Today I learned how to classify plants and animals.I used a course guide from the World Wildlife Fund. The order of classification for animals is first by Domain, then Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and species. For plants it is the same except they say Division instead of Phylum. Their example of a trick on how to remember them is: Dead Kings Play Chess On Fancy Glass Sets.
I also learned from my Complete Canadian Curriculum Grade 7 book about the endangered Tibetan Antelope and the One Laptop per Child project.
The antelope is endangered because they are poached for their soft undercoat called Shahtoosh. A Shahtoosh shawl is very warm and so thin it can fit through a wedding band. They sell for thousands of dollars. Do not buy one or any other fur coat!
The One Laptop per Child project was founded by Nicholas Negroponte. He wanted to give the world's poorest children an education by giving them a laptop and connecting them to the world.
My mom showed me a Mortician's Blog a friend of hers posted on Facebook. She has some videos where she answers questions people ask about death and being a Mortician. I thought it was interesting and weird. She even talked about Tibetan sky burial and a bunch of stuff I never really though about.
