July 27, 2026

Category: Earth Science

A Mind Wide Open, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Earth Science, Ecology, Emotional Awareness & Maturing, Imagination, Knowledge Base Expansion, Lils, Physics, Science Discoveries, Self Esteem, Self Management, Simply Nature

Herbology 1 : Hogwarts Greenhouse One

Kala participated in her first Outschool course today, “Herbology & Magical Plants”. Here’s a recap: I learned about magical plants with many, many uses. We talked about cool plants like the Nightshade. The Nightshade is so pretty, it was used to dilate women’s eyes which used to be considered a beauty standard. As time passed, […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Beautiful Curiosity, Biology, Broadening of Mind, Bugz & Her Explorations, Chemistry, Conservation, Earth Science, Ecology, Forming Complex Questions, Lils, Physics, Science Discoveries

Cloud Seeding

We have begun our day with a few subjects, ranging from the concept of the kobayashi maru exercise and politics, to the value of independent thought and questioning, to challenging status quo and “how we’ve always done it/thought about it”, to cloud seeding. Warm seeding Cold seeding The question we now have is, if the water […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Art, Biology, Bugz & Her Explorations, Care & Nurture, CDE Standards Reference, Compassion, Conservation, Earth Science, Fine Motor Skills, How We Learn Best, Imagination, Lils, Responsibility, Simply Nature, Stewardship

Squirrel!

Today we made our squirrel food box. We’ve decided that instead of throwing away our compost-like scraps, we will give them to the squirrels, chipmunks (since we actually had one this summer), and the birds over the winter. So we made a special box that will keep the food dry, and hopefully entice the little […]

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