And yes, I am aware that one foot bone is upside down and the others are falling off haha. Good thing they are not attached yet ;)
Showing posts with label Science Corner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Science Corner. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Journey Complete!
And yes, I am aware that one foot bone is upside down and the others are falling off haha. Good thing they are not attached yet ;)
Friday, February 18, 2011
Journey Through the Human Body - Lungs
Our journey continues with the lungs.
There is so much more to learn about the lungs then just that they make you breath. For instance, most people think of them as like a balloon that expands and deflates while breathing, but forget that your blood actually pass through to get oxygen and release carbon dioxide.
Here are some more interesting facts we have learned:
*The left lung is smaller then the right because it has a dip "cut out" to make room for the heart.
*The lungs are the only body part that will float if placed in water.
*You breath in more through your nose then your mouth.
*The nose cleans the air, warms it, and moistens it to make it ready for your lungs and body.
*The lungs look like an upside down tree because of all the "branches and twigs" that branch off from the "stem"(windpipe)
This week we made a model of the lungs using the project from this website:
http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/lungs/model.html
We also have our "life size" cardboard cutouts up! They are a little taller then the boys to make all the different parts fit, but it works.
Here are some pictures those with the brain, heart, and lungs attached.
There is so much more to learn about the lungs then just that they make you breath. For instance, most people think of them as like a balloon that expands and deflates while breathing, but forget that your blood actually pass through to get oxygen and release carbon dioxide.
Here are some more interesting facts we have learned:
*The left lung is smaller then the right because it has a dip "cut out" to make room for the heart.
*The lungs are the only body part that will float if placed in water.
*You breath in more through your nose then your mouth.
*The nose cleans the air, warms it, and moistens it to make it ready for your lungs and body.
*The lungs look like an upside down tree because of all the "branches and twigs" that branch off from the "stem"(windpipe)
This week we made a model of the lungs using the project from this website:
http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/lungs/model.html
We also have our "life size" cardboard cutouts up! They are a little taller then the boys to make all the different parts fit, but it works.
Here are some pictures those with the brain, heart, and lungs attached.
Here are the boys making their lungs. Well...I made them and they helped a little. :) Of course they are more interested in cutting and playing with the straw pieces then the science project.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Journey Through the Human Body - Heart
This week our focus has been on the heart. Mainly that the heart is a muscle, pumps blood to the body, the blood returns when it needs more air (oxygen) and goes to the lungs to collect more, it has valves that open and close the blood cant go backwards, and that it does not look like this: <3
JD fully understands that our body needs blood and that the blood needs to travel the right way through the body. Also, that blood needs oxygen or it will die. He made the connection that if our lungs get sick then the blood would not be able to get oxygen and that if our heart gets sick then it can not send that blood to our body. Without the blood getting what it needs or being sent where it needs to go, our body cannot work. I was VERY amazed at how much he was able to put together.
Other interesting facts we came across:
1. The heartbeat you feel is the valves slamming shut to stop the blood from going the wrong way. They then relax and (in between beats) and slam shut again creating the thump-thump, thump - thump rhythem.
2. The boys learned that people can donate blood to others who are hurt and lost alot of blood. But we cannot "share blood if we are sick"
3. We can feel our heartbeat on our wrist. This caused a little confusion since JD instantly thought.."oh there is another heart there" LOL Don't worry he was corrected. :)
Sorry no pics this week..no fun projects this time.
JD fully understands that our body needs blood and that the blood needs to travel the right way through the body. Also, that blood needs oxygen or it will die. He made the connection that if our lungs get sick then the blood would not be able to get oxygen and that if our heart gets sick then it can not send that blood to our body. Without the blood getting what it needs or being sent where it needs to go, our body cannot work. I was VERY amazed at how much he was able to put together.
Other interesting facts we came across:
1. The heartbeat you feel is the valves slamming shut to stop the blood from going the wrong way. They then relax and (in between beats) and slam shut again creating the thump-thump, thump - thump rhythem.
