This thread has been so helpful to me. My son is a Legomaniac. And he always abuses the instructions so they get torn up. Then the Legos end up in his big Rubbermade tub. He builds the sets within an hour and then it's "what's next?" Thanks for all of the tips, guys! Kelly

We've had a good experience wtih Sonlight science. It contains almost all of the supplies you will need (you provide items like a bowl or tape or water and stuff) and there is a schedule that tell you what you need to do each day. PLUS you get activity sheets to test the kids' knowledge on what they have learned. Kelly

Nevermind about the KOGS...I did a search and figured it out. :) I was doing some searching for some science stuff and came across this company. Look pretty interesting: http://www.esciencelabs.com/ Kelly

Sorry if this is a dumb question but what is KOGS? :) Kelly

Thank you! I couldn't find it on Netflix but a local library does have it so I'll be reserving it. Thanks for the recommendation! Kelly

OK, I found something about it and it's very interesting. Read on if interested: :) German-born American physicist Albert Einstein’s elegant equation E=mc2 predicted that energy could be converted to matter. Using a linear accelerator and high-energy laser light, physicists have done just that. This 1997 Encarta Yearbook article describes their success. Scientists Create Matter Out of Light Physicists at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) in California have succeeded in producing particles of matter from very energetic collisions of light. The team, which included researchers from Stanford University, the University of Rochester in New York, the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, and Princeton University in New Jersey, published an account of their work in the September 1, 1997, issue of the journal Physical Review Letters. Scientists have long known that matter can be converted to energy and, conversely, energy can be converted to matter. In 1905 physicist Albert Einstein quantified the relationship between matter and energy in his famous equation E=mc2, in which E is energy, m is mass, and c is the speed of light (300,000 km/sec [186,000 mi/sec]). In an atomic bomb blast, a very small amount of matter is converted to its equivalent in energy, creating an immense explosion. Scientists have also created matter from energy by bombarding heavy atoms (atoms made up of many protons and neutrons) with high-energy radiation in the form of X rays. Collisions between the X-ray beam and the atoms created matter in the form of sets of electron and positron particles, a phenomenon known as pair production. Positrons are particles that have the same weight and amount of charge as electrons, but positrons are positively charged, while electrons are negatively charged. In the recent experiments at SLAC, physicists accelerated a beam of electrons to nearly the speed of light. They then aimed a split-second pulse of high-energy laser light directly at the electron beam. Occasionally a photon (a tiny, discrete unit of light energy) collided with an electron. The photon then recoiled from the collision and rebounded into oncoming photons from the laser beam with such violence that the resulting energy was converted into an electron-positron pair. Over several months of such experiments, the physicists were able to produce more than 100 electron-positron pairs. From http://www.skybooksusa.com/time-travel/physics/matter.htm This just completely blew me away. Kelly

Ah! You're right. I need to try to find out what I was watching to see if I can find the quote again. It was basically saying that since matter can be converted to energy, then the reverse would be true. It wasn't something that I had heard before and wanted to see if any science minded folks would know something about it. Kelly

So I was wondering your thoughts on this: The famous equation says, in a nutshell, is that energy is equal to matter times the speed of light squared. OK, matter can be converted into energy. Does this then mean that energy can be converted into matter? If so, is there an example of this? I caught just a blip of this on a television show in passing but it really caught my attention. Kelly

So you don't have to have the WWE workbooks if you get the main teacher's book? OK, thanks for the explanation. That makes sense. Now I think I know what I need to order. :) Kelly

Thanks. I ll go take a look when I have some ME money to spend. I'll let you know as soon as I find a money tree. But I wouldn't be waiting if I were you. LOL

OK. Iv'e read WTM and I think it's terrific! We're ready to take on classical education. I'm trying to get the books I'll need for my 2nd grade (8 yo) ds and am a little confused. On the peace hill web site there are FLL and WWE books. Do WWE books correspond to grade level? And I only see a WWE workbook level 1 and 2. Then there is a FLL level 3. So how does this work? Please help! :blink: Kelly

My 13yo dd has had such a terrible time with math. We've tried so many different ways to get through to her. Finally we combined MUS and TT. I also drill her daily with a Flashmaster on her basic math facts (addition, multiplication, etc) We're seeing progress. This year her average is a 96 so far! Kelly

OK, Robin. I see you and I are practically neighbors. Where did you see those cute bookmarks for $6? :D Kelly PS I will not and can not spend a lot of money on shoes or handbags. It seems like such a waste. But books......don't get me started. haha Unfortunately, I don't have the money to go on book shopping sprees. The money tree in the back yard died.

OK, I'm a book junky and would pay $13 for a very nice bookmark. But I have bookmarks from my "collection" back from my high school days. Call me weird but certain bookmarks actually remind me of the books that I marked with them. Here's an example of some pricey elastic bookmarks. Don't think I'll be ordering any of them anytime soon. https://www.sidrichardsonmuseum.org/NUstore/catalog/product_info.php?language=en&currency=USD&products_id=489 All of that being said, I am really worried about the economy and how things are going. Kelly