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HuckleBerry
Center for Creative Learning
Debbie Walker
BS Physics
Debbie Walker is an experienced science teacher that brings Physics to life for students by incorporating real world examples into her lessons and creates a fun classroom atmosphere by promoting questions and discussion. Debbie earned her Bachelor's degree in Physics with a minor in Psychology from Scripps College in Claremont, CA. She spent 5 years teaching high school AP Physics, Physics and Chemistry.
She took several years off teaching to pursue a full time position of Mom to her three wonderful children and two dogs. She resumed her career by teaching hands-on science to elementary school children throughout Los Angeles with Quest in Science and has been with them since 2010. She loves basketball and has enjoyed coaching her son's basketball team! She is excited to be working with the students and families of HuckleBerry and looks forward to a great year!
Awesome Science!
Teacher: Debbie Walker
Age: 6-9
Fall Quarter 2023 - Rockhounds
Where do rocks come from? Where do they go? What are rocks made of? How do we describe and classify rocks? Where can we find rocks on Earth? In this course, students become rockhounds to tackle these questions and more! We investigate the layers of the earth and learn how to read maps using scales and legends. Students observe and manipulate a large variety of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. They describe and then classify them according to their properties. Students observe a sediment cylinder and find the layers and the sediments in the cylinder. Using sand, shells, and rocks,
students make their own sediment. Students dissolve and create crystals and observe different crystal shapes in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. They learn the different ways that fossils can form and create their own simulated fossil. Students will learn about soil and test the properties of soil,
sand, and rocks. They study how water, wind and ice affect rocks and create different landforms. Each day, our busy rockhounds work together in small lab groups to perform experiments and make observations. They maintain a record of our adventures together so they will never forget how to be a rockhound!
Winter Quarter 2024 - From the Inside Out – A Study of the Human Body
This quarter we will study the human body both inside and out. We will learn the names and functions of the body parts, bones, muscles, and organs. We will learn how to keep our bodies healthy and strong. We will make models, test hypotheses, make observations and learn how amazing the human body truly is.
Spring Quarter 2024 - Investigation and Experimentation
Science is fun! This spring, Quest in Science presents Investigation and Experimentation! This exciting hands-on science course is designed to stimulate curiosity and interest in science through exciting investigations and experiments. Students will learn the scientific method and develop their own study of a topic that interests them most. This class will conclude with a complete science fair project created by each student. They will present their project at our brand-new Science Fair!
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