Lils is diving into the Stack the Countries game, which not only focuses on global location/geogrpahy, but also political facts, information, languages, and customs. For every 8 or so questions she answers accurately, she is awarded another country across the globe. So far, she has about 20 countries, giving her at least one within every continent. […]
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 […]
Atmosphere & Americans
Yesterday, Lily inquired, as we were on our way to our Alamosa group for play and discovery, about the atmosphere and global economics. She indicated she understood the concept of the water cycle, mostly. Though I think she is skeptical at just how cyclical the whole thing is, but mostly, she questions where the water came from […]