The starter for today was: How does "balance" make life easier?
Mrs. Lindorf had volunteers come and try to balance a marble on a certain part of a racquetball racquet. The trick was that the racqet had to be kept between the participant's knees.
This activity was to help the students understand the importance of balance.
This was used as a segue into The French and Indian War and the rivalries between Britain, France, and other European nations.
The vocabulary words for today were: surveyor, rivalry, militia, and alliance.
We also read an Encyclopedia Brown mystery.
