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DD is doing a weekly Disney Imagineering Co-op using the DVDs (mostly 5th-8th grade, a few younger kids). Today, they did trajectory. After the DVD, the parent leading asked what the kids knew/remembered about trajectory.
DD "Trajectory follows a parabolic arc, and you can get a parabola by graphing f(x)=ax^2. I like positive values of a best, because that way it's smiling!
I think this one was my absolute favorite yet as it completely epitomizes asynchronousity, in the best way possible:)
A bit of girlish whimsy with the math background and brain to tie it together.
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I have the following cd/DVD combo that teaches skip counting. It is pretty low budget, but kids seem to really like it. My dd already knew skip counting by most numbers when we got it, as well as multiplication tables but she still likes it and learned to skip count higher than I had taught her.
I also used Math Bands, these really cute bracelets in bright colors that have a separate bracelet for each number. They are designed by a teacher:
http://www.tlcforkidsonline.com/multiplication.html
https://sites.google.com/site/learninstylemathbands/
In addition, the FREE skip counting mazes from Confessions of a Homeschooler are a fun way to practice as well:
http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/blog/2012/07/skip-counting-mazes.html
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Oh my!!!!
After reading this thread I asked my husband what the strangest thing he had ever seen was...
Out of curiousity he typed it into Reddit and I am really quite shocked at what is possible?!
I thought the passenger seat was for passengers, not the drivers seat.
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Do you have any pottery, tiles, porcelain with blues in it? That will work for cobalt?
Another question: are you hoping to run through the periodic table as much as possible, or are you going for a set number/time limit?
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Sodium:
My vapour at night gives a yellow glow to the streetlights
And my ions combine to make all kinds of salts
With Cl I am found in the ocean in great quantities,
but use sparingly on food or your taste buds I may assault.
Ah...trying to rush a bit and force the rhyming:)
It might be fun after the party stress to rework some of these and do a bit better job!
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Carbon: for that pencil drawer:)
I am the element contained in all life forms.
I might be a lubricant, jewelry, or help to form steel
I can be the hardest of hard, according to Moh
Yet still break easily when I do math with great zeal!
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Helium: for this one to work you will need helium balloons, but at a party I though there might be a fairly good chance.
I am the smallest atom, lighter than air
1/4 of the biggest star in our galaxy is composed of me.
From blimps to balloons to shuttles for NASA
Are all possible when you manage to harness my energy.
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Okay:)
After the kiddo is in bed tonight I shall do some more and see what hubby has!
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Question:
Do you have a mechanical or a digital thermostat?
If it is mechanical we can use copper as the thermostats make use of a bimetallic strip.
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Lets see...what else? Sodium an chloride on salt cellars in kitchen cupboard? Do you have a no of Borax in the laundry area? Swimming pool or water purifier?
Can you tell me which ones you have done already?
I thought carbon would be fun to do for a big box o pencils, but you would néed to have a place where the kids could reasonably expect to find them?
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Sulfur: (maybe you could put the next clue on a box of eggs in the fridge? Although you might want to put the eggs themselves in Tupperware or something if they are rambunctious boys!)
I am one of a few elements found pure in nature, and probably from volcanic origins arose.
When I am in the presence of oxygen, you might want to cover your nose!
Be careful with these shells or the smell may make you groan-
When your nose is full of the stench of Brimstone!
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Iron:
I turn to rust in the presence of oxygen, and am the reason the surface of Mars looks red.
You can find my magnetic filings in neat little boxes that you eat when you get out of bed.
Some of these will be a bit hokey, but time and age should excuse a bit of it:)
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I think you have gotten some great advice, so I won't reiterate the thoughts on therapy and pediasure.
However, I will say that a trip to Europe will be very, very difficult. Not impossible, as we do it regularly. However, we send a box ahead to Granddads house, and carry other foods that are allowed as well. Here is why:
Even foods that the child will eat in this country may well not be tolerated in another country. Even for my dd, who is not quite as extreme, this is a huge problem. Even supermarket foods by the same name and same company will taste different as they are made in country and distributed according to local tastes. Even things like Campbell's soup, or Ritz crackers. Fruits and veggies can sometimes taste quite a bit different as the nutrients in the soil, weather, etc., can all contribute.
Sometimes we have found this is a good thing as occasionally she likes something there better...but mostly not, and the textures and smells of foods are quite different.
Also, America is very, very unique for being able to enter a restaurant, find something on a menu that looks vaguely interesting, and then substituting/changing the parts of it you would like! This is EXTREMELY difficult in many other places. Most times the answer is just no.
I would definitely look into therapy or at least the opinion of a therapist, and options for where you are going. Good luck, as I know this must be so difficult for both (all) of you.
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Here's a idea but then I got stumped. I need to finish it with clue for couch and remote control for tv.
Look to lithium to give you a charge,
these batteries power so many things small and large.
so, when upon the sofa you are napping
Press the 'on' button to see what's happening
Or
Click my button to turn me on
After finding a couch to collapse upon
Are you wanting to go with the rhyming theme? I will try to work them that way:)
Okay, what others do you need or have you finished?
