Math
- October 24, 2022
The Average Senior
While every child is exceptional in their own way, when it comes to Math, there is such a thing as an "average" student. In this case, the Seniors (5th- and… - July 23, 2021
Math Philosophy and Practice
It's July. Why are the teachers pictured here, and two more joining via the computer, gathered? Because they chose to spend a week pulling together the strands of the… - February 21, 2021
Building Bridges
The 5th and 6th graders put their engineering, construction, and problem-solving skills to work building bridges. First, they chose a type of bridge - truss, suspension, beam, cantilever, arch, cable-stayed… - May 24, 2019
A To-Scale Model of The Friend Ship
What is hands-on learning? Here's a great example. Maggie's Pre-Algebra class worked on this to-scale replica of the Friend Ship on and off all year. It was finished during the… - March 19, 2018
Remembering Pi
Don't worry! The number pi is alive and well at North Branch, thanks to Middle School students, Kieran and Nhandi, who recalled several digits of the famous number for their…Posted in: Math, Music/Drama/Arts - May 23, 2017
NBS students receive 2nd place award in Stock Market Game
Congratulations to Adam and Solomon for their 2nd place team finish in the Shenandoah Valley Economic Education Stock Market Game. These young investors started with $100,000 in virtual money and… - October 6, 2014
Connecting to the wider world at Friday assembly
As different age groups at North Branch have embarked on journeys of discovery around the world, Oscar’s Spanish classes sought new ways to learn Spanish and apply it to other countries.… - September 19, 2014
Math Graphs reflect students’ preferences
Junior II students asked their peers survey questions with specific answers, then graphed the responses to indicate preferences. At assembly today, we learned that lots of students like both chips… - May 20, 2014
(Possibly) the first North Branch math field trip
The 4th/5th grade math classes went on a very interesting field trip to Bee Johnson's garage, just down the road from North Branch. The class learned about torque, centripetal force,…