Creepy Crawlers and Jack-O-Lanterns

by Mrs. Naylor

Thanks to a generous donation by Mr. and Mrs. Camacho, the Science Club had fun Saturday carving Halloween pumpkins.  Have you noticed the two Jack-O-Lanterns at the entrance to the Junior High Building?  Science Club members . . . read more

Mrs. Naylor Attends Texas A&M G-Camp

by Heidi Bell

Have you ever heard of the ultimate field trip?  This summer, Kathy Naylor, science teacher at Pawnee ISD, was one of 30 teachers chosen from more than 300 applicants across the state to attend Texas A&M G-Camp.  Campers . . . read more

Kritters 4 Kids

...written by Mrs. Naylor

Thanks to a grant from the Ed Rachal Foundation, Pawnee Middle School students are getting environmental science instruction geared toward the South Texas habitat.  Patti Young, the executive director of CBPC presented a set of 25 . . . read more

Lego Robotics

...written by Mrs. Naylor

The 5th -8th graders attending the 21st Century Grant Summer Camp are building and programming robots using the Lego Mindstorms NXT System.  Students are working with partners, following instructions, and building complex mobile . . . read more

Nueces River Authority Presents Watershed Program

...written by Mrs. Naylor

Beth Almaraz of the Nueces River Authority presented an informative and fun program on the Nueces River Watershed on June 10 to K-8th grade students attending the 21st Century Summer Camp.  Ms. Almaraz focuses on teaching students . . . read more

The Milky Way and Beyond

written by Mrs. Naylor

When you look up at the sky on a clear night you will see about 5,000 stars.  Across the center of the sky you may notice a broad band of stars that almost looks like a cloud.  You are really looking at one of the arms of the . . . read more

Adaptations to Survive

written by Mrs. Naylor

Fourth grade science students are studying ecosystem interactions.  They are learning how animals have adaptations that allow them to survive in their environment.  Students had fun creating their own fantasy animals that have . . . read more

Levels of Organization

written by Mrs. Naylor

Sixth grade science students study about levels of organization from the tiniest cell all the way up to the complex biosphere of Planet Earth. Their task was to create a mobile that illustrates this concept.  The sixth graders each . . . read more

Modeling the Sun in 5th Grade

by Mrs. Naylor

Fifth graders in Mrs. Naylor’s science class made models of the Sun out of colored play-dough.  Their models consisted of a hemisphere that showed the different layers that make up the Sun’s interior.  They learned that the . . . read more

Bovine Eye Dissection in Science Class

by Mrs. Naylor

Seventh grade students in Mrs. Naylor’s science class dissected cow eyes to learn about the structure and function of the eye.  Cow eyes are very similar to human eyes except they are much larger.  Students worked with a . . . read more

Science Class Has Special Presentation

by Heidi Bell

On February 12, 2009 Pawnee 5th and 6th grade students were given a special presentation by Beth Ann Almaraz, a Water Quality Specialist with the Nueces River Authority .  Beth brought a huge scale model of the Nueces River . . . read more

The Digestive System

April 13, 2009

The Digestive System   read more