I gave Ben his first stage which he created in a previous class. He used the reference to create his second stage.

Kleidung - Clothing - vocabulary new
Video on clothing styles and culture in Germany followed by a powerpoint on main terms for clothing. Short conversation describing what we were wearing ie ich trage ein T-shirt und Jeans.

kanji review-
conjugation practice with whole sentence-
free talk( using katakana )-

verbs conjugation -
( present, future and past)
katakana and hiragana match-
kanji review-

Ben completed the lab "Pointing Directions" which experimented with creating an electromagnet and causing 4 compasses to spin their needles. He diagrammed his before and after circuit set-up. He answered the follow-up questions. He watched a video about electromagnetism and the universe.

Topic 8-3 Find Volume of Cones – We related the volume of cylinders to the volume of cones. We recognize that the relationship between the volumes of prisms and pyramids with the same base and height is the same between the volumes of cylinders and cones with the same base in height. This relationship is generalized to write the volume formula for a cone.

We studied conflict, style , characterization, and point of view in today's session. In terms of style, Ben astutely observed that the novella was a mixture of "fairy tale and Shakespeare" which is an apt way to characterize this story which presents itself as a parable but is enhanced by Steinbeck's poetic metaphors and symbolism. We discussed Steinbeck's characterization of the arrogant doctor noting specific textual support and explored how this characterization highlights the conflict between the upper class and the poor indigenous people of La Paz ,Mexico. Ben also thoughtfully explained the symbolism of Kino's God like detachment from the trapped ants on the floor of his hut . We discussed Kino as a tragic figure whose sin is to attempt to ascend from a caste system that prevents the poor from bettering themselves.

Video - Meet the Germans - 7 unusual things about Germany - Kohlrabi to seasonal tires. discussion. Then Blooket on new vocabulary - Clothing- Kleidung

Ben completed the Simple Circuits quiz. We went over the correct answers and troubleshot the questions he got wrong. I asked follow-up questions. He completed Lesson 4 Launch "Charged Magnets." He completed Encounter the Phenomenon "Jumping Magnets" where he watched a video of electromagnetism. He answered the questions and developed a list of his own questions about electromagnetism.

Today, we studied significant current events including college campus protests and related those to similar protests during the Vietnam War. We also discussed the voting process and political challenges some face today.