The second day back from Christmas break and my attention and motivation are returning to pre-break status. I'm still winging it as (for some reason) my pre-Christmas planning doesn't seem to match with what is now needed. If I was ever going to do this again, I would stop to analyze why what I planned doesn't feel like it would engage the kids now. But this is it. I'm heading for that last round-up, so let the downhill coasting begin.
The 7th grade was supposed to start density calculations and preparing for science fair.Today I had them make a 1 cm. cube out of clay and calculate the mass of the water it would take to fill their cube. It was slightly unsettling that many could not think of how to calculate the mass of the water if they knew the mass of the cube with and without water. Hopefully this will build some understanding to support the concept of density.
Surprisingly yesterday as I did a review of what we had covered before Christmas break, most kids seemed to remember what we had been doing even (in some cases) to greater detail than I remembered. I suppose that is a reason to leave this profession. The memory is going. I even had a hard time remembering some kids' names without reviewing the gradebook.
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