The middle school class went to see Body Worlds at the Science Museum of Virginia today. The class has been studying anatomy and it was an excellent chance to see this traveling collection. Body Worlds is an amazing exhibit. We learned many intriguing things such as: the brain is only 2% of one’s body weight, […]
The Middle School floats the James River
Katrien and all of the 7th and 8th graders went on a tubing trip down the James River today. We floated with James River Reeling & Rafting in Scottsville, VA. The North Branch group launched about 10:30 – we were lucky to have such a beautiful day for the trip. After floating for a while, […]
Middle School Travels to DC and Baltimore
The NBS Middle Schoolers spent 3 days last week in Washington, DC and Baltimore, experiencing many sites and sights that complemented their studies this year. They began Wednesday with a tour and organ demonstration at the National Cathedral. Getting to hear Bach on an organ that size was a highlight! Then they got some free […]
Seniors release 200 baby trout into the Piney River
Today, Michael, Maggie and the senior class took a trip to the Piney River in the George Washington National Forest to release 200 trout fry. Maggie and the students carefully hatched and nurtured the trout in science class. The trout were transported to the river in two coolers. At the forest site, we met with […]
NBS students take three science prizes at KidWind 2012
There will be a more detailed post once I get more information, but I wanted to share this right away. Maggie’s 6th-8th grade science students traveled to the Science Museum of Virginia today to participate in one of KidWind’s National Challenges. The teams took three prizes! The 7th-8th grade team, “North Wind,” took second place […]
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