Growing

We have sprouts! Some kids' garden plots have really taken off. We don't have any grow lights on them, so they are showing a lot of phototropism, something I'll teach them about in a while. 

We had a great science class about plant circulatory systems... Xylem and phloem. Which led to a connection to the human body system (and some 7-8th grade stuff), which led to a connection to the chemistry we learned last year involving oxygen use in the body and chemical equations/building blocks in the cells. One of last year's 6th graders had a humongous aha moment when it all clicked. She jumped up out of her desk and waved her arms around when she was explaining...she couldn't even talk, she was so excited. 

That is why I became a teacher, to experience moments like that with my learners. ❤️