Community Issue

What is an issue that people in your community care about? What is a possible solution to the problem? Post your answer this week!

Oyster Management Plan

The number of Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay is dangerously low compared to historic standards. At one time the Bay was practically filled with oysters, some the size of footballs! Now, diseases such as MSX and Dermo are killing oysters. The oyster’s ability to filter the water is reduced, making for a more polluted bay. Also, fewer oysters mean that Oystermen are having trouble keeping up with the demand placed on them by consumers.
Based on your research about oyster breeding programs, what do you think is the best plan for increasing the population of oysters in Chesapeake bay?

NorthBay

I wanted to provide a place for students and parents to ask questions about the upcoming NorthBay trip (November 2-6.) Please post your questions and I will try to answer them as they come up. Please read through the responses before you post a question to see if that question was already asked and answered. After you type your response please identify yourself by choosing "name/url" and then putting in your first name and last initial. Thanks a lot!

Krusty Krabs Breath Mints

Mr. Krabs created a secret ingredient for a breath mint that he thinks will “cure” the bad breath people get from eating crabby patties at the Krusty Krab. He asked 100 customers with a history of bad breath to try his new breath mint. He had fifty customers (Group A) eat a breath mint after they finished eating a Krabby Patty.
The other fifty (Group B) also received a breath mint after they finished the sandwich, however, it was just a regular breath mint and did not have the secret ingredient. Both groups were told that they were getting the breath mint that would cure their bad breath. Two hours after eating the crabby patties, thirty customers in Group A and ten customers in Group B reported having better breath than they normally had after eating crabby patties.

1. What is the independent variable?
2. What is the dependent variable?

Egg Lab

Have you ever observed something and then had a question about why it happened? Perhaps you even had a guess as to why something happened. Once you start asking questions and making predictions, SCIENCE is happening!
In the Egg Lab, students made observations of a hard boiled egg when they placed it in two different liquids. They made a prediction and then made observations.
What do you think was in the two beakers? Why? Could you create a test to figure out if your guess was correct?

New Year!

Greetings New 6th Graders!
Welcome to your first week at Colonel Richardson Middle School!
This year in science we will be going on the coolest field trip on the Planet (NorthBay) as well as learning about Geology, Physics, The Environment, and Ecology. My question for you is "What are you most excited about this year?" Please respond to this post during this first week.

Summers Off At Summerfest

Denton's Summerfest is next weekend. My band, Summers Off, will be playing at the Crouse Park Family Stage at 5:45 pm on Saturday, August 15th. For those of you that don't know us, Summers Off is a Jazz group that is made up of 5 Caroline County teachers and 1 C.C. Student. They are:
• Rob Honer
• Alex Honer (Student at LMS)
• Chris Canfield
• Andy Woodard
• Tom Cheezum
• EJ Oesterle

Please come out and support the band. This is a free show and Summerfest is always a good time.
For more about Summerfest go to the website