For those who missed our last post, our delve into chemistry led us to a "recipe" for "milk plastic." We learned that if you heat cow's milk and then add an acid such as vinegar or lemon juice a chemical reaction takes place rearranging the molecules into a polymer. When the liquid is removed and the new substance dries completely it hardens into plastic. We tried this experiment and hardened our plastic into small rectangles which we turned into dice. Check our our pictu

We started our delve into chemistry by defining an atom and looking at its parts. We used beads with "P" for proton, "N" for neutron, and "E" for electron along with some glue and wire to make a model of an atom. Our model shows that the nucleus of the atom is made of protons and neutrons, and the electrons orbit around the nucleus. Once we understood the basic structure of an atom we expanded our learning and familiarized ourselves with the Periodic Table. We learned tha

We started our study of United States Geography by making a paper mache globe. To make the globe we had to gather our supplies: spray paint craft paint newspaper strips glue: made of flour, water, and salt paint brushes a large balloon First we made the glue and used it to glue the newspaper strips to the balloon and to the other strips. Then we let it dry and painted the whole thing with blue spray paint, adding continents after the "oceans" dried. We marked longitude and l

For The Love ended 2021 with so many projects and things to learn that we got way behind in sharing with you. Here's a quick re-cap of some of our favorites. We did a unit on The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien and decided to share the "Hero's Journey" and the plot of the book by creating a board game. In the game, the players embark on a journey of their own and draw cards which depict different elements from the book which give them instructions on how to move forward in the ga