We have been studying Biology this year, and our first nine weeks have focused on biochemistry which is really hard! In order to get both of us through it, we did as many hands-on activities as we could, trying to make some abstract concepts more concrete. Here is a sampling of what we've been learning and doing. After learning that all matter, including life, is made up of the elements found on the periodic table, and that the compounds and reactions of those elements are

Art Credit: Gareth Hinds' Graphic Novel cover Above: map of our theme park After reading The Odyssey we made it into a theme park. Welcome to The Great Odyssey Adventure, where YOUR hero's journey begins. The park is based on the story of Odysseus, and you will go on rides, see shows, shop, and eat all like Odysseus himself. The park gives you a sense of what Odysseus went through on his adventure. When we go to rides, the first one you will see is Poseidon's Wrath. Po