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I really do love these:)
Hubby and I are chemists. I have a Dr. Appt this morning, but am lying frivolously abed recovering from surgery this afternoon. If you haven't finished them, I can help with more then:)
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Americium-
I am the only man-made element you can buy in a grocery store. You will never find me in nature, but I am very important in keeping your houses safe. A trace of me creates charged particles that will detect smoke.
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I just bought some Chaco clogs on amazon. Chacos that don't wrap around my big toe are awesome.
I have spent much of my adult life in Chacos! Granted, I have a slightly different 'foot' problem. I am in a wheelchair and NEED something light weight and comfy.
Did you know that the Chaco company will re-web, resole, repair their shoes?!
https://www.chacos.com/US/en-US/Secure/Static/Repair.mvc.aspx
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I have the 2nd set you referenced above and really love them!I am interested in purchasing these too.
potentially looking at these ones:
I have a slightly different set for the whiteboard, but have found we never use them as my dd wants to hold/touch/build with them herself.
OP, there is another great set from Lakeshore that a friend of mine has. Their set also differentiates by color. (I think yellow ones, green tens, blue flats), and she had to purchase the 100 cube separately. She swears by this, and maybe it is helpful for some...
ETA: I certainly would not go for any foam ones as these things get USED:)
The LR set I have is nice hard plastic and still looks brand new after nearly 2 years.
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On Kindle:
If I Were a Kid in Ancient Rome...
Classical Kids: An Activity Guide to Life in Ancient Greece and Rome
Explore Ancient Rome: 25 Great Activities
On YouTube:
David Macauley's Roman City -- probably geared more for ages 8-12.
Horrible Histories: Romans (series of videos)
Library:
And if you can put a hold on a few titles and make a quick trip to the library... there are quite a few Usborne books on Ancient Rome that are geared exactly for that age -- loads of illustrations and not too wordy:
Who Were the Romans (Usborne Starting Point)
The Story of Rome (Usborne Young Reading series) -- early edition was The Riotous Story of Ancient Rome
Pocket Guide to Ancient Rome (Usborne Everyday Life series)
Time Traveler: Visit Medieval Times, Ancient Rome and Ancient Egypt
And your library might also have some stepped readers and picture books:
Wow! Great list, and thanks for taking the time to put list it all. Very timely for us as well:)
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We read and re-read much of this series. I think we own 90% of them now! An entire shelf in our library. But you are right, some are ridiculously simple and barely worth it, and some are awesome...a lot of discrepancy in levels, even within the same official level.
I can have a look and tell you some of our favorites this evening, but we read a great, timely one last night. It wasn't one we owned, although I ordered it today:)
It is 'Why leaves Change Color in Fall' and I highly recommend it. I even learned a couple of things, which took us on a chemistry tangent. (But we are chemists:)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0064451267/ref=mp_s_a_1_15?qid=1380056073&sr=8-15&pi=AC_SX110_SY165
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Ha, that is hilarious, and brought back memories!
When I was very young my mom made a very similar meal... But she baked the hotdogs in those pre made rolls in a tube, like a wiener wrap. Noodles and brown gravy on the side. Of course, four kids on a single income probably encouraged this:)
Oh...did I mention I went vegetarian at age five?!
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I have a 19 year old college student who literally arrived in country 2 weeks ago. I am paying her to come over once per week to work with my dd on Soroban. She speaks very little English, but This may well be what your dd needs:)
In fact, I know this girl is looking for opportunities to practice English, so maybe they could trade off.
She is here for this full year I know, but lives in the Dorms and doesn't get much of a chance to really see off-campus. We are trying to include her in our family trips to give her a chance to see some things.
She is scheduled to come Friday, so I could ask her if she is interested. If you would like me to, please send me a pm. Of course, all I can do is ask, and the rest is up to her:)
If not, you might check with your local Uni as I think a year exchange program is quite common.
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I give my kiddo yogurt-covered raisins as treats...
She also really likes honey-roasted nuts.
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As I learned by reading the Consumerist last year, if a company sends something to you, legally it is yours to keep. It's meant to prevent a company from sending any old package to you and then hounding you for the money. Doubly so in your case since Amazon told you to keep it.
Thanks for this! I kept the email from Amazon, just in case, but I think that we will hold on to the box for a couple of months. If nothing comes of it by then, I think we will sell it on eBay and donate the money to charity for Xmas as I can't see donating these particular items as is. It just feels weird to keep them! And what else would I do? Regift them to others? Even more strange!
Mamaraby, in the process of attempting to quote you from my phone, I managed to do something strange with first liking your post, then changing it. Lol, please disregard:)
They said what? Good thing they're homeschooled!
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After finishing our last buddy read, A Cricket in Times Square, we had yet to choose a new one.
Dd3.10 bangs on the bathroom door whilst I am inside, very excited, and shouts: "Mommy, mommy, can we read Moby Dick for our new book? It has a WHALE in it?!"
Uhh...Can it wait until I am out of the bathroom?