Bobby continued to work on his completion of the chapter 4 math test. Regrettably we were force to use the majority of his class time in science in order to do so.

This afternoon we broke ground on the development of our Anubis death mask. We measured and cut out the templates for the ears, assembled the contractor's hat which will be the basis for our mask and we discussed how we will proceed once the ears are finished. Track our progress on www.rttscience.com. This is an example of project based learning whereby our hands on project complements our study of Egyptian culture, polytheism and beliefs in the afterlife.

This afternoon we were able to work once again out of the text and continued our review of cell reproduction and cellular differentiation. We discussed the role of stem cells and hox genes and the enormous potential for stem cell research. Homework is to read pages 97-104 and to complete #'s 1-5

This morning we continued our review of Chapter Four in preparation for the chapter test on Tuesday. Bobby had some questions with several factoring questions which we worked through on the whiteboard. I provided Bobby with some test prep pointers that will help him not only with this math course but with other subject areas as well.

I introduced spelling words. Bobby defined the words and used them in sentences. He edited a paragraph. He found errors in capitalization, spelling, and punctuation. Bobby completed reading "Aaron's Gift." After reading the story, he identified the events leading up to the climax of the story. Bobby should practice spelling words for the quiz on Thursday.

Today Bobby adds the fine details to his front elevation. This would include the window and door trim and the title block. The title block shows his name, the scale, the date, and the school name. Next Bobby begins the rear elevation which will show all window and door openings. Great session.

Bobby read an article on video games and violence with children. He wrote an argument with a topic sentence, supporting details, and cited evidence from the article. He revised and edited his writing.

Bobby warmed up and stretched. He then did bench presses, TRX inverted rows, incline DB flyers, bent over rows, incline push ups, lawn mowers, DB scissor kicks, stability ball crunches, cool down and stretch.

This afternoon we studied the impact that the discovery of the Rosetta Stone had on our understanding of ancient Egypt. We spent the remainder of class beginning the design for our mask of Anubis and identifying materials that would be needed for this hands on project. I will be purchasing some of the materials this weekend and we have opened a web page at rttscience.com which is documenting our efforts.

This afternoon Bobby and I reviewed a case study that took place in Yellowstone National Part. Native wolf populations had been removed or culled from the area which had a tangible impact on the topography of the region and the population density of a number of species. Reintroducing the wolf as a predator actually restored the natural balance to the national part by virtue of a reemergence of various organisms.