Sci Fri: Sugar Skulls

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The Day of the Dead is a celebration of life.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1q0e2AN4V4 

We used the theme of skulls for science; learning about the bones that protect our brain, stabilize our jaws and surround our eyes and noses.

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After learning the names, we compared the drawing of a human skull to animal skulls we keep in our living museum, noting the likenesses and differences.

While certain little people made off for the bathroom with the face paints...