Analise and I used the computer to look up interesting facts about Asia,such as, this continent has 4,164,252,000 people in it, the largest population in the world. The highest point on earth, Mt. Everest, is in Asia as is the lowest point, the Dead Sea. We also looked at pictures and videos of various animals that are native to Asia. It was very interesting!

Celebrate America: Ben did very well today with the review Celebrating America. We discussed the American Revolution and the symbols of America, where a replica of the Liberty Bell is located in Melbourne Florida, why there are 50 stars and 13 stripes on our flag. Great going, Ben

Kelly and I spent the first portion of our lesson discussing an outline of the research she completed yesterday. She then started writing her paper, and I helped her to clarify, structure and use evidence to support her research. We also found and printed images for her poster board.

I had Kelly do research for her Civil War Project and Paper. We found facts from two books and from the internet about the tools and methods used during the Civil War on the battlefield. I then asked her to create a quick outline of topics she would discuss in her paper and present on her project board. We discussed primary and secondary sources. We spent some time in the Batt School library and were able to find a few books about science and technology that illuminated what was happening in the field of medicine during the time of the Civil War, as well as before and after. This gave Kelly an even better idea of the tools and medicines that were available in the hospitals on the battlegrounds. We also discussed the differences between the confederate and union armies and how their medical treatment might be unequal.

We prepared for the test on Monday and completed the homework for English for Monday and took all the notes to prepare for the English homework for Tuesday

Celebrate America: Ben watched videos on Brainpop Jr. about the lives of Presidents and people that helped build our country. George Washington, Abe Lincoln, Indian Chiefs, and special documents that described what our country stands for. He loved it, he said. Great job, Ben.

Cultures and Traditions: Continued lesson about the cultures of people from different countries. We clarified questions Ben had concerning the foods, beliefs, and language of the different nationalities. Ben posed good questions about certain foods he liked, we discussed the origin of the that food and what country brought it here and integrated it into our culture. Good lesson, Ben.

Different Cultures: Ben was introduced to different cultures and traditions of people, namely Indians, Chinese, African, etc. identifying their traditions, beliefs, foods, and dress. Ben contributed his background tradition of foods, and beliefs in his family. Great going, Ben.

We needed to extensively revise the IB Essay that we had worked on regarding the axial role of sugar in Cuba-US relations.

We started a new unit today on the Presidency, the election and voting. We read two short books and looked at illustrations, started a vocabulary page, and put together an Election Book, which we will use next week. We also watched a short BrainPop video on How to Become President. Jackson learned about the duties of the President, qualifications, the perks and responsibilities, campaigning, and voting.