We continued today with exploring the planets in our Solar System. We discussed how they are divided into four inner rocky planets all scrunched together and four outer gas giants spaced further apart. Jared appears to have grasped the concept of the formation of the Solar System extremely well (a collapsing cloud) and by himself associated this phenomenon with the larger phenomenon of galaxy formation. He again had such intuitive questions regarding the planets and their properties, and as always remained very attentive in class. For part of today's second period we watched a National Geographic documentary on the planets and, as before when we've watched a documentary (once on the Big Bang and once on relativity), we didn't get through it because Jared had so many relevant questions! It's a real pleasure to witness his curiosity. Jared himself assigned his homework for the weekend! - and has already thought of what he could work on while I'm away.