Midterm week

As usual this was a great week considering it was mid-term week! On Monday we reviewed for our science midterm by playing lots of fun games. My favorite, but hardest game was sink or swim. I thought it was a fun way to review because it felt more like a game than as though we were actually studying. We also checked up on our plants that we had planted the week before.
I noticed a big difference between last week and this week's bean growth. I noticed that the bean was cracked and looked really big. I thought it was cool growing a bean out of a cd case. It seems like the perfect way to observe and grow a bean at home because it was so much fun.
Tuesday we had our midterm. I thought it was both hard and easy. It was easy because I had studied really hard and knew the answers to the questions. It was hard because the information that I had missed at the beginning was more difficult and I had to work even harder on those questions.
On Wednesday we observed our beans once again. Sadly, my bean grew mold. I think I may have over watered it. If I tried this at home I could improve by adding less water each day. We also finished our leaf collection. I learned about the different scientific names of plants and I learned the different parts of the flower and leaves when I did my leaf ID card. I thought this was a very interesting way to examine and observe the leaves around us.
On Thursday I replanted my bean so it would not grow mold. I am hoping to see the results on Tuesday! It was fun this week in science even though it was midterm week.
I read the attached article on the 10 top study methods to reduce midterm anxiety. I liked the tips. I'm glad I survived my first set of midterms!!!

http://homework.answers.com/school-tests/reducing-midterm-anxiety-with-the-top-study-methods

Below are pictures from last week.