Unit 4 Exhibit Night 2026
Wednesday, May 13th | TMS Field & 8th Grade Hallway
8SC1 2nd Period 5:00 | 8SC1 3rd Period 5:45 | 8SC1 6th Period 6:30
Students and their grownups should visit the FIELD for ROCKET LAUNCHES during your time slot; otherwise, report to the GYM for the MAKERS’ MARKET or the FRONT HALLWAY to see the displays!
Congratulations to The Museum School Class of 2026! We can’t wait to celebrate with you during your Bridging Ceremony on May 15!
Student Expeditions:
- Sandra Berman
- Montgomery, Alabama “Civil Rights Tour”
- Druid Hills High School
- Plaza Fiesta (Spanish)
- Herndon Home
- Epworth by the Sea
Rockets, Force, and Motion
Students were tasked with creating an infographic poster that illustrates the flight path of a rocket and label points in the flight path where Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion—as well as forces such as gravity, friction, and air resistance—affect the motion of the rocket. Students also built their own model rockets, which we will be launching on the field during Exhibit Night
8th Grade Maker’s Market
This exhibit highlights the process 8th graders took from ideation to post-analysis of their small businesses. Students created these small businesses with the purpose of raising money for selected non-profits. They borrowed money from the Bank of Black (Principal Black) as seed funding to create their products. They researched, they baked, they built, and then they turned the math classroom into a Maker’s Market and sold their goods to the students at TMS for 3 days.
These posters show their business math, using their 3 days of sales to predict their performance for a year and 5 years. Enhanced Algebra students used quadratics to find their perfect price point, and they used exponential functions to estimate their debt on a hypothetical loan (no actual interest was charged). Enjoy the various reflections of an amazing Maker’s Market and don’t forget to visit the Market on Exhibit Night during the 8th-grade session!
The biggest challenge our business faced was selling out quickly. We resolved this by buying more supplies the following days. I’m proud of our efforts to get returning customers. We used math calculations to determine the best price to create the best amount of profit.
– Sammy Ketsla
Telling Georgia’s Stories
Throughout this year, 8th-grade historians have traveled back in time to explore Georgia’s fascinating and complex history. This quarter, we embraced the phrase “Sankofa,” an Akan expression in the Twi language of Ghana, meaning “Go back and get it!” Using historical thinking skills, Taking inspiration from the Atlanta History Center’s Atlanta in 100 Objects Exhibit, students recreated a historical artifact to represent a historical significant person, event, or concept connected to our history standards. . We invite you to take a step back into our state’s past to see what “gems” students discovered this year.
History can be described in many different ways. What people usually think when they hear the word “history” is that it happened a long time ago. But it’s everything that happened in the past, not just from hundreds of years ago. It can even be happening right now! History is usually something big that happened, that people remember enough to continue to tell the story. It causes an impact on people’s lives. For example, we learned about things that took place in early Savannah transportation that are still changing to this day! History is happening all around us, whether you see it or not.
– Maya Frengel
Georgia on Our Minds: Voices from the Present
Before our 8th graders move on to high school, students were asked to reflect on their time here at TMS, their 8th-grade experience, and the lasting impression that Georgia’s history has made on their lives. Students have captured their thoughts in letters or poems, and select students opted to share their voices as a parting gift to our TMS Community.
Historians study the past and the reasons events in history happen. Studying accurate history is important because many school topics are biased and taught in a discriminatory way. An example of this is how some teachers don’t give their students the full truth about slavery or sugarcoat it to make it seem less horrifying.
– Eleanor Schuckenbrock
The Dream Lives On
Inspired by the lives, words, and actions of two of Georgia’s most famous figures, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis, students invite our “beloved community” to help us co-envision what the future of Georgia could look like. Whether it’s a word, image, or idea, add to our interactive display as we co-create Georgia’s future.
Justice, Equality, & Harmony
This quarter, students engaged in themed songwriting based on the novel, This is My America, by Kim Johnson. They discussed plot, character development, and thematic development in literature circles, completed constructed responses to show evidence of theme, and designed album art for their group songwriting seminar. Many of the book themes connect with Georgia Studies standards and expeditions from quarter 4. The Alliance Theater and Mrs. Leslie Rodriguez partnered with us to tie in powerful lyrics, strong musicality, and Spanish language incorporation for our 8th-grade Spanish students.
The themes reflected in our song are personal growth and hope. By using imagery like growing and shining lights, we told the story of someone using hope to grow through the dark times into better days.
– Chloe Rogers
One-Point Perspective
In Art, students were given a choice to create art using One-Point Perspective in response to subjects in their core classes. After mastering the techniques they needed to create visual space, students each took inspiration from their unit lessons to show a unique perspective of their own – some as astronauts, their own first-person view on a roller coaster, or those attending historical events! Ask your artist how they chose the subject for their project.
Always an Explorer!
