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end of year review -- science

Last week we officially finished 1850-MOD.  This week we are preparing for our local homeschool co-op end of year academic fair.   This is fun to look back on what we did this year.  Here is just a sampling of some of few things we did together in science that we will be displaying.  I know they sound simple, but they were fun!!!

A simple kaleidoscope from a folded post card and aluminum foil and our own drawing.  Nothing to shake around.  

Balancing acrobats in modeling clay to demonstrate some basic physics principles.

A Quiz Board that lights up.  (from a Kit)

A pinhole projector that showed us how the image in turned upside down.   We didn't have a shoe box handy.  Hope it was ok to use a Happy Meal box 


Some of other things we did that we're not going to display :

A light fountain that showed how the light bends in water.  
Plastic viewers to help demonstrate microscopes
Optical illusions.

There were lots of simple, fun things we did this year that didn't take much time. 

Lots of fun in science.  I'm so glad we no longer over teach science in elementary.

ECC

8:11 AM, May. 11, 2008 .. Posted by Anonymous

Can you say what ECC is that you are going back to next year?

ECC - alphabet soup

8:20 AM, May. 11, 2008 .. Posted by mfwfriend

ECC is Exploring Countries and Cultures. It is the Year 1 of My Father's World 5 year cycle.
for more information,
http://www.mfwbooks.com/ecc.htm

I'll make a quick entry with a fun story about the alphabet soup with My Father's World :)