Lily and I are working on her Halloween costume. The original plan was to simply use prepackaged led candles, but they were too yellow, so we modified our design to use pink LED’s instead.
Out of Africa, Or….
It started with the Croods… and then we watched a variety of videos (noted below) that explored the origins of humans, potential adaptations and various “types” of human through the last 40,000 years, and even explored a couple existing societies that we have collectively determined are the closest representations we presently have of a previous […]
Tsankawi
And here was our afternoon… We talked about Africa, primarily Eastern Africa, and the region surrounding Kenya, where a friend Lily made last fall spends a fair portion of her time. We also read: We’re exploring these topics, specifically on a global perspective. She’s learned that 100 cents = 1 dollar, and we’re […]
Our Unseen World
This is a new series we are watching on Netflix The Electromagnetic Spectrum The heat produced by the Sun travels from the Sun to the Earth via waves known as electromagnetic waves. These waves can vary greatly in their wavelength. Have you ever thrown a rock into a lake? What happens when you throw a […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
Terra in 2D
Minecraft Ore Light
We are working on a light cube for Lily’s room, made of foam board, to represent an ore block from Minecraft. She’s chosen diamond as her mineral of choice.
Minecraft Ore Light
We are working on a light cube for Lily’s room, made of foam board, to represent an ore block from Minecraft. She’s chosen diamond as her mineral of choice.