Skip to content
Community Organization for Near West Homeschoolers

Community Organization for Near West Homeschoolers

Menu

  • About Us
  • Co-op Handbook and Policies
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Classes
    • Art & Drama
    • Hands-On Science
    • Nature Study
    • Gym Time
    • Writer’s Workshop
  • Members
    • Upcoming Field Trips
    • Volunteer Committees
    • Submit a Book Report
    • Submit a Lab Report
    • Submit a Naturalist Report
    • Submit a Poetry Report
    • Spring 2023 Important Documents & Information
    • Calendar 2022-2023
    • Member Directory
    • Supply List
    • Reimbursement Request
    • Emergency Contacts
  • Contact Us
  • Register
Community Organization for Near West Homeschoolers

Author: site-admin

Lab Report: Viscosity Experiment

Name Noah Age 11 Experiment Title Viscosity Experiment What was the experiment about? Viscosity and Temperature What was your hypothesis? IntroductionViscosity is a liquid’s resistance to flowing. How does heat affect viscosity? In this lab, we’re going to conduct an

site-admin January 17, 2023January 23, 2023 Lab Reports Read more

Book Report: The Witch’s Throne

Agni and Grom want to join the witch hunt, but neither are ready. They need to receive extensive training in the three weeks – training that Reksha got in 10 years.

site-admin January 6, 2023January 18, 2023 Book Reports Read more

Gym: National Take a Hike Day

Yesterday was National Take a Hike Day, so we took full advantage and enjoyed a hike with each class. Electrons and Neutrons hiked to the place we have a mutual understanding is named Nature’s Playground. You likely know the spot

site-admin November 17, 2022January 9, 2023 Electrons, Gym, Neutrons, Weekly Summary Read more

Gym: Relays, Red Light, Green Light

Both classes opened with great stretching and then a quick run around the pavilion and back. We moved into relays — bear crawls and crab crawls, and the winning team (in both classes) chose to finish up with a rousing

site-admin November 10, 2022January 9, 2023 Gym, Muons, Neutrons, Weekly Summary Read more

Personal Finance: Careers & Investing

The first week, we went through several personal inventories (interests, skills, values, etc) and discovered good career matches. The students didn’t have to choose one of these to build their future lives (and budget) on. Week 2, Elizabeth walked them

site-admin October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 Muons, Personal Finance, Weekly Summary Read more

Gym: Power Words & Team Challenges

Please forgive me for not sending a gym recap sooner. Here’s the gist of what we’ve been up to so far this season. We started with a power word running activity the first official day of co-op to focus our

site-admin October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 Electrons, Gym, Muons, Neutrons, Weekly Summary Read more

Art: Beginning Clay

I had such a great time sharing clay with the kids. They all did their best! It was wonderful to see their different approaches to the same directions. I shared a method of hand building to create vessels. We smacked

site-admin October 20, 2022October 22, 2022 Art, Clay, Muons, Weekly Summary Read more

Art: Introduction to Photography

This week we started the photography portion of the Muons Art Class! We started with some quick background, by asking everyone to think of an example of a photo they have seen in the past week. We talked about photography

site-admin October 13, 2022October 16, 2022 Art, Muons, Photography, Weekly Summary Read more

Nature Studies: Clouds

This week, we discussed clouds. We talked about the 4 main types of clouds and what information they can give us about the weather. We did an experiment making a cloud in a ball jar using hot water, food coloring,

site-admin October 13, 2022October 16, 2022 Nature Study, Neutrons, Weekly Summary Read more

Art: Wax Resist Painting

Today’s art class for Neutrons, Electrons, and Quarks focused on wax resist painting with watercolors. We used Spirals by Louise Bourgeois as our inspiration and attempted to execute a similar technique. We used tape to create a grid (or other negative space)

site-admin October 13, 2022October 16, 2022 Art, Electrons, Neutrons, Quarks, Weekly Summary Read more
  • « Previous

Recent Posts

  • Book Report: Solo Leveling
  • Weekly Summary: Felt Masks – Electrons and Neutrons – Art
  • Book Report: Julie of the Wolves
  • Book Report: Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret
  • Book Report: Science Comics – Wild Weather: Storms, Meteorology, and Climate

Categories

  • Art (115)
    • Clay (1)
    • Photography (1)
  • Book Reports (327)
  • Drama (14)
  • General (212)
  • Group Gathering (1)
  • Gym (21)
  • Lab Reports (58)
  • Math Games (44)
  • Naturalist Report (9)
  • Nature Study (30)
  • Park Days (6)
  • Personal Finance (1)
  • Photons (10)
  • Psychology (8)
  • Science (72)
  • Sharing (1)
  • Studio Workshop (69)
  • Uncategorized (2)
  • Unit Studies (2)
  • Weekly Summary (345)
    • Atoms (3)
    • Electrons (109)
    • Muons (108)
    • Neutrons (116)
    • Protons (14)
    • Quarks (84)
  • Writer's Workshop (49)
Copyright © 2023 Community Organization for Near West Homeschoolers. All rights reserved. Theme Spacious by ThemeGrill. Powered by: WordPress.