Our Scientists and piano player

I recently purchased Cairn a subscription to Magic School Bus Science Club.  We got our first shipment - Water!!

So we started the day out with science experiments.

We talked about what materials float and sink so we could start talking about submarines and why they can float and sink.

 Cairn hypothesized that the sub must have some plastic or wood built into it to make it float.

First, we filled the sink with water and emptied a sprite can.

We filled the can with water to make it sink (we could never get it to sink completely) and then we filled the can with air and made it float.

 Pretty cool!!  Now the littles were not interested at first, not until Cairn started blowing the air out and getting excited and then we had 2 extra kids!!  That's fine with me - then it was their choice and not mom made me.

After that experiment, we made solutions or tried to make solutions with oil, salt, sand, and food coloring.

After solutions, we learned about chromotography paper and capillary action.  We learned about the molecular structure of water - H2O and the periodic table.  Cairn was thrilled.  Then later in the day as I was going through her lessons I found a lesson that we covered - solids, liquids and gases.  All the kids learned about the states of matter and atoms today.

After science, we did some other schoolwork and then got ready for Andrew's 2nd piano class.  He was ready to go as soon as he woke up.

He had another great class.  He is very on task and he knows so much already.  After class, I was talking to his teacher about how his little fingers just can't maneuver on their own yet - he can't make his fingers move independently of each other and this is totally developmental - there is nothing wrong with him.  She said that will come in time and he may struggle with the first couple songs he plays on the piano but it will come.  She was actually more concerned that he couldn't sit through an entire class - he has blown her away because he can easily!!

After piano we returned home to finish up the schoolwork we didn't finish in the morning.  Since our science experiments took up so much time they didn't get much else finished plus Skylar didn't finish but one assignment at piano.  The girls take some of their book work to Andrew's piano class so they can sit out in the hallway and work quietly.  Cairn did a fantastic job of finishing most of her assignments and she even commented at home how good it felt to have spent her time wisely.  I also found out at class that there is another boy in class who homeschools (he is 4) and his 2 older sisters will be joining my girls in the hallway.  Oh boy - more friends!!

Tonight, I ran some more errands while the kids stayed home and played outside.  It is really getting to be fall because I remember the sun setting so late and tonight when I came home at 8 it was already SOOOO dark.

Here is our silly Jewel - she loves to cuddle when she sleeps.