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9th Grade - 83%

8th Grade - 66%

7th Grade - 66%

6th Grade - 70%

5th Grade - 67%

4th Grade - 69%

3rd Grade - 76%

2nd Grade - 73%

1st Grade - 69%

Kindergarten - 79%

Sixth graders are studying human body systems in science class and are conducting a variety of labs, including dissections. Students are working alone or with a partner to study one body system over the course of a month, completing a lab and model, and sharing their discoveries with classmates.

Under the guidance of teacher Kim Birge-Liberman, the students recently dissected a sheep's brain (to learn about the nervous system), a cow's eye (to learn about sight), chicken wings (muscular and skeletal systems), owl pellets (digestive systems) and sheep lungs (respiratory system).  Afterward, students wrote lab reports reflecting on their process and what they learned.

Here are a few student reactions:

"When Ms. B gave us the owl pellets, I thought 'ew, gross.' But once I got into the lab my feelings quickly changed. I thought it was cool how so many bones - more than 60 - can fit into an owl pellet that small!"

"This was an amazing experience. I got to see firsthand how air traveled in and out of the lungs, and how the air is stored inside the lungs. I am really lucky to have had this encounter with such an amazing organ."

"This lab was gross, interesting and cool all packed into one ball of science."