Day one done, & nobody got hurt. I’d call that a success. Actually, it wasn’t that bad. Math-U-See is a big hit. The kids love the blocks, and the video. …
Category: Science
Trip to the Air & Space Museum
It’s been raining here since last Thursday (March 5th) Today was the first day it hadn’t rained!!! But, yesterday we escaped the house and visited the Air & Space Museum …
Hanna hits the East Coast!
We took a few days off to prepare for what was supposed to be almost a direct hit from a fairly-powerful-Tropical-Storm-which-might-be-a-hurricane-when-it-gets-here. Well, the storm was a bust. The almost direct …
I’ll have the steak, and a side of Physics. Thank you.
Last night, a conversation about roller coasters at the dinner table, turned into a 20 minute Physics lesson. GeekBoy started it by talking about the rollercoaster he wants to build …
G.U.E.S.S. – the local science fair
Posting to help out Lydia of LittleBlueSchool: The G.U.E.S.S. Homeschool Science Fair took place on May 5th in Norfolk VA, where smart young scientists shared their research and conclusions with …
Monkey Butt!!!
We went to the Zoo. It was fun. The kids had a blast, and couldn’t help but compare the real zoo to their Zoo Tycoon 2 game that they all …
We said, “Don’t try this at home!”
Ok, Adam & Jamie. We heard you. “Don’t try this at home.” But this was one Myth that we just had to try on our own! We set up the …
GeekBoy vs the Volcano
So, volcanoes are always a topic of interest around here, probably stemming from the time we spent living on the side of one. Not that any of our children are …
Mythbuster
We just watched the Mythbusters episode where they investigate a 22,000 foot fall. The myth was busted, but all the “don’t try this at home” PSAs were not enough to …
He had fun… I just tried not to completely lose my cookies.
Biology and Thanksgiving dinner, all wrapped up in a flesh-colored package. Yup. We turned the turkey into a biology lesson. GeekBoy wanted to check out the turkey’s neck. So after …