Warning!! There is a Science Experiment in the Kitchen...

Last week during one of my oldest son's Science experiment things got very interesting around here. Luckily I have a rule in my home, Mom or Dad must be home when our children decide to conduct an experiment. Fortunately I was because if I hadn't we many not have a home to come home to.





If your kids love Science like mine tend or if they have a tendency to rush when reading through directions or decide to do something when Mom is running around and is going to be late if we don't get out of the house in about 20 minutes. Don't you love it. Yes, they just wait until the very last moment to squeeze it in.


I know you are wondering, what experiment were you allowing your child to conduct??? It was an experiment out of his Science book about oxygen and fire. Inside that balloon water bottle is yeast mixed with vinegar. Pressure or in this case oxygen was building up inside the balloon. Next to it is a candle with a once precious glass Dancer won at a carnival by tossing dimes inside of it.

After the balloon was filled he was to take the balloon off the bottle and let the air to SLOWLY be released inside the cup. Apparently he tried bless his heart. In his attempt a large flame shot out and the glass broke into a ton of pieces.

Thank God I was home and the fire didn't spread.

Oh the joys of homeschooling...There is never a dull moment around here for entertainment or learning!

Wierd Science...Cell structures

This year in our Science studies we are learning about the Human body. We are using Fulbright's book Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy & Physiology. The first two weeks is about the cell structure and what better way to learn about it, is to build a model of it. This particular activity was not in the course work but I added it in. We spread the activity over the course of three to four days. It could be completed in one day but we chose to do it in smaller chunks.

To begin I purchased a Styrofoam disc from our local craft shop and some modeling clay. All of the cell parts except for the cell membrane and cytoplasm were made using the clay. A marker was used for the cell membrane and a piece of plastic wrap glued down to represent the cytoplasm.

As you can see push pins came in handy to tack everything in place as well as a label maker. If you don't have one labels can always be hand written.

It helped tremendously in information retention. The kids enjoyed making them as well.

Our Dancer...

Dancer has once again returned to her first love, ballet. She took a year off to explore theatre. She would love to do both and we think we have finally found a company that will give her the opportunity to do just that. During the school year she will be able to practice her ballet steps and in the summer participate in a small theatre production. My prayer is that whatever direction she may choose may she bring God honor and glory.