"The Big Mo"

We are scholars. We enjoy scholarly pursuits. At P.S. 163, we're bringing science back to the South Bronx.

Monday, March 19, 2007

Question: How'd You Like This Knowledge That I Brought?

PS163's Independent Woman (Part 1) answers your questions again. Remember: Science time is for science lessons. I will, however, answer all your personal questions here. All you have to do is read!

Who would win in a fight: Human Torch or the Silver Surfer? Wolverine or Spiderman?
Angel, Ms. D'Ascoli's class
I'll call in my brother as a guest blogger and have him get back to you on that.

Have you seen 300?
Jillianlee, Ms. D'Ascoli's class
No, but I've heard it's pretty amazing. Did you know it's based on an ancient Greek war? Read about the real "300," the Battle of Thermopylae, here at History for Kids. The real story is much grosser and scarier than any movie!

Are you a real scientist?
Jonathan, Ms. St. Marie's class
Yes.

Have you ever done a science experiment before?
Argenis, Ms. D'Ascoli's class
Yes. Many. But my best project was from 8th grade, when I tested different sunscreens on members of my family. We all have fair skin, so they all got bad arm burns. I just watched. And took pictures.

Have you won the Nobel Prize?
Neville, Ms. Arias' class
No. Oh, well. But Alfred Nobel invented dynamite... good times.

What's Yale?
various students
Yale is a college in Connecticut. At Yale I studied history after I graduated from a science high school in Virginia. As a wise man once said, "Yale is at once a tradition, a company of scholars, a society of friends.

You a drama teacher or somethin'?
Jerry, Ms. Arias' class
No, but I played the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, my 4th grade class play.

You Irish?
Jose, Ms. Arias' class
I'm 15/16 Irish. Can you draw that fraction?

Image courtesy "Making Science Make Sense"

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Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Question Time


Happy New Year! So many new questions, too. Ms. Miller asked her assistant J. Walter Weatherman to answer a few for you.

What are your favorite bands?
Angel, Ms. D'Ascoli's class
Some of Ms. Miller's favorite bands are Talking Heads, Blondie, the Kinks, the Clash, Radiohead, and Wilco. These are older bands, so if you know any of them Ms. Miller will be proud of you. She is always happy to talk about music after class. If you like Ciara or Rihanna, for example, Ms. Miller thinks you try Kelis, who is better because she is more fashionable and married Nas.

Who is your favorite Degrassi couple?
Clarissa, Ms. Arias' class
The best couple of all time on Degrassi, by far, is JT and Liberty. Ms. Miller's favorite character is Craig.

Do you watch Desperate Housewives?
Jose, Ms. St. Marie's class
Ms. Miller watched the first season. The show was really good until Bree's husband Rex left the show.

Do you have a MySpace account?
Leandro, Ms. D'Ascoli's class
Sadly, no. Ms. Miller wanted Scienceback to be a MySpace page so her students could friend it and message her. But then Nick News told her MySpace can be dangerous, so she made a blog instead.

Do you have friends? Do you have a life?
Manuel, Ms. Arias' class
Teachers have friends, too! They just can't talk about them during class because you have so much to learn.

Send Ms. Miller your questions after class, or write them in your science notebook. She will try to get Mr. Weatherman to answer them here every once in a while.

*Image courtesy kidsrcrafty.com

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Sunday, December 03, 2006

Mo-tivators -- Food Pyramid

This week's 80 percent or above-ers are below. The Big Mo herself sends a shout out to St. Marie's class for their 73% class average this week! What hard work!
D'Ascoli
Aliah
Shaiasia
Nautica
Evan
Hemanjali
Leslie

Arias
Yehaziel
Zaquan
Tiffany

St. Marie
Aikia
Ariana
Imani
Jonathan
Jose
Kevin R.
Martin
Roy'ell

Samuels
Diandre
Robert
Marlin

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Friday, October 27, 2006

Mo-tivators: Digestive System Quiz

How close did each class come this week to hitting the Big Mo, our goal of 80 percent mastery of each week's learning objectives?
#1 Arias (501), 64.8%
#2 Samuels (233), 60.0%
#3 D'Ascoli (500), 56.3%
#4 St. Marie (502), 53.5%
#5 Rios-Beltran (522), 46.7%
Good work, but we've got a long way to go to hit an 80 percent mean!

The week's "Mo-tivators" are below. "Mo-tivators" scored 80 percent or above on the Big Know weekly quiz.
Samuels
Robert

Rios-Beltran
Jonathan
Josue

D'Ascoli
Ciara
Amanda
Aliah
Xena
Shaiasia
Jhoanna
Leslie

Arias
Gaby
Dieshell
Jennifer
Merlin
Yehaziel
Neville
Kelly
Ryeasha
Christopher

St. Marie
Ariana
Edwin
Imani
Kevin R.

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