Jackson began writing down the key ideas that will help him create his thesis statement for his research paper. He scanned a few relevant articles to help him decide on his position for his topic and the main points he will use to support his thesis.

Jackson completed writing sentences using the vocabulary from the story. We discussed the story up to the point where we had left off, in particular noting how Charlie was becoming so smart that he was frustrated with most people around him. Jackson then read the next section of the story to himself.

design fundamentals. Jackson finished his "impressionistic" style painting of cypress trees. He also added several artists to his interactive notebook about the "impressionistic" painting style. He is also working on his "pointillism" art piece.

Jackson continued to look for visuals for his project. He changed the presentation format from an iMovie to a poster board display. He was searching places on google map relative to migratory patterns.

Today we reviewed the family unit vocabulary and there is homework due 3/8, we went over it and did a couple of examples. Also, we learned the sounds of the consonants and the double sound of Y. We learned about Mexico, its flag, and capital city.

We started with a review on solving Quadratic Equations by factoring, then I introduced him to the Quadratic Formula to solve the ones that do not factor.

Jackson has decided to do a science project on how an internal combustion engine works. We are going to build a model engine, create a powerpoint presentation, as well as a science paper write up on how it works.

Jackson first practiced some keyboarding drills to teach him proper technique on a computer keyboard. He then began working on a PowerPoint presentation that is a personal profile, which includes family, school, sports, hobbies, and other information.

I brought my father in as a special guest to meet Jackson. My father is a Theoretical Physicist, and has a PhD in Bio-Physics. He is known for his Jacobson Resonance, and is a very knowledgeable scientist.
During his talk with Jackson we explored, atoms, photons, fusion, Einstein's Theory of Relativity (some of the basics), and other special concepts in science. Jackson seemed to follow along with the basic conceptual idea regarding a lot of these topics. He is a very bright kid.

Jackson took a test today on multiplying polynomials (distribution, FOIL, Special Factors), factoring (GCF, Trial and Error, Difference of Squares), and then solving quadratic equations by factoring (using the Zero Product Property, and some Difference of Squares cases).
When his test was completed, we did some logic games online. He is very good with pattern recognition, puzzles, mazes, angles, etc.