A Year of Learning – March

As I prepare the kids for Regionals and State Science Olympiad Competitions, you’ll see more of those (SO) inspiration tags and more audiobooks/podcasts as I begin on teacher appreciation gifts.

3/1 –Chromatography color separation order (SO) 
3/2 – Flora of North American Deserts (SO)
3/3 – NaOH reaction on metals (SO)
3/4 – Audiobook: Why Am I Like This? – Gemma Styles
3/5 –Chromatography color separation order (SO) Late Bronze Age Pyramid discovered (news)
3/6 – Audiobook: Why Am I Like This? – Gemma Styles
3/7 – Lapedo Child (news)
3/8 – Hantavirus (news)
3/9 – Stone Age Child – Thailand (news)
3/10 – Fauna of N. American Deserts (SO)
3/11 – Audiobook: Why Am I Like This? – Gemma Styles
3/12 – Ancient Clay Puppets
3/13 – Audiobook: Why Am I Like This? – Gemma Styles
3/14 – Columnar Code breaking
3/15 – Little Hampton Libels (True Story behind Wicked Little Letters)
3/16 – Flagstones Monument older than Stonehenge (News)
3/17 – Blood Typing using bedside cards (SO)
3/18 – Audiobook: Why Am I Like This? – Gemma Styles
3/19 – Flora of N. American Grasslands (SO)
3/20 – Audiobook: Why Am I Like This? – Gemma Styles
3/21 –  Fauna of N. American Grasslands
3/22 – Catherine de Medici Pt. 1 “Even the Royals” Podcast
3/23 – Catherine de Medici Pt. 2 “Even the Royals” Podcast
3/24 – Catherine de Medici Pt. 3 “Even the Royals” Podcast
3/25 – Empress Dowager Cixi of China Pt.. 1 “Even the Royals” Podcast
3/26 – Audiobook: For Small Creatures Such as We – Sasha Sagan
3/27 –  Empress Dowager Cixi of China Pt.. 2 “Even the Royals” Podcast
3/28 – Audiobook: For Small Creatures Such as We – Sasha Sagan
3/29 – Audiobook: For Small Creatures Such as We – Sasha Sagan
3/30 – Audiobook: For Small Creatures Such as We – Sasha Sagan
3/31 – Audiobook: For Small Creatures Such as We – Sasha Sagan

Inspiration Key:
(Con.) – Conversation I had with someone else
(Doc) – Extension of something I saw on a documentary.
(BK) – Something in a book I’m reading inspired me to look more up about it. Followed by title.
(SM) – Social media post or video|
(WK) – Work related
(SO) – This topic related to one of my children’s Science Olympiad events and the topics they are studying. These will often be related to forensic science, glaciers, ecology, cryptography, or engineering.