2. The boys learned that people can donate blood to others who are hurt and lost alot of blood. But we cannot "share blood if we are sick"
3. We can feel our heartbeat on our wrist. This caused a little confusion since JD instantly thought.."oh there is another heart there" LOL Don't worry he was corrected. :)
Sorry no pics this week..no fun projects this time.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Journey Through the Human Body - Brain
Well it has been a couple months since I last updated. Partly because we took most of December off from school for Christmas and family and traveling. But we are about to start our 3rd week back and I thought it was time to update the world (or the small group of people who like reading about our school days).
First, we have started a new Read Aloud Book: Robin Hood. This is a "Classic Starts" book so its an easy read, less detailed edition. I have to say, it is probably one of our most...violent ones so far. First chapter Robin shot an arrow into someone's heart. Talks about hanging people. But we can't avoid unpleasant things forever and unless he asks about it, I'm not going to explain haha
I am also making JD read at least 1 page each time we pick up the book. He reads all the smaller easier to sound out words while I help with the large ones. I then finish the chapter and read until he falls asleep or gets antsy. He really doesn't like reading :( But I am hoping that by the end of next year, when his reading skills have improved, he will. Any advice to help a boy love reading on his own would be helpful!!
This "semester" we are doing a child led interest for science. If you noticed the title of this post I'm sure you've guessed what that is :) We will be taking a journey through the human body. Learning as much as they want. Each week will move onto a new topic.
This week we studied the brain and learned where it is, what it looks like, how it feels, shape, the different sections and what they control. We made a model of the brain out of a flour mixture clay and painted it. And once my husband brings home some cardboard we will be making a life size human body of both boys. Then placing each body part on once we have studied it.
Social studies this semester we are learning continents and briefly studying a country or 2 from each. We began with Antarctica, then South America (Peru), and currently on North America (Mexico & USA). One of our projects for this is to color and cut out each continent and gluing it into a lapbook. The lapbook is more of a map since it does not have any other items in it, but its based on the idea. They will both have their own world map (slightly misplaced with upside continents and whatnot LOL) when we are done. Another fun thing about this is that we are learning different languages along the way. I have decided that for each country we talk about we will learn how to say "hello, goodbye, friend, and Jesus/God" So far they have learned Spanish for Peru and Mexico. JD walks around saying "Hola, amigo" to JAE and tells anyone who will listen that it means "hello friend" :) Love watching how things click these days!
So that's about it for now. I plan on updating once a week for our Human Body Journey but I sometimes get lazy so we shall see.
Brain Making
JAE's is a bit...deformed and squished :| LOL
Husband says JD's looks like the spaceship from Star Trek...I have to agree.
Social Studies
JD's book
JAE's book: Yes, North America is upside down. :) My guess, he wanted the Northern states to warm up by flipping them to the South haha
First, we have started a new Read Aloud Book: Robin Hood. This is a "Classic Starts" book so its an easy read, less detailed edition. I have to say, it is probably one of our most...violent ones so far. First chapter Robin shot an arrow into someone's heart. Talks about hanging people. But we can't avoid unpleasant things forever and unless he asks about it, I'm not going to explain haha
I am also making JD read at least 1 page each time we pick up the book. He reads all the smaller easier to sound out words while I help with the large ones. I then finish the chapter and read until he falls asleep or gets antsy. He really doesn't like reading :( But I am hoping that by the end of next year, when his reading skills have improved, he will. Any advice to help a boy love reading on his own would be helpful!!
This "semester" we are doing a child led interest for science. If you noticed the title of this post I'm sure you've guessed what that is :) We will be taking a journey through the human body. Learning as much as they want. Each week will move onto a new topic.
This week we studied the brain and learned where it is, what it looks like, how it feels, shape, the different sections and what they control. We made a model of the brain out of a flour mixture clay and painted it. And once my husband brings home some cardboard we will be making a life size human body of both boys. Then placing each body part on once we have studied it.
