July 27, 2026

Category: Ecology

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, Beautiful Curiosity, Biology, Botany, CDE Standards Reference, Earth Science, Ecology, Exploration, Geography, How We Learn Best, Knowledge Base Expansion, Lils, Science Discoveries, Stewardship

10 Rainforest Creatures That Defy Imagination

Our exploration for this morning, before we jump into our latest Tinkercrate – Artbots.   While the rainforest only covers an estimated 6% of land, it serves as a home to over half of the species of plants and animals on earth. We read about many species that inhabit the rainforest everyday like gorillas, orangutans […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Beautiful Curiosity, CDE Standards Reference, Chemistry, Construction, Creative Solution Generation, Earth Science, Ecology, Economics, Engineering, Global History, History, Knowledge Base Expansion, Lils, Playing, Thought Process & Development

Titanic, Hindenburg, H2O, and Plasma

We began our day talking about H2O, then discussed the Titanic, then the Hindenburg, then Mark Twain, then helium, then steam and how the Titanic was powered, which led to evaporation and the water cycle, and how snow is formed. We then studied snow under the microscope, and then onto the Plasma ball and conductivity. […]

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