7th grade science teacher, outdoor lover, Bruins fanatic

Massachusetts
Joined March 2011
Fun Friday in advisory - putting a spin on the STEM week challenge! @HMMSLightning
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Probability carnival today! Students took turns running their station and playing the games. Fun day learning math! @HMMSLightning
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Students having some fun at the probability carnival. They made games involving probability and then got to play. #MrdEsClass #HMMSMA
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Adventures in the salt marsh of Narragansett Bay with Save the Bay, RI to learn about ecosystems. #MrdEsClass #HMMSMA
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The 7th grade had a great day (earlier this week) exploring the salt marsh at Colt State Park! @SaveTheBayRI @HMMSLightning
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Exciting week in 7th grade science - exploring forces during collisions! #ose @HMMSLightning
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Who doesn’t like to break stuff?! 7th grade students conducting the “Dropping & Breaking Lab” in our Contact Forces unit earlier this year #openscied
Mrs. Polucha retweeted
For the first time, wind turbines produced more electricity than coal and nuclear in the U.S. on a single day at the end of March. n.pr/3JIUdsr
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7th graders at @HMMSLightning apply their knowledge of heat transfer to design a new Hershey wrapper!
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Mrs. Polucha retweeted
A Maine startup is drawing high-profile support for its low-tech plan to fight climate change: using kelp farms, which it says will sink to the ocean floor and lock away carbon for millennia. trib.al/AOSbakf
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To commemorate #25YearsOfWolves in Yellowstone, we’re broadcasting on Facebook live each Tuesday in March to share what we’ve learned and answer your questions. On 3/31, at 11am MST, we’ll discuss the future of wolves in Yellowstone. Full schedule: go.nps.gov/YellSocialMedia
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Crazy - 25 years! This event was a huge part of our unit on biodiversity in the fall!
Twenty-five years ago today, trucks carrying wolves arrived at the North Entrance and marked the beginning of that species’ restoration in Yellowstone. #25YearsOfWolves
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A little bit of “Minute to Win It” fun to start off Connections the day before Winter Break! #HMMSMA
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Who had the best “Secret Snowman” this year? Meeee! 🙋🏼‍♀️ Check out these etched Bruins wine glasses from my awesome coworker, @Jim_dEntremont!
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Great day learning about wetlands from our guest speaker Mrs. Miller - Conservation Agent #HMMSMA
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Two great @Skype sessions today with a ranger from @YellowstoneNPS ! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experiences with us! #HMMSMA
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A group of HMMS 7th graders met with teacher and student reps from @NorfolkAggieHS when they delivered our renewable energy carts today! We had many excited 7th graders eager to begin studying Earth’s natural resources and renewable energy this year! #HMMSMA
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From the 7th grade probability carnival at #HMMSMA #MrdEsClass
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Bottle flipping at the probability carnival #MrdEsClass #HMMSMA @HMMSLightning
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