Mr. Kogut's 7th Grade science class recently did their first experiment as part of the Human Body Systems class. After learning about the four different kinds of tissues that are present in the human body (Muscle, Connective, Nervous and Epithelial), students collected cells from their cheeks which were then stained blue and observed under the microscope. This was a fantastic opportunity for students to be able to relate our class to themselves in a tangible, hands-on way and resulted in many smiles and "light bulb" moments. Following this experiment, students worked on the first lab report of the year. This allowed them to not only review material learned in class and apply it to the experiment , but also led to a discussion on why students followed a specific procedure for the experiment and more generally why scientists write lab reports altogether.
