7th Grade Landscaping Project began on Friday!
Last year, when we heard Greg Mortenson speak, he mentioned his belief that our young generations need to hear the life lessons from our elders. On Wednesday our class was able to hear Bill Brookreson's account of finding meaning and joy in native plant restoration. Bill is a dedicated member of the Native Plant Society and was willing to bring in some plant species and share his story. In our morning verse time with the middle school, he was impressed with the feel of the school.
Now our class will undertake a community service project to improve the appearance and habitat of our school with a native plant garden. People notice the weed filled garden that surrounds the middle school building. The goal is to have the students address this by planning a garden that can cope with our weather and eventually need less maintenance than a flower bed.
If you know of some available materials to line the garden such as railroad ties, please contact me or the school.
In main lesson this past week we have been trying to visualize the apparent movement of the stars and also the actual motion of the earth. Combining the two perspectives has been challenging. This process of visualization can really stretch one's mind. For example; why do we use hours and minutes to measure longitude or celestial hour lines? What is the difference between a solar day and a sidereal day?
