Homeschool Day 10/25

 1st Grader

• Math
• Count by 5's and 10's
• Using pennies to show the value of nickels, dimes and quarters
• Put a very gross penny into a cup of vinegar to watch it clean the penny
• Reading
• Explode the Code
• See Pip Point - he read this to me
• First Language Lessons 1
• Story of the World 1
• Boy Scouts

9th and 11th Graders

• Algebra 1 (9th) and Stewardship (11th)
• Started reading Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis
• Bible
• Gladys Aylward
• Video: Revelations - Part 2 - the Bible Project
• US Government - answered and discussed
• How many counties are in Texas?
• What county are we in?
• What is a county seat and which city is our county seat?
• Who is in charge of our county?
• Apologia Chemistry - finished Module 3 - Naming Compounds
• Code Combat (Python programming)

Homeschool Day 10/21

 1st Grader

• Dragonbox's Numbers app
• Wrote a letter to Grandma and mailed it
• The Beginner's Bible
• Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day (Apologia science)

9th and 11th Graders 

• Algebra 1 (9th) and Stewardship (11th)
• German (together)
• History thru Genealogy Project
• 90's and 2000s
• Physics
• Momentum
• Video: Conservation of Momentum, Newton's Cradle 2
• LAB - Conservation of Energy and Momentum
• Reader's Theater (9th grader)

College Students

• Both student are registering for the next semester already.  
• We planned the sophomore to graduate at the end of next fall, but she will have a double major with 3 certifications (greenhouse management, horticulture, etc).  She's then going to finish her BFA at the university.  
• The freshman is taking English 2, Psychology, American Music and he's still trying to find a fourth class to register for.  He's also starting to participate in sports clubs.
• They both have all A's still.  They're good students.

Homeschool Day 10/20

 1st Grader

• Math
• We played store again with dollar bills and coins
• Reading
• He read to me
• Explode the Code
• First Language Lessons 1
• The Beginner's Bible
• Story of the World 1

9th and 11th Graders

• Algebra 1 (9th) and Stewardship (11th)
• Bible reading
• History thru Genealogy Project
• 1970s and 1980s
• Computer Programming
• We tried Code Combat - it's a free game that teaches Python and Javascript
• Apologia Chemistry - Module 3
• Dalton's Atomic Theory
• Ionic and covalent solutions
• LAB - Ionic vs Covalent Solutions using electrical current
• Shakespearean Theater (11th - outsourced class)

Homeschool Day 10/19

 1st Grader

• Math
• We played store and he counted dollar bills and change
• Reading
• He read See Pip Flap
• Copywork
• Gymnastics class
• PE - Basketball at the park

9th and 11th Graders

• Algebra 1 (9th) and Stewardship (11th)
• Window to the World: Literary Analyis (Allusions)
• Economics: Marginal Revolution Economics - Microeconomics course
• The Supply Curve
• The Equilibrium Price and Quantity
• We answered the questions at the end of each video
• Physics
• Conceptual Physics chapter 6: Action and Reaction
• Newton's 3 Laws of Motion
• Video: "Mythbusters Car vs Car, Same Force as One Hits Wall"
• Gymnastics class
• PE - Basketball at the park

Homeschool Day 10/18

 1st Grader

• Math
• Read Measuring Penny
• Looked at coins and learned their names/values
• Reading
• Explode the Code
• He read See Pip Flap
• First Language Lessons 1
• Story of the World 1 (Ancient Egypt)

9th and 11th Graders

• Algebra 1 (9th) and Stewardship (11th)
• Windows to the World: Literary Analysis
• Bible
• Gladys Aylward
• Video: "Revelation 1-11: the Bible Project"
• Bible prophecy chart in Rose Book of Bible Charts and Graphs
• US Government
• Started a ladder of representatives
• Researched who our District councilman, how to contact him, etc
• Wrote a short history of Fort Worth
• Chemistry
• Converted celsius to kelvin
• Video: "The Genius of Mendeleev's Periodic Table"
• Explored this interactive periodic table from the Royal Society of Chemistry

Homeschool Day 10/14

 1st Grader

• Still just very sick.  No school.

9th and 11th Grader

• Algebra 1 (9th) and Stewardship (11th)
• Windows to the World: Literary Analysis
• History Project
• The 1960s
• Physics
• Covered friction - Conceptual Physics
• Video: "Types of Frictional Forces with Examples"
• Video: "Mythbusters Phone Book Friction" - excellent!
• LAB: Friction lab using spring scale, boards and weights
• Measured the amount of force needed to move a board horizontally on top of another board
• Measured the amount of force needed to move the board when the base board is inclined
• Measured the amount of force needed to move the board horizontally and inclined when 120g of weight are added
• Excellent lab - we were surprised by the results

Google Books Ngram Viewer

 GOOGLE Books Ngram Viewer:

https://books.google.com/ngrams

This is fascinating.  Type in a word or name.  The graph shows the frequency that word is used in print from 1800-current year.  

Type in "war."  That is interesting...