July 27, 2026

Year: 2015

A Mind Wide Open, Lils, Playing

Electromagnetism

      Electric Fields inside and outside a Magnetized Cold Plasma Sphere One of the four fundamental forces, the electromagnetic force manifests itself through the forces between charges (Coulomb’s Law) and the magnetic force, both of which are summarized in the Lorentz force law. Fundamentally, both magnetic and electric forces are manifestations of an […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Algebra, CDE Standards Reference, Creative Solution Generation, How We Learn Best, Imagination, Lils, Math Discoveries, Pattern Recognition, Playing

Dragonbox Algebra

Some of the stuff we’re learning concerning electromagnetism is exposing Lils to new items: lots of formulas and equations.  In our discussions on fractals and visual representations of math (including geometry), we have only scratched the surface of equations, but she’s seen the images/equations, and their results (as the computer generates imagery based upon a […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Beautiful Curiosity, Botany, Chemistry, Construction, Creative Solution Generation, Earth Science, Economics: Global, Engineering, Geography, Global History, Government, History, Knowledge Base Expansion, Lils, Questions from Lily's Brain, Resources, Responsibility

She Asked… Oil

She asked about oil, where it comes from and how it gets processed so we can use it in cars, etc.. We have spent most of today exploring how crude oil has formed, how it is extracted, refined, and finally delivered for our consumption. We’ve also talked about fracking for natural gas, the uses of […]

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A Mind Wide Open, CDE Standards Reference, Creative Solution Generation, Economics, Electricity & Circuitry, Engineering, History, How We Learn Best, Imagination, Lils

Because it Will Make Things Easier

  We’re learning about historical inventions.  I asked her why inventions and inventing stuff mattered… “Because it makes things easier.” Over the next few months, we’ll explore in depth, the various inventions in this book, as well as others she happens to find intriguing/asks about.  

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LED Robots
A Mind Wide Open, Beautiful Curiosity, CDE Standards Reference, Chemistry, Confidence, Construction, Creative Solution Generation, Developing Self, Earth Science, Electricity & Circuitry, Engineering, Fine Motor Skills, Imagination, Knowledge Base Expansion, Lils, Physics, Science Discoveries

LED Robots

Today we built two robots and gave them sight!  Lily worked on this project as her first project selection from her Tinkercrate and we had a great experience. She and I read through the directions, she assembled the components, and we set to work placing resistors, LED’s, and copper taping in a pattern on a printed […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Lils, Playing

Petite

Lily has decided she likes coffee.. imagine that.   Does Caffeine Affect Growth Hormone Release? By Joseph PritchardSep 08, 2011 Slide 2 of 2 Contrary to popular belief, caffeine does not stunt growth. Instead, caffeine seems to stimulate growth hormone release, according to a study published in the 1984 issue of the “Journal of Endocrinological Investigation.” If caffeine stimulates […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Archaeology, Atomical Explorations, Beautiful Curiosity, Chemistry, Electricity & Circuitry, Forming Complex Questions, History, Lils, Physics, Science Discoveries, States of Matter, Theoretical Physics

Circuitry, Electrons, Atoms, and Catfish

A post under development – as we work through her Tinkercrate (Circuits) this week: Today we read through the Tinkerzine, learning about the basics of electrons, the concepts of particles within an atom, the structure and concept of an atom, how electrons behave, the difference between a particle, an atom, and a molecule, and discovered […]

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A Mind Wide Open, CDE Standards Reference, Chemistry, Earth Science, Forming Complex Questions, Lils, Pattern Recognition, Physics, Playing

Plasma Lightsabers?

    A spin off the electricity/circuitry sessions for this week… Coming up next…. Lasers   Seeing light in a new way Scientists coax photons to bind into molecules for first time September 27, 2013 | Editor’s Pick By Peter Reuell, Harvard Staff Writer EmailTwitterFacebook Scientists from Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology […]

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