It's a new semester and the students are excited about animals. They have even asked to which phyla lice belong. The answer is Arthropoda. They are in the class Insecta. I did some additional research and learned there are 4 subclasses of lice and they are divided by...
This week we went over our chapter 6 test and broke open geodes. The students enjoyed wielding hammers and seeing the surprise inside the rocks. I pray that your family has a restful and blessed Christmas break. Next semester, we will begin our study on plate...
Christmas break is upon us. The students did very well on their science final. As we wrap up the first semester and the year 2024, we can reflect on the many blessings that we have received. I love biology and what we have been studying because it shows what a...
We have finished our chapter on erosion and deposition. On Tuesday we reviewed for our test and played a Kahoot as part of our review. Grades will be posted later Thursday night and this will be the last grades for the quarter. We will spend some time doing...
Welcome to the end of the semester. We have been reviewing for our final exam the last couple of days and will continue to review on Monday, next week. Students will take their semester exam for science on Tuesday. This test will be 110 questions and will be graded...
This week we have been studying erosion. We have looked at how wind and water carry away sediment and deposit it in different locations to create different landforms. We also learned how streams begin near the higher elevations, become larger and faster as the slope...