Pickerel Lake Park
Hello Friends! Here are some pictures from a nature reserve in Michigan!
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| We saw lots of tree's downed by beaver, and TWO beaver dams. |
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| Lots of snails...some came home with us |
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Friday, May 13, 2016
Pickerel Lake Park
Apologia General Science Module 9 Experiments...In Process 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5
Apologia General Science
Module 9 Experiments- 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5...In Process
Still completing these experiments, will update in a few days
Experiment 9.1
Building a Model of DNA
Module 9 Experiments- 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5...In Process
Still completing these experiments, will update in a few days
Experiment 9.1
Building a Model of DNA
Dd did this experiment on her own, and it was easy for her to follow the directions and connect the piping and the colored plastic beads to make a MODEL of DNA
The only supplies needed were the long pipe cleaners, four different color beads and strong scissors.
Experiment 9.2
Finding Food in Plants
Finding Food in Plants
This experiment has two separate parts, one test with a potato and one with a pale green leaf (we used a piece of lettuce). Dd didn't take any pictures while doing the potato test, but I took a photo AFTER she had completed the lettuce test.
**I should state that we used our "kit" from Christianbook that included iodine, which was oddly clear?!! Luckily I also have Lugul's Iodine; which ours was it's normal reddish color. The clear iodine didn't seem to work as well. If you also use the kit that sells alongside, you might think about getting or using your own iodine.
Potato experiment: Worked
Iodine is often used to see if there is starch in something, if so, it turns the starch blue. The potato is made of starch, so the white insides turned blue.
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| I'm assuming Dd put a drop of each kind of iodine on the slice of potato. |
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| You can see the slice of potato on the cutting board, it turned almost black! |
Leaf experiment: Didn't Work
She soaked a lettuce leaf in alcohol, to break down the leaf and also pulled out a chlorophyll. After soaking we added iodine and the leaf was *suppose* to turn blue, but didn't. I am *guessing* it was because Dd didn't use the iodine that was red, but used the clear iodine that came in our kit. I did take pictures of the lettuce after the iodine was applied.
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| I added some of our reddish iodine, to see if it would turn blue, but perhaps the pores were already full of the clear iodine? |
Experiment 9.3
A Simple Biosphere: Undetermined Success
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| First seedling - May 3rd |
Our first attempt at a biosphere died...perhaps the seeding was too frail for the increased sunlight. I did have high hopes. We planted a new plant in the cap and so far it is growing and doing alright.
The plant will continue to survive because there was carbon dioxide in the jar when we closed the lid. The seedling will use the sun to make energy, and also the water in the jar, and the carbon dioxide in the air to produce glucose and oxygen.
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| Second seedling - May 9th |
The seedling doesn't look as good as it did on Monday, not sure...we will keep an eye on it and take another photo in a few days.
Experiment 9.4
Sensing and Responding to Change
(uncompleted so far)
Experiment 9.5
Fruit Fly Reproduction
(Our first banana in a large jar attracted no fruit flies; but managed to get moldy. A second, older, blacker banana has been put into the jar and we are awaiting the results.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016
SL Core G Week 26 "C" (BP 14) Middle Ages May 2-8, 2016
SL Core G
Week 26 "C" (BiblioPlan Week 14)
Middle Ages
May 2-8, 2016
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| Dh's gift for me...I love the smell of Petuna's! |
Hello Friends! Did you know that May 4th is a special holiday; Star Wars, "May the "Fourth" Be With You." This year, Dd wore her "Rey" costume to the Star Wars Party. One of Dd's friends invited us to meet-up at the Millennium Park and go on a little hike this week, and we went. The hike was very short, but it let us see another park in this area. Dd had another private sax lesson with her band teacher, Mrs. March. On Friday, she had her monthly, "Girl's Club" get-together. They played volleyball, "Gaga Ball," and "Nuke-Em." To wrap up our activities this week, we went to the library and church. It was a very full week, and Dd was extremely tired and run down by the end of it. We had a LOT of driving this week, so listened to a lot of audio's-- Mystery of History & Story of the World on Middle Ages.
