3G embarked on a research journey this week. After learning how to navigate nonfiction books in 2024, students are now putting their skills to use researching information across a variety of texts and then synthesizing the information. First project: Studying Penguins! 🐧
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IPC – Mummies
We played a Quiz-Quiz-Trade game to prepare for learning about mummification in Ancient Egypt. We learned quite a few new vocabulary words.
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We even prepared apples for mummification. We used salt and baking soda in place of natron to dessicate our apple heads.
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Golden Time
…and then some well-deserved down time at the end of the week. At Saint Maur, we call it Golden Time.
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