In such a short week, we had 2 fabulous guest speakers. On Monday, we had one of the 5th grade parents, Dr. Sprenger, visit. She is a cellular biologist with the UW, and she explained to the students about her work in looking for cancer treatments. She led the students in an experiment that tested for a virus, just as she does in her lab. The students spent time prepping, taking samples, measuring liquids, washing the samples, and discovering whether they had the virus, in this case, the Zombie virus. The students loved the experiment, and luckily, were able to get the zombie cure in the end!
We were also fortunate to have the grandfather of one of the students visit us. He does presentations as Toussaint Charbonneau from the Lewis and Clark expeditions, as well as ghost tours in Idaho. He gave the students lots of information about Native American sign language, the trading of goods and furs, as well as information about the journey of the Lewis and Clark party.
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