7th Grade Science

One of the joys of home-schooling is science.  I am not gifted in science and try to avoid it at all costs.  In fact, the last sememster of my senior year in college, my roommtes and I all had the same science class, and none of us wanted to attend.  We bought one book and took turns going to class, only all showing up for tests and labs.  I digress....

Think back to 7th grade.  At Harwood JH I had the privilege of disecting a worm and a frog with a partner, who did most of the work.  I memorized the bold-faced words in the chapter and where they corresponded to the worm in the book.....got an A on the test, no sweat.

And then.....7th grade science....at home.  Last year, Rob was in charge of science, this year, he has had to resign from his teaching positions at our little school on account of his real job.  Why oh why didn't we disect the worm last year ?

The week before, I studied the how-tos and all the instructions in the book.  Then it occured to me, I ordered this box of dead animals to disect last year, I wonder if they rotted while we were in America, what they look like now.  So I gingerly pulled out the vaccum packed dead animals and called/screamed for Rob to come and help me.  They were gross.  Rob kindly said he would help me get the worm cut open correctly.  But no. I said my 7th grader needed her turn at disecting and we would make it through. 

The day of the worm disection.....SUCCESS!!! We learned alot (including the teacher) and had a good time checking out the poor worm who found his way to our house.