This week the theme was harvest. Since this course is the last course of the day, I have the benefit of them already having discussed a lot of the things prior to my class. We discussed what we thought harvesting
Weekly Summary: pH/Changing Color – Neutrons – STEM
We began our first class with a review of the Scientific Method, focusing on using prior knowledge and research to make an educated hypothesis. We learned about pH/the power of hydrogen, and discussed a few attributes of acids vs bases
Weekly Summary: Exploring Colors in Nature – Neutrons – Nature Study
We started the day reading “Planting the Rainbow” by Lois Ehlert. It discusses how there are many options and color choices when planting a garden. Next we looked at some color swatches from various paint stores. We briefly discussed the
Weekly Summary: LA Games: Considering Audience with Cards Against Humanity Family Ed – Neutrons – Language Arts
We broke some ice by creating a class playlist, which was wonderfully varied (Parents, look for the playlist in your email soon!). Then, I asked folks what they knew about or associated with the word “rhetoric;” we established that rhetoric
Weekly Summary: 100 Point challenge – Muons and Electrons and Neutrons – Gym
For the last gym class this school year, we reviewed what we had done all year. Kids first got to say what they remembered and demonstrate / practice together. This was the prep for our 100 point challenge (an appendix
Weekly Summary: Eiffel Tower/marble maze – Electrons and Neutrons – STEM
The Neutrons and Electrons had two engineering projects to choose from this week… a group project of building an Eiffel Tower out of newspaper, or a solo project creating a marble maze using cardboard and popsicle sticks. Interestingly enough, most
Weekly Summary: Kicking and soccer – Muons and Electrons and Neutrons – Gym
We used the beautiful weather today to make it feel like summer! For warmup, we used hula hoops to hula on our waist and arms, jump through them and play games with the hoops. Then we switched to a beach
Weekly Summary: Nature Story telling – Neutrons – Nature Study
This week we took our story-telling skills from last week and honed in on natural elements to weave into our stories. We attempted to take a hike, but the trail we chose was a bit wet, to say the least,
Weekly Summary: Pi Celebration – Electrons and Neutrons – STEM
In honor of Pi Day (3/14) we spent STEM discussing all things pi. We had a reading of Sir Cumfrence and the Dragon of Pi and then played a dice game based on the digits of pi. I had another
Weekly Summary: Lunges – Muons and Electrons and Neutrons – Gym
The focus of this week’s class was lunges. We talked a bit about form and what muscles are involved (quadriceps and gluts are the main ones but the core along with some calf muscles are also very important! The muons