BUSY BUSY BUSY: This is not a normal week. Saturday, son Kennedy is getting married, which means lots of special projects (movies, slide show, signs, and several dozen cupcakes).
So far, we're managing to keep our heads above water. But tomorrow and the next day will be doozies.
We managed to get some schoolin' in today, in the form of math assignments (fun with protractors and angles!), science homework (studying for a skeleton test), and we continued our observation of Earth Sciences Education Week. Today, we put up a poster about Earth's evolution.
The kids read out the history of life on our planet, and then hopped online to check out a Web site the poster pointed them to: Biointeractive.org/EarthViewer.
EarthViewer is actually an app (available on Google Play, the Apple App Store, and Amazon Apps. The app lets users explore the science of Earth's history, including atmospheric composition, biodiversity, day length and solar luminosity over time.
While we didn't download the app yet, the kids were able to access a wealth of information via the Web site, as well. For instance, Annabelle watched videos about how newts' limbs can regenerate, and how lionfish can rapidly regrow body parts, including even part of their heart! It looks like we could spend days/weeks/months using this site - a great discovery!
FACE OFF: Here are a couple of captures from CJ's playing around with the Photobooth program on a computer in the Shoreline school library on Wednesday.
Hey CJ, why the long face?
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