Simple Machines

"The front of the boat is a wedge, Mom."

Simple machines are explored in physics this week with games.

Do you know the list of 6 simple machines? Not first class this or 3rd class that, SIMPLE.

More about Laws of Motion

Newton's 3rd Law of Motion describes an action and reaction. We saw this when the "paddle" on the carton boat was wound up on a rubber band and then allowed to rotate and make the carton boat travel the length of the bathtub.






The Ping Pong Popper was fun for each of my Gs because I let each one make the project and "shoot" each other with ping pong balls as well as heavier rubber balls. We compared the distance each could travel.  The re-use of toilet paper holders was wonderful ;-)



October was Busy

October is almost over. We've made a Native American Indian costume for our Indian Princess (pictures later). We've visited a fire station during Fire Prevention Month.   We learned that it is ok to call the 911 number for emergencies and that firemen all dressed up in their protective gear are ok to help us in an emergency.

  There was a friend's birthday party in the park with kickball. We haven't played that much organized kickball and it was a blast!  The home school family nearby held their annual bonfire in their backyard for many folks.  And we got to play in the dark with many friends. Then we made s'mores. We were all very tired after that trip.

We went to the corn maze again this year and found new stuff to enjoy.  Yes, that is a concrete culvert that was made into a platform for the slide from a home store.  The remainder of the sides were stabilized by wood chips.  A wonderful season of soccer was enjoyed by all 3Gs on the same team with a favorite coach.  There was raking and jumping on the neighbor's trampoline. It was a good month.

We got to have another French lesson at our tutor's home which included playtime with her son who is also the same age as these 3Gs. And finally, we got to visit the water treatment plant with another friend's dad who works there.  He took several hours to teach our whole family important lessons about our finite amount of water resource we have and how it is treated with several different systems after people in this city use it.

Physics Rocket?

Laws of Motion

St Paul's Cathedral

After Munich, Salzburg, Ankara, Izmir, Istanbul, Rome, Edinburgh and now London, we've many sites to use for comparison of elaborate buildings.  The organ concert on Sunday evening was a positive for this church.  Lord Nelson's grave site was a positive too. AND it WAS too BIG for an entire picture of the front facade after all. 

Edinburgh & a Glasgow Suburb

Scotland's Expensive Parliament Building from inside.

This is an abbey from medieval times near Glasgow.

This is our first professional futbol match. Scottish Premier league.

French Lessons with a Saint

I first called her an angel, but I KNOW that she'd never accept that title. BUT, she can not deny that she is a SAINT. She memorizes scripture because she lives for Jesus. Or the other way around. She is a full-time wife and mother, daughter and sister. She glows in front of us and aches with us when we hurt.

She is taking over French lesson duty b/c the Daddy has seen his limitations with working for our living AND teaching Latin. God said, "Here." Our saintly French teacher came into the scene and took over the French lesson yesterday with a swhoosh.