School things

I came across this as I was de-cluttering - pretty cute.  

Jared had a big history project that he worked on for a couple of months.  He had to research a topic, write a paper on it, create a mural, and do a group presentation in costume.  He got the same general topic (Japan) as Nathan had in 7th grade, but he was a different person.  Jared learned about Minamoto Yoritomo, founder of the shogunate in Japan.  Their group chose to do their presentation on the Samurai.  Within a 2 hour time frame, they did their presentation several times to 6th students, teachers, and parents.  They did a great job!

Owen, Weston, and Savannah enjoyed science night at their school.  Savannah is getting a closer look at rocks.  They really enjoyed bending wire and watching it become straight again when they put it in hot water.  They always like the touch tanks for looking at sea critters.  Owen is pedaling on the bike to make a smoothie.    A few of the things were "bo-ring" as Weston says, but I was amazed at what they did find interesting.  They listened to someone for 10 minutes describe each of the parts on the inside of an amplifier. (I was pretty bored, but the kids were still tuned in!)  😃

Here is a link to the special memory wire that explains how it works.  

Owen did a wax museum presentation on George Washington.  I didn't know about it until 2 days beforehand, so we really scrounged around to come up with a costume (it probably looks pretty similar to Jared's Benjamin Franklin costume...)  I wasn't here for the presentation itself, but I hear that he did a good job.  

I got to go on another field trip with Weston's class to a local museum (we ate lunch outside, got to do a tour, see some artwork, and the kids got to do an art project).