4/17: Tons of Science Today

 2nd Grader

Math

• Singapore Math
• We played Snakes and Ladders

Sonlight Reading/Language Arts

• Copywork
• He read his Sonlight reader
• Handwriting practice- capitals

Science

• Our butterfly chrysalises from Insect Lore hatched and five butterflies survived!
• Apologia's Land Animals of the Sixth Day
• Bears

Sonlight B (history, Bible and literature)

• Gooney Bird Greene (read-aloud)
• Time Traveler
• The Ology
• Hands-on History Box
• We made the final project - the Roman chariot!

10th Grader

Writing & Grammar

• They Say, I Say writing course she's taking with a friend - persuasive essay

STEM/Technology

• 30 Days Lost in Space circuitry/coding kit
• She programmed the hero board to accept a code on a keypad
• This took a big chunk of the morning

Science

• DNA Extraction Lab Kit from Home Science Tools
• This worked wonderfully
• We extracted DNA from her cheek cells and suspended it in a 95% alcohol solution

Extras

• She is choreographing a short dance from the Royal Ballet's Romeo & Juliet to perform on stage during the homeschool center's end of year recital
• Ballet classes (at the ballet school)