Social studies this semester we are learning continents and briefly studying a country or 2 from each. We began with Antarctica, then South America (Peru), and currently on North America (Mexico & USA). One of our projects for this is to color and cut out each continent and gluing it into a lapbook. The lapbook is more of a map since it does not have any other items in it, but its based on the idea. They will both have their own world map (slightly misplaced with upside continents and whatnot LOL) when we are done. Another fun thing about this is that we are learning different languages along the way. I have decided that for each country we talk about we will learn how to say "hello, goodbye, friend, and Jesus/God" So far they have learned Spanish for Peru and Mexico. JD walks around saying "Hola, amigo" to JAE and tells anyone who will listen that it means "hello friend" :) Love watching how things click these days!
So that's about it for now. I plan on updating once a week for our Human Body Journey but I sometimes get lazy so we shall see.
Brain Making
JAE's is a bit...deformed and squished :| LOL
Husband says JD's looks like the spaceship from Star Trek...I have to agree.
Social Studies
JD's book
JAE's book: Yes, North America is upside down. :) My guess, he wanted the Northern states to warm up by flipping them to the South haha
Monday, October 11, 2010
Judy and Jack - Happy Little Caterpillars
I would like to introduce the newest members of the family: Judy and Jack. The boys and I were out playing at grandma's house the other day and found 2 Woolybear caterpillars. We decided to take them home and raise them until they turn into Isabella Tiger Moths!
I know what you're thinking.."ewww moths, why didn't you get butterfly ones?" Well because its fall and butterflies usually hatch in the spring (if I remember correctly). Our lovely woolybears will hibernate all winter which a great way to teach the boys about this without having to get a bear! ;) Plus they are just so cute as caterpillars. Oh and FREE!
We have learned a few interesting facts about Judy and Jack:
1. They hibernate
2. There is a folk lore that states: "the orange stripe on them can determine how harsh the winter will be"
3. Scientific fact is the stripe gets larger/wider the closer they are to hibernation.
4. They eat weeds/dandelions leaves.
5. They play dead if you try to touch them/pick them up/poke them with a stick.
6. Not really about them, but the boys will also be learning about habitat and how important it is not to disturb/move the items around.
We will be watching and caring for Judy and Jack this winter and then make them a nice new home to transform into moths this spring. Which is another great learning experience to come :)
I know what you're thinking.."ewww moths, why didn't you get butterfly ones?" Well because its fall and butterflies usually hatch in the spring (if I remember correctly). Our lovely woolybears will hibernate all winter which a great way to teach the boys about this without having to get a bear! ;) Plus they are just so cute as caterpillars. Oh and FREE!
We have learned a few interesting facts about Judy and Jack:
1. They hibernate
2. There is a folk lore that states: "the orange stripe on them can determine how harsh the winter will be"
3. Scientific fact is the stripe gets larger/wider the closer they are to hibernation.
4. They eat weeds/dandelions leaves.
5. They play dead if you try to touch them/pick them up/poke them with a stick.
6. Not really about them, but the boys will also be learning about habitat and how important it is not to disturb/move the items around.
We will be watching and caring for Judy and Jack this winter and then make them a nice new home to transform into moths this spring. Which is another great learning experience to come :)
Saturday, September 25, 2010
So time to catch up on our school stuff :) I will start with science. This year for science we are doing Kitchen Science so basically we do an experiment and then cook/bake something. This time was Monkey Bread - Learning about yeast. We did the yeast experiment in water last year so I skipped it and just made the bread this time around (Plus I kinda forgot..opps)
We started by making homemade bread in our bread machine and then JD rolled them into balls, covered in sugar and placed them in the pan.
Doesn't it look yummy?? It was!
Next up we have Social Studies. We were learning about: maps, directions (N,S,E,W), compasses, and different aspects of the earth (mountains, oceans, deserts, islands etc..) We made a salt map. Husband wanted them to make MI since that's were we live, but JD added tons of islands so its his own little country :) JAE made TONS of islands LOL
And then I added some mountains to JD's and they painted them. JD can tell you that the brown is desert, green is grass/land, bumpy brown is mountains, the land with water all around is an island, and blue is ocean!
JAE also practiced cutting while JD made a compass.
We started by making homemade bread in our bread machine and then JD rolled them into balls, covered in sugar and placed them in the pan.
Doesn't it look yummy?? It was!
