Thursday, October 8, 2015

'15/16 Week 8 Day 3

This morning, Andrew and Saara had front row seats to watching a truck dump a load of rocks on our drive way. It took a little time away from our studies, but it was all worth it. I believe, taking care of our neighbor's dog who limped into our yard at the same time was worth every minute as well. Compassion is something one can not learn from a school book. Thankfully, the pup is on the mend now.



Because of the events in the morning, we did not manage to read our history lessons, but everything else got done in time. Andrew and I (and Saara) even managed to squeeze a few experiments in in his science class.
LA. Sorting words into appropriate groups. This activity shows how well the kids recognize different parts of speech.

Science. Reviewing resistance in electrical wires. The thinner the wire, the more resistance, the brighter the glow.

As we had all hands on deck with this experiment, I could not take a photo, but it was amazing. We created tiny sparks. It was also a good time to reinforce the importance of safety around  any electrical device. 

Andrew's lesson today was about electromagnets and, of course, we had to build one.