2021-2022 in review

Well it's been a busy and crazy year. One child is in Public high-school and one is at home with me still.

 Lily has been doing great in school. She is enjoying 9th grade and has gotten on the honor roll for the last 2 trimesters. She is still dancing. She added art club and Civil Air Patrol to her list of extra-curricular activates. Lily will be confirmed this year at church. She can't wait until summer with no homework. 

AJ received his black belt in Karate. He is also enjoying school at home. He has been part of many classes and field trips this year. He has been dancing, flying planes and participating in Civil Air Patrol. 

I'm going to post some pictures of some activities from this past year. 

 Keep up to date on my Facebook page for more pictures and fun! 

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Marie Curie-Chapter 10: Four Hard Yard

Chapter summary- 
Marie and Pierre announce their discovery of Radium, but the scientific community wants more proof. In order to allow other scientists to observe and study their new find, the Curies must isolate and produce”pure: radium.

Over the next four years, Pierre and Marie work diligently separating Radium and pitch blend. They work in a terrible facility- an old shed with poor ventilation, a broken roof, and a weak stove for warmth. At one point a university in Sweden offers them a workspace. They decide not to take the office space. Maries father passes away and she misses him greatly.

What we will cover in this chapter-
Science: Periodic table of the Elements
History and Geography: Bavaria

Science: Periodic table of the Elements
Lily and Aj Participated in a class through Outschool about the Periodic Table. They also watched a science video on Hoopla called Introduction to the Periodic Table. After watching the video, they completed a worksheet from Twinkle.com. 

History and Geography: Bavaria

We watched a video called the 10 things to do in Bavaria. We also found Bavaria on a map of Germany and learned about its flags.

Thanks for reading! 😊 

Marie Curie- Chapter 9: More Discoveries

Chapter Summary-
Marie works hard to find the new element she believes exists in pitchblende. Pierre is so fascinated by her work, he soon joins her. Soon they discover what they believe is two elements! One, Marie names the element  Polonium after Poland. The other remains a mystery and the work continues. They discover Radium after many moths of work. Pierre and Marie take a much needed break. The vacation does them good.

What we will Learn from this chapter-
History and Geography-Spanish American War- An Introduction
Science: Radium, X-rays

Science: Radium and X-Rays 

Lily and Aj watched a video about Radium. The video was called The Discovery of Radium. They also watched a slide show from Twinkle.com about Marie Curie and X-rays. The enjoyed playing bone bingo. They Also created a flip book and made their own X-ray. 

History and Geography-Spanish American War- 

An Introduction

Lily and Aj watched a video on you-tube about the Spanish-American war. They also completed a reading comprehension worksheet and a word search from Kids Connect.com. 

Thanks for reading! 

Marie Curie: Chapter 6 - A French Education

Chapter Summary-
When Manya Arrives in France to attend the Sorbonne, she changes her name for various reasons. She learns French very quickly and becomes absorbed in her studies.  Unfortunately she becomes too absorbed and forgets to take care of her health. She forgery’s to eat and sleep which makes her very ill. In 1893 she earns her masters in Physics. She wins a large scholarship from poland. Years Later she pays back the scholarship because she wants another student to have the opportunity she did.

Science- Nutrition and the Brain 
Language- Learning a Foreign Language, French

Science- Nutrition and the Brain

Marie studies really hard and forgets to eat and sleep. This causes her to become sick. We watched a video called You are what you eat: Saturday Morning, CBS. This showed the kids the importance of what you eat and how it relates to your brain health. They also completed brain worksheets and we looked at what the average family ate in different parts of the world. 

Language- Learning a Foreign Language, French