The morning after

The morning after the whale harvest was different than other mornings. I had to wash our overalls and clothing a second time with more baking soda. Whale meat has a distinct odor and its difficult to get rid of easily. Last night I was everything with baking soda, washing soap and oxy-clean. I put the washer on several pre-soaks, extra spins, extra hot and extra cold cycles. It took over two hours to finish. This morning I repeated the cycle a second time. I'll let you know if it works. 

This morning I have a dilemma about my pacing. I have a test scheduled for this week, but how do you accurately assess students that spent their night whaling instead of studying. The whaling is very important because it feeds their families. Its a good thing that I have built in time in my schedule for things like this. We are going to review one more day and talk about the science involved in whaling. 

I'm developing a CAIM unit on the physics of whaling. Yesterday has inspired me to go further with it and invite whaling captains into the classroom with scientists. This is a great place to connect home life with what's being learned in the classroom. 

I'll let you know how today goes. I might drive out to see more whales if they catch them.