Next up we have Social Studies. We were learning about: maps, directions (N,S,E,W), compasses, and different aspects of the earth (mountains, oceans, deserts, islands etc..) We made a salt map. Husband wanted them to make MI since that's were we live, but JD added tons of islands so its his own little country :) JAE made TONS of islands LOL
And then I added some mountains to JD's and they painted them. JD can tell you that the brown is desert, green is grass/land, bumpy brown is mountains, the land with water all around is an island, and blue is ocean!
JAE also practiced cutting while JD made a compass.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Tomato to Sauce
Time for a little science. Today we learned that spaghetti sauce comes from tomatoes. So for dinner JD helped make homemade tomato sauce!
We have been learning over the summer that some foods are grown in a garden and come from a plant. One of those plants gives us tomatoes. The boys have had the chance to watch the plant grow, see the green tomatoes arrive, turn red, and then pick them. (We also have a strawberry plant which they have more of an interest in since they can eat those right after picking =) ) This also means we have a fridge drawer full of tomatoes. Tonight we opened up our Kitchen Science book and decided to make a little homemade spaghetti sauce!
They watched how this lovely tomato:
turned into this:
and then enjoyed this:
Yes, its orange. Husband says its because they were not ripe enough. They were red and starting to shrivel so I don't know. LOL The boys got to add all the other ingredients to the pot which is their favorite thing about cooking. "Can I pour/dump/sprinkle it in?" is what I hear anytime a bowl is on the counter or the spices come out of the cupboard. :) It was actually pretty good!
We have been learning over the summer that some foods are grown in a garden and come from a plant. One of those plants gives us tomatoes. The boys have had the chance to watch the plant grow, see the green tomatoes arrive, turn red, and then pick them. (We also have a strawberry plant which they have more of an interest in since they can eat those right after picking =) ) This also means we have a fridge drawer full of tomatoes. Tonight we opened up our Kitchen Science book and decided to make a little homemade spaghetti sauce!
They watched how this lovely tomato:
turned into this:
and then enjoyed this:
Yes, its orange. Husband says its because they were not ripe enough. They were red and starting to shrivel so I don't know. LOL The boys got to add all the other ingredients to the pot which is their favorite thing about cooking. "Can I pour/dump/sprinkle it in?" is what I hear anytime a bowl is on the counter or the spices come out of the cupboard. :) It was actually pretty good!
Monday, August 09, 2010
Sunflowers and Bees
We have a sunflower!!! And there was no shortage of bees. As soon as we walked over to take a look, there were 2 bees flying around already. They walked around and flew around for a 20mins while we examined our flower and the rest of the garden Both boys were happy to see an actual flower on there now and to see the bees. Can't wait to see the rest of the plants blooming with flowers :) Here are some pictures!
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Sunflowers for Bees Stage 2
There they are! Our sunflowers are starting to grow. As of right now we have 3 that are actually showing above ground, not sure if any others will be joining them but we will see. JD showed a little interest when I showed him that his flowers were starting to grow, but he was to busy playing and swimming to care to much. JAE helped water them the other day and likes that job :)
They were a little more interested in this little guy yesterday then their nonflowery sunflowers. Can't blame them :)
They were a little more interested in this little guy yesterday then their nonflowery sunflowers. Can't blame them :)
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Sunflowers for Bees Stage 1
Spent the day planting our sunflower seeds for our "Bee Experiment" and "Learn How Things Grow" studies. They were more interested in making and playing in the mud, but JD did help put the seeds and plants into the ground once I had finished digging it all up.
The sunflowers are on the left, carrots in the middle, 2 tomato and a strawberry plant on the right. Can't wait until they start popping up!
Last Week we also finished up our study on the human body. JD learned many interesting facts about himself like: little white circles called blood cells heal all his boo-boos, his heart is like a fountain, bones make you strong and help your body not look like pudding, muscles help you move, and his 5 senses.
The sunflowers are on the left, carrots in the middle, 2 tomato and a strawberry plant on the right. Can't wait until they start popping up!
Last Week we also finished up our study on the human body. JD learned many interesting facts about himself like: little white circles called blood cells heal all his boo-boos, his heart is like a fountain, bones make you strong and help your body not look like pudding, muscles help you move, and his 5 senses.
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