My son finds the reasons for calculations-we don’t have to offer or come up with opportunities for practice. He also determines his item methods for calculation, asking for help when something is elusive. We have given all our kids Base 10 from the beginning, and this definitely informs how they calculate, especially in their heads. […]
Emori, Her 6th Year in Review
Adam Ruins a Sitcom
What is this episode about? What is the general idea discussed? How racism and sexism shape society for the worse. What are the sub-concepts discussed in this episode? Stereotypes, racism, victim blaming, sexism, toxic masculinity. Why do you think this episode was written? Do you see any value in the concepts presented? Explain. Written for […]
Seeing Sound
Rowan’s interest in sound engineering continues to develop. His latest focus is to extend his dj station with additional output of signal (sound) to more devices (speakers). In order to support his exploration and desire, he installed a small Behringer mixer, but soon discovered that while it has a lot of inputs, what he really […]
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, […]
Grandparents, Gravity, Goodies, and Dessine
Will complete this entry when I have the mind to get all the images together. Tinker Crate with Grandpa – they did the fiber optics constellations and the defy gravity game Grandpa tuned the piano and Lily has become fascinated with not only playing but watching the mechanics. Today she stated she’s going to […]
Modding is Hotdogs
Meet the Emotionutties Today, we started using Code Studio… Minecraft was our first project. This is her initial intro to Blockly. This is what the blocks of code look like when shown in text. My mom types faster so she’s going to type what I say to write. I made a dinner plate with […]
The Table of Elements
While we’ve discovered 118 elements in the physical world, there are 25 (or so) Minecraft elements. This is the beginning of our exploration. Elements as Building Blocks The periodic table is organized like a big grid. Each element is placed in a specific location because of its atomic structure. As with any […]
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 […]
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 […]