Our holidays were extra long this year.  Our family visited after the break, so we didn't get back to school until today.  It was a long day.  Of course the kids watched the inauguration as well.  It was nice to get back to work.  Brent is making a Batik.  Instead of hot wax, we are using a flour and water mixture. He is making a map of India.We began new units today.  In Earth Science Callie began Plate Tectonics and Brent began Habitats.  In Life Science Callie started a unit on plants and Brent is learning about insects.  Callie is beginning her unit on plants with vascular plants.  We set up a simple experiment with carnations, celery and jars of colored water.