Sixth grade took an exam over the solar system and traded in their astronomy books for human health and biology texts. Dissections here we come!
The seventh graders received a crash course on the evolution and biology of plants. We don't have time to study botany in depth, which is disappointing since it is my person favorite subject in biology. The kids, however, enjoy learning about animals, especially since we will dissect several species along the way.
We started our unit on electricity and magnetism in the eighth grade. I was astonished at how engaged and interested in magnetism the students were. Today we discussed the earth's magnetosphere and how it helps to create the aurora borealis. Time for an Alaskan field trip! We also continued to work on science fair topics. Preliminary research should be completed and the first draft of the Review of Literature section of their paper is due on Monday, November 15.
Shabbat shalom!
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