In January we began to do our training for the science olympiad events that Garrett will be participating in: orienteering and rock hound. This led to outside adventures at local parks where we set up orienteering practice fields for Garrett and his partner Hannah to test their skills and teamwork.
We also continued our study of the human body as we entered some time dedicated to the nervous system. There were actually two separate events that were spent studying our nervous system: the first on the central nervous system and then subsequent on the peripheral nervous system.
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| The science bunch: Ben, Molly, Reagan, Bryce, Garrett, Jack, Chad, Sailor, Griffin. |
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| Lego Pirate game of walk the plank played with anatomy questions. |
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| Everyone remembers dendrite-cell body-axon from high school, right? |
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| The new large hall whiteboard gets lots of school use. |
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| And is so much "easier" than writing in a math book? |
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| Gum drops representing water molecules and rubbing alcohol...pour the two together and the volume is less than expected. |
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| Our first day of orienteering practice with Danny and Hannah. |
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| Rock hound study is all about knowing the minerals in different rocks and hardness and... |
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| ...making sure your brothers and sisters know something about rocks too. |
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| A spelling lesson completed on the new whiteboard. |
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| Racing Mom on my Essentials Grammar charts. |
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| A shout-out to Norman Rockwell and his inspiring paintings...what is Joy trying to say about how some days feel as a homeschool mom? |
