Lily asked about the first “camera”… we learned about the history of the photographic creator, and are trying to create our own representation that we can then manually trace the image to preserve. Camera obscura An artist using an 18th-century camera obscura to trace an image Photographic cameras were a development of the camera obscura, […]
Recap of the First Half of Today
Barefoot Five “There are so many other worlds. Sometimes when you hold special rocks, you can hear them.” -Rainbow Wolf, age 6 Angie Nixon “Well, of course”, says Lily, upon seeing this image moments ago, “because rocks come from other worlds.” Info on the planet referenced in title below – Lily is telling Colton (her […]
The Sleeping Time, Our New Traditions, The Eye of Horus, Little Women, & Advent
We’re embarking on our explorations of the Winter Solstice, Advent time, and how humans have experienced the natural Sleeping Time on our planet over the course of our existence. Last night, we watched the 1994 version of Alcott’s, “Little Women” together. Lily seemed to enjoy it, though it was a bit longer than her attention could […]
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 […]
Fibonacci, Golden Ratio Exploration Beginning
http://www.brandemia.org/la-proporcion-aurea-en-el-diseno-de-logotipos
Fibonacci, Golden Ratio Exploration Beginning
http://www.brandemia.org/la-proporcion-aurea-en-el-diseno-de-logotipos
Where in the Math Are You?
We have been trying to ascertain where Lily’s comprehension of a few foundational mathematical aspects are, in order to have an idea of some upcoming activities and explorations. She seems to really enjoy Odd Squad and Peg+Cat still, and has gained some relevant and important understanding of concepts from these shows. 1) Rounding: She understands […]
Math
When I look at the expectations of arithmetic and numeracy development for a child between 5 and 10, first to sixth grade, and even beyond, with few exceptions of specifics, Lily demonstrates regularly her comprehension and functional use of the concepts that are expected of these years in conventional schooling. Then, I look beyond these […]
Math
When I look at the expectations of arithmetic and numeracy development for a child between 5 and 10, first to sixth grade, and even beyond, with few exceptions of specifics, Lily demonstrates regularly her comprehension and functional use of the concepts that are expected of these years in conventional schooling. Then, I look beyond these […]
Electrons – Continuing Elemental Exploration
Always in Motion As you know, electrons are always moving. They spin very quickly around the nucleus of an atom. As the electrons zip around, they can move in any direction, as long as they stay in their shell. Any direction you can imagine — upwards, downwards, or sidewards — electrons can do it. Electrons […]