tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post3442674405314740199..comments2023-10-22T02:31:42.812-07:00Comments on grit's day: Acid, balls and phloem down the village hallUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-37524840954241669882010-07-07T13:47:54.224-07:002010-07-07T13:47:54.224-07:00thank you for your comments, people. i can thoroug...thank you for your comments, people. i can thoroughly recommend the science fair theme. it put the bats up everyone's nightdresses in the preparation, but the kids all turned out magnificent displays. my only regret is that i cannot steal the glory for the idea, the organisation, nor even the hire hall. all of that rightly belongs to sarah.Grithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022216340604423686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-81368308440494287872010-07-06T13:21:20.714-07:002010-07-06T13:21:20.714-07:00We're doing this in September! (my brain wave,...We're doing this in September! (my brain wave, or fart, depending on how successful....)<br /><br />Glad it went well. There's hope then!kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708429699005394771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-74329346073356880132010-07-06T05:06:52.125-07:002010-07-06T05:06:52.125-07:00It did look very orderly! We need a science day at...It did look very orderly! We need a science day at the home school meet here. What a great idea!Kestrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01163873611934468418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-69602386046494990862010-07-04T17:31:22.191-07:002010-07-04T17:31:22.191-07:00It all looks incredibly orderly. I didn't k...It all looks incredibly orderly. I didn't know you could gather that many Home Edders in one space without huge spills of paint or glue or glitter or popcorn or yoghurt or wee on the floor. <br /><br />Maybe that's just MY kids then.......MadameSmokinGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369302102195138989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-48989009111720532252010-07-04T03:25:45.804-07:002010-07-04T03:25:45.804-07:00p.s. most of that 'stuff' we use for home ...p.s. most of that 'stuff' we use for home ed is free/cheap/scrounged/found/created. It's amazing how resourceful you can be when you set your mind to it.Big mamma froghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006397435397636499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-35831233343978088332010-07-04T03:23:26.953-07:002010-07-04T03:23:26.953-07:00Rachel,
the main thing you need to home ed is a to...Rachel,<br />the main thing you need to home ed is a tolerance to the mountains of potentially useful/educational/interesting 'stuff' that will accumulate on every flat surface in your house...plus an understanding that whatever you do your house will never again be tidy until the little perishers leave home. {g}Big mamma froghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006397435397636499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-25950926070916960922010-07-04T01:29:01.738-07:002010-07-04T01:29:01.738-07:00hi rachel! well, i don't provide all the stuff...hi rachel! well, i don't provide all the stuff, that's for sure! in a meeting like this, each family brings along the science they've been working with, sets up a table, and shows it off to everyone else. Then we all can see each other's experiments, hear everyone's ideas and we all have practice in presenting to individuals, and to larger groups.<br /><br />it requires not so much stuff (home made volcano = painted papier mache, vinegar and bicarb; lightwaves through water = torch, jars of coloured water) but it does need ORGANIZATION! i am eternally grateful to those who do organize, because i am not very good at it. <br /><br />and to anyone wondering... it's straightforward to do in scope: hire your local hall for 3 hours, divide the rent between the families, set the theme, all turn up. voila. <br /><br />sharon, the very thought! there were no bike sheds. i checked, just in case anyone was up for a snog.Grithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022216340604423686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-35362952863750474252010-07-03T20:12:36.513-07:002010-07-03T20:12:36.513-07:00But no smoking behind the bike shed?But no smoking behind the bike shed?sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247276433803886670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686467686335484826.post-64800416134569314562010-07-03T17:32:35.325-07:002010-07-03T17:32:35.325-07:00I just realized how much "stuff" one nee...I just realized how much "stuff" one needs to acquire to do home ed and wow, you should just set up a small school for 3 more students or so and charge a fee to pay for the supplies!!!!R. Molderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119986754283927453noreply@blogger.com