We discussed the job of the President and Vice President, since Jefferson was both. We also discussed the Julian and Gregorian calenders...since Thomas Jefferson was born when the US used the Julian calender, on April 2nd. Later the calender system was changed to the Gregorian calender which added eleven days to the previous...and we now celebrate his birthday on April 13th.
We also read some of our library books on hippos. One book we read was about Owen the hippo and Mzee the tortoise who became friends. It is a true story, and the book had a lot of photographs of the unlikely pair cuddling and spending time together. They are in Kenya, so we reviewed a bit about the area, as well. Here's a site that tells more about them: http://www.owenandmzee.com/omweb/
Georgia was interested in learning more about magnetism. We talked about a magnets north and south poles, and of the Earth's magnetic field and its protective barrier from the sun. We also talked about the cause of the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis at the poles. We talked about the differences with the northern and southern hemispheres in regards to magnetism and which way a compass will point.
We also briefly discussed DNA and the XX and XY chromosomes after watching a documentary on the human body.
Olivia and I played the card game War, without the kings, queens, jacks, or aces. It helped her to understand the value of numbers. We also played Old Maid, Go Fish, and Mousetrap.
Georgia made an anklet out of beads, and Olivia worked on a making a beaded necklace.
We talked more about chlorophyll and discussed doing an experiment on a leaf of a plant...you'll just have to wait and read about it when we do it!
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