D-E Middle School Presents:

7th Grade Exhibit: The Anatomy of a Human

An interdisciplinary project including Studio Design, English, History, Math, and Science

Session 1Session 2

Project Overview

How do life events or environmental factors impact the anatomy of a human?

Body System Project

In Science, students have studied various body systems and learned about each one’s structure and function. They will be presenting their systems in life-size, detailed, diagrams and showcasing their creative thinking for replication of their life-size body.

Data Analysis

For Math, students researched a health outcome that can affect their body system. They found and plotted data into tables. This data was then converted into visual representations through graphing. Students collated research and data analysis into written paragraphs explaining each health outcome.

The Distance Between Us

In English, students read Reyna Grande’s The Distance Between Us, a memoir depicting the many challenges the author and her siblings faced as young children in Mexico, then illegally crossing the border to live in the U.S. Students will be presenting overviews and key events of one of the main characters and bring light to their challenges and milestones throughout the memoir.

Impact of Lifestyle on the Character

Students explored how body systems are impacted by environmental factors derived from life events. Students will share the factors their character faced and make predictions about how the character’s system may be affected.

Push and Pull factors

In History, students learned the various factors that contribute to both the refugee and immigrant experience. Each group will explain how push or pull factors could have affected the choices their character made to leave Mexico and live in the United States.

Symbols in our Lives

Each student will be presenting 3D objects they have created that symbolize and reflect their unique identity. Students will explain the importance of their object in their lives and how they were made. Please visit the classroom gallery of 3D objects to learn more about our student artists.

Lydia Scrivanich directed and guided students on various topics like up-cycling & in methods of 3D creations.

Session 1

Porch Presentations

Samar, Jean-Luis, & Brendan

Alex, Aidan Y., & Alexis

Emma Leb.,Winston, & Mason

Garrett, Aliza, & Aadya

Virginia, Cyrus, & Adela

Seha, Dani, & Kaden

Amir, Ian, & Ava

Gabe, Priya, & Belen

Aiden Park, Vera, & Adi K.

Olivia M.A. , Jake, & Paloma

Siana, Cole M-H., & Alya

Symbolism Presentations

Room 216

Vicky
Val
Colin
Jad
Ben
Aiden Perez
Olivia G.
Nico
Naveen

Room 225

Omie
Ayaan
Ryan
Dylan
Ethan
Chase
Chloe
Zayn
Sienna
Hattan

Room 226

Saachi
AJ
Kabir
Kayla
Ilana
Zoey
Logan

Room 227

Channing
Isla
Brandon
Cayla
Cole W.
Allie
Brian
Ace
Kaveer
Mya
Callie

Session 2

Porch Presentations

Channing, Saachi, Omie, Brandon

Ryan, Ethan, Chloe

Sienna, Vicky, Colin

Kabir, Hattan, Cole W

Brian, Ayaan, Ilana

Ben, Kaveer, Callie

Isla, Cayla, Dylan

Allie, Logan, Kayla

Olivia, Chase, Zayn

Ace, Mya, Naveen

Val, Zoey, AJ

Jad, Aiden Perez, Nico

Symbolism Presentations

Room 216

Paloma
Cyrus
Aiden Park
Adela
Gabe
Samar
Kaden
Garrett
Aliza

Room 225

Emma Lee
Virginia
Olivia M.A.
Jean-Luis
Adi
Brendan
Ian
Alexis

Room 226

Maddie
Belen
Krushna
Amir
Siana
Dani
Jake
Alex
Vera
Winston
Priya
Mason

Room 227

Sissi
Seha
Cole M-H
Aidan
Alya
Emma Leb.
Ava
Aadya

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Anatomy of Human Consortium

To launch its Anatomy of a Human Project, 7th grade faculty recently facilitated an Anatomy of Human Consortium, during which several D-E parents graciously took time out of their busy days in the medical field to visit the Middle School and share about their medical specialties.  Read More

Q&A session with award-winning author Reyna Grande

Authors recently visited our Middle School (MS) to enrich current units of study. Seventh graders hosted a Q&A session with award-winning author Reyna Grande, whose memoir, “The Distance Between Us,” is central to their cross-curricular Anatomy of a Human Project. Read More

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