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 tectonics and will look at continental drift and how the continents are moving.
Well, another week has gone by and we had another snow day. I have moved our scheduled test back one day due to the canceled day of school. We will finish chapter 8 on Thursday this week when we cover how the continents are built up. Lesson 4 worksheets will be due on...
This week we began our new chapter on how Earth changes and why. We will be investigating different types of stress and strain on the crust and how this creates different landforms. We will also be related each type of stress to a particular type of plate boundary.