Alternative universes! Look kids, this is why we are talking about electrons today!
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2012/
We have been studying the atomic model in our local co-op class. Can’t wait to discuss this topic with them about a single electron being in 2 places at the same time.
Does anybody watch “Fringe”? Hubby and I love that show.
Must go tackle laundry! It has exploded again!!!
Any ideas on how to make an electron cloud model?
Up late trying to create a demo for my young students of a Helium atom with an electron cloud. Waiting for my clay to dry so that I can paint the various parts of the atom. I’m not really thrilled with how it is looking so far. Looks like something out of a really bad claymation movie.
John Dalton at 1:00 a.m.
Still up planning this week including my chemistry lesson on the atomic model. The models should prove to be fun to make for our young students. I’m trying to decide just how in-depth to go into this topic with them.
Busy, crazy weekend of activities. I sound like a broken record on that one. Made it to church, though,which is always a blessing. Spent the afternoon between soccer fields and “The Nutcracker” practice followed by working with my first grader on her reading and math.
http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elementgames.php
What does your co-op day look like?
I get this question sometimes, so I thought I would share..
Two Moms and I started a small classical/Charlotte-Mason cooperative 3 years ago, really 4 if you factor in the prior planning. We spend hours designing what the schedule of classes will look like, who teaches what, where each child goes, etc. The children wear uniforms. We probably look like a private school in some ways. There is a small fee to join, and the moms or Dads help teach the classes. We meet once a week for the months of September through the following April.
Here’s an example of what our fourth-sixth grade class is learning for the fall semester:
Assembly-prayer/pledge/Bible recitation of Psalm 100
Memory work: the Gettysburg Address, states/capitals, history timeline cards from VP
Visual Latin
History-Story of the World IV, biographies
Science-chemistry (scientific method, atoms, molecules, famous scientists, polymers, mixtures, acids/bases, reactions, chromotography, periodic table, etc)
Art History-Picasso
Music History-Gershwin
Language Arts-“My Side of the Mountain” book with an emphasis on various writing elements, 5-paragraph essay
Our younger age classes look similar minus the Latin, and the history books are “Story of the USA”. They sing geography songs and are memorizing poetry by Stevenson. Literature consists of either “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” or the “Beatrix Potter tales”.
I use the co-op to fill in gaps that I see in our home studies. The kids enjoy spending time with friends, but that’s not my motive for participating. It’s (I hope) academically rigorous. We keep slightly changing the curricula every year to up our own standards and to adjust to the needs of the families attending. Lots of benefits to doing so-downside, it’s a lot of work! 🙂
First day of Excelsior co-op
Today we began fall semester classes at our local homeschool cooperative, Excelsior. We meet weekly and offer a variety of subjects. Many hours go into planning the co-op. I was up until 2 a.m. getting my chemistry class together. Two teachers and I taught on the scientific method and performed the egg-drop experiment. It’s nice to be relearning things as an adult. Doing so makes you really appreciate the acquisition of knowledge and knowledge itself. How do you like my mad scientist look?
It’s 1 a.m., and I’m uploading a science experiment to you-tube
My oldest kiddo is participating in a virtual science fair this week, so I’m awake uploading his video onto you-tube. Man alive, that site takes forever. And all of this occurring while on va-ca!
Ivy League Homeschooling 