Independent Study
This week we tried out a new format in our homeschooling---I wrote down everything Dd needed to do for the week and left her on her own to do it. She liked the "independent" format, but she didn't get all the things done that I had assigned. I had asked to do the science experiments WITH her, but she went ahead and did the ones she wanted to do on her own. It didn't go the way I had planned--I had asked her to meet with me each day for bible study and sign language lessons, and she was always busy. I'm afraid it wasn't a good attitude week. I'm not sure how parents can balance independent and good attitude. We had a lot of talking about this, and hope that we can combine how to help her become more independent and maintain a good relationship with her parents. Dd thought this week was really good; but it might be b/c she didn't have to work as hard as she does when we work together. I have to admit, I wasn't sure how much work she could do alone, so I probably didn't assign as much work as she could have accomplished. I noticed she didn't work as hard as she does when I am working with her. We still have a lot of work on getting Dd working more independently.
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| We built four new beds, and hope for more later. I mowed and put the grass inside the new beds, then we dumped most of our compost and old leaves into them too. We got three beds pretty filled up already! I took two buckets out in the woods and filled them up with humus to add into the mix. |
Dh and I build the Raised Bed frames for our future garden.
Dh put together a larger compost bin--from some wooden skids.
And, we have been working on building the chicken coop, in the 'barn' section of our outbuilding. So, we did get a lot done on our chores.
Dd trimmed some of our bushes did some yard work.
Dh put together a larger compost bin--from some wooden skids.
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| The broom on the floor is where the outer wall will be built. |
And, we have been working on building the chicken coop, in the 'barn' section of our outbuilding. So, we did get a lot done on our chores.
Dd trimmed some of our bushes did some yard work.
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| Dd trimmed three bushes. |
Our Lessons:
Bible:
Veritas Press: Gospels
Card 113: Completed
Journey Through the Bible:
pg's 226-227
pg's 253-281
DVD: Courageous,
Honor Begins at Home
Do Hard Things by Brett Harris
pg's 128-143
Audio: Lamplighter:
The Boy of Mount Rhigi
**History Related:**
BiblioPlan: Companion for Medieval History
Chapter 14: The Black Death, The Hundred Years War....
BiblioPlan Advanced Maps:
Wk 11,12,13
Monks & Mystics by Mindy Withrow
*How the University was Born
*Thomas Aquines: We call Him the Ox
*Thomas Aquines: We call Him the Ox
Audio: Story of the World: Vol. 2, The Middle Ages
Ch. 1-10
Mystery of History Vol. 2 Early Church-Middle Age
Audio: Mystery of History: (Lessons 63-79)
The Shoguns and Samurai of Japan, St. Francis, The Children's Crusade, King John and the Magna Carta, Fredrick II, St. Thomas Aquinas, Roger Bacon, The Great Khans, Marco Polo, Sir William Wallace and Robert Bruce, Bravehearts of Scotland,, Dante Alighieri, The Aztecs, The Hundreds Years' War, The Black Death of Europe, The Ming Dynasty, John Wycliffe, Geoffrey Chaucer...
Sonlight Timeline and Mapping:
Weeks 23, 24, 25
Add-In Reader:
Hawksmaid,
The Untold Story of Robin Hood and Maid Marion Hawksmaid
Foreign Languages:
pg 10-19
DVD: Word Up
Lesson 3,4,& 5
Item #: 043585
Rosetta Stone: French
10 min per day
Sign Language:
Lessons 1-5
We are using my old class from when I took classes.
We are using my old class from when I took classes.
Music:
Alto Sax
She is trying to memorize two songs for her Marching Band try-outs. So, she has been doing two or three practices each day instead of just one. Probably five or six hours this week.
Piano:
Not a big piano week---one or two hours
Teaching Textbooks: Algebra I
28-32
Exploring Creation with General Science Text Only
Exploring Creation with General Science Text Only
Item #: 054686
Science:
Apologia: General Science:
Module 9: What is Life?
Text: 217-236
Experiments: 9.1, 9.2, 9.3
Draw a Cell
Dd taking care of her seedlings, and growing a lot of different things--herbs to veggie's
Dd is helping take care of the chicks.
Hiking---TWO hikes--one to Millennium Park, and one on our property.
Language Arts:
Easy Grammar, Plus
pg's 128-143
Sewing:
Added more fabric to her hood.
Fun Books:
by Chris Bradford
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Added more fabric to her hood.
Fun Books:
Way of the Warrior, The (Young Samurai, Book 1)
The Way of the Warrior: Completedby Chris Bradford
Way of the Sword, The (Young Samurai, Book 2)
The Way of the Sword Young Samurai: In ProcessHawksmaid: The Untold Story of Robin Hood and Maid Marian
Hawksmaid by Kathryn Lasky..........
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