Sarah Nicols
Joined Jul 25, 2012
- Biography: Sarah Nichols lives in sunny Los Angeles, CA, with her husband Kent. She is a life science, biology, AP biology and anatomy teacher for 7th – 12th graders at Pilgrim School. Sarah believes “Wonder is the first part of learning. You must be inspired by something in order to investigate the ‘Why?’ that fuels all aspects of learning.”
Dec 21, 2012
What a WONDERful world!
I am so excited to be a Lead Ambassador for NCFL’s Wonderopolis.org Wonder Year Adventure 2012! We have already had such a great time getting to ...
0Dec 21, 2012
It’s a dog’s life…
My husband and I are very proud parents….to a 12 pound dog named Spike. We adopted Spike about a year and a half ago, and he has such a great ...
0Dec 21, 2012
Adventures in Middle School…Part 1!
Middle schoolers are a very special breed….but I love them! This is the most formative time in a person’s life, so I look at teaching middle ...
0Dec 21, 2012
Chicken (Noodle) Soup for….the husband!
Well, my husband has been down and out with the flu. ALL weekend! As I do anytime we get sick, I immediately drove over to the grocery store to pick ...
0Dec 21, 2012
Goooooooaaaalllll!!!!
I have played and coached competitive volleyball for the past 20 years. However, in the winter sports season, I am the assistant coach for our ...
0Dec 21, 2012
Snow trip!
Being that it is 80 degrees in Los Angeles right now, I naturally thought about blogging about…..SNOW! Yup, that cold, white, powdery stuff that we ...
0Dec 21, 2012
It’s a new world record!
Today in class with my 7th graders (while taking a break from the exciting world of cell division), we watched a video about a new world record set ...
0Dec 21, 2012
Mystery Creatures
Friday’s post on wonderopolis.org was all about Narwhals. These funny little whales in the cold Arctic waters are very elusive and mysterious ...
0Dec 21, 2012
Bring on the technology!
I got an iPad! As I mentioned before, my school is on a one-to-one laptop program with Apple, and all of our students from K-12 have their own ...
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