Seniors study the Word and make entries in their SOAP Journal (Scripture Observation Application Prayer). In studying the Gospel of John we have come to chapter 15, which opens with the Lord saying, “I am the true vine and my Father is the vine dresser.” Where better to study this […]
From the desk of Celia Tucker, Academic Counselor: Let’s just say that feeding sting rays, riding looping roller coasters, and exploring college campuses are all amazing adventures. On the bus at 5:45, at HBU at 10:00, eating lunch at 11:15, on the bus at 12:30, at The University of Houston at 1:00, on the bus […]
Sixth graders attended the student day at the Gem and Mineral Show at the Rose Garden Center in Tyler. Students saw demonstrations of gold mining, faceting stones, cutting and polishing gems, and making jewelry. They even got to see rocks that glowed in the dark and an amazing display of rocks and minerals that look […]