Atticus and I reviewed last night's homework and he completed the remaining practice and problem-solving questions from the lesson. Then, he took the relating fractions, decimals, and percentages quick quiz, scoring 100%. We used our remaining time on a simplifying expressions review. Atticus multiplied using the distributive property to simplify expressions and was reminded how to combine like terms. For homework, 10 questions from a mental review were assigned.
Atticus reviewed the last chapter we read together before reading pages 73-84 of ‘The Book Thief.’ Our focus while reading was noticing Liesel's building frustration with recent life events. We also saw how that frustration gets acted out uncharacteristically.
Atticus began a study of Ancient India. He learned about and practiced the ancient Indian art of meditation, located India on the map, discussed surrounding bodies of water, and identified neighboring countries.
Atticus completed the lab "Into Thin Air" which explored how sunlight causes water to evaporate faster than shade. He answered the follow up questions. He read about transpiration and added an illustrated definition to his science notebook. We discussed.
Atticus took an open book test today over Chapter 11. He made a 90%. We began reading and discussing Chapter 12 which explains in detail the fascinating tale and legacy of Alexander the Great.
We read and discussed the book, "Book Thief." He wasn't sure which chapter he was on, so we started at the beginning of the book and discussed events in the first few chapters, as well as, the events that were going on inside Germany during the time frame this book was written in.
Atticus began class with a jump rope warmup. His goal was to complete 100 consecutive jumps. Atticus surpassed his goal by achieving 104 jumps. Next, he participated in a fun, high energy game of soccer, focusing on kicking the ball into a designated goal. Then, Atticus partook in a competitive game of ping pong followed by a frisbee toss.
Atticus read about the four subsystems on Earth: geosphere, atmosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere. He labeled a picture with each of these subsystems. He read about evaporation and added the definition and an illustration of this term to his science notebook. He answered the question: How does thermal energy from the Sun drive the cycling of matter?
