In his group class today, Atticus explored with the other students the discovery of the ancient artifact, the Antikythera mechanism, and its extraordinary significance.
Atticus completed his thermal energy transfers quiz. He began the lesson on thermal energy conductivity. He viewed a video and image showing various kitchenware. He brainstormed which materials are conductors and insulators. He wrote a claim explaining what factors thermal energy transfers are affected by. We discussed metal conductors and ceramic/wood/plastic insulators.
Atticus began class with a jump rope warmup. His goal was to complete 90 consecutive jumps. Atticus surpassed his goal by achieving 99 jumps. Next, he participated in a fun, high energy game of soccer, focusing on kicking the ball into a designated goal.
Today’s instructional time focused on completing The Batt School’s annual standardized assessments. Atticus has been working with a good attitude. He was reminded to take his time, thoroughly read the questions, and work all calculations on paper.
Atticus finished his Social studies portion of the Stanford test. He read about and discussed the Greek Philosophers, Socrates and Plato. He examined the Peloponnesian Wars, and read an article about an artifact, the Antikythera mechanism, discovered in 1900 near the island of Symi in the Aegean Sea thought to be an instrument that could calculate the movements of the sun, moon, and planets.
Atticus completed his thermal energy transfers quiz. He watched a video clip of a lava lamp and observed thermal convection. He answered the follow-up questions about convection. We discussed a diagram of the Earth's crust, mantle and core and discussed how the mantle convects.
