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The Montana Dept of Education made some lesson plans too, YMMV. Google WyFLES Salsa to find them.
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What's Robotics: S&T? I tried Google but didn't come up with much.
Sorry, it was that book linked earlier, Robotics: Discover the Science and Technology of the Future.
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Have you seen the Engineering is Everywhere curriculum units? http://www.eie.org/engineering-everywhere/curriculum-units
They were developed by the Museum of Science in Boston and they are geared toward 6th-8th grades. You have to submit a form to request the free units, then they send you a link to a pdf. I have used their Earthquake Engineering unit from the Engineering is Elementary program for 3-5th graders and it was a huge success. I don't have any experience with the middle school program other than it exists.
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Robotics discover the science and technology of the future, Kathy Ceceri
http://www.amazon.com/Robotics-DISCOVER-TECHNOLOGY-PROJECTS-Yourself/dp/1936749750
I'm going to supplement it with lots of make magazine, movies, fiction, and who knows what else.
I second this book. We have used it, and we think it was great. It has some history, it talks about the parts of a robot, and it has some doable projects. Great book if you need more explicit directions for your projects.
I used both in an engineering coop class a few years ago. The Robotics book went well, the 4-H projects were a bit of a bust.
I have the first two levels of the 4-H Robotics project. I thought that was much harder to implement. It was very open-ended. The projects were something along the lines of, "here is some building materials, you need to make an arm that has 3 degrees of movement, now go!" Which is great if you have kids that are used to building and thinking out of the box. But there is very little pictures showing examples built projects. I understand they want kids to use their imagination, but I found that some kids need to see an example of a structure and then build their own version. The 4-H curricula is more about the engineering, physical side of robotics- no programming. The first level explores robotic arms, the second level explores movement and the third level explores sensors.
I liked the 4-H curriculum in theory; I wish it hadn't been so hard to implement. As an intro to robotics I think Robotics: S&T is much better.
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My husband loves selling on Craigslist, but it really does bring out the crazy. We were selling a car for my parents and one person wanted to buy the car unseen. He or she texted us a picture of 100 dollar bills fanned out.
People would message him and ask, "How low are you willing to go?" That is not how bargaining works. You make an offer, I make a counter offer.
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I've been fitted at Nordstrom, Macys and a specialty store. I am tall, so I am wondering if that is part of the issue, the straps might be too short, even on the longest length.
Ahhh. That could be the case. If your straps are at their loosest and they are still digging into your shoulders then maybe you can find a tailor that can add an extra length of elastic to the straps?
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I agree with Nick's Mama, most stores don't put you in a bra that is small enough around your torso and big enough in the cups- even the supposed bra-fitting experts. If you can find a specialty bra store they will steer you in the right direction. If you aren't near a large city you will probably have to special order. Search for stores that have mastectomy bras; stores that carry those will usually also carry larger cup sizes.
I really like this store in the UK, they have beautiful bras in cup sizes up to J! However, they are expensive and waiting 6 weeks to get my bras is a serious lesson in patience!
ETA here is another website to buy larger cup bras
http://www.barenecessities.com/sitemapbybrasize.aspx
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I found a link to a program called Harmonia, an interactive music theory program in development. It looks like it is geared toward college freshman, but maybe it will be beneficial to high school students as well. They are looking for beta testers.
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"Hating to read" and "slow reader" could be symptoms of a potential LD that has managed to stay under the radar all these years, rather than just a personal preference. My first thought would be to get some expert evaluations to see if there are any issues that can be addressed to make reading easier, quicker, and hence, more enjoyable. Examples:
- vision problem -- glasses reduce eye strain and pain of reading
- vision tracking (convergence) issue that vision therapy would address
I don't usually come to this particular board because we are in logic stage, but thank you so much for the stealth dyslexia link, Lori. That is my daughter: slow reader, skips words and substitutes words when reading. She enjoyed reading k-2, but has struggled with chapter books. We had a lot of remediation to address when I took them out of public school 2 years ago. My son's reading skills have increased by leaps and bounds, but my daughter's skills have stagnated. I made an appointment to have her eyes checked and I will talk to her doctor about my concerns.
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I wouldn't text past 10pm. I definitely wouldn't call, because I can't assume that people have given me a cell phone number. I wouldn't think of calling a landline past a certain time so I wouldn't call the cell phone either- unless it was an emergency. The people I know who communicate via text usually use that media exclusively and don't want to be bothered by phone calls, no matter what the hour!
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The book is not wrong, it might help to multiply both sides by -1 first.
So
bp - am - bcm = -byz
becomes
-bp + am + bcm = byz
and then proceed from there.
Sorry, hit enter too quickly
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My husband and I like the idea of a tiny house when the kids move out. But his shoulders wouldn't fit through the hallway. There is just no way it would happen. That article was hilarious, this video was pretty funny too.
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I do plan out the year in advance because if it doesn't get on the weekly list, it doesn't get done. I make a spreadsheet with Dates and Days of School along the top, and Subjects on the side. Then I fill in the boxes. If we miss some days I delete some cells from the Dates row and we keep going. I select a week at a time to print out and my kids use that as a guide for what they do for the week.
As far as the science, I am planning on 3 days a week; we are usually gone one afternoon a week so that is a light day of basics. I am hoping to have 1 lab day a week and the other two days will be reading and discussing/exploring further. I think I will assign the reading as individual work to be done whenever they want, as long as it is read by the time we get together to discuss it.
This is all theory, we will see how it goes. :laugh:
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Do you have the Teacher's Guide? Each chapter has a time estimate for the number of 45-min class periods. We are doing CPO Earth Science this year as well, so I don't know how their classroom estimate compares to a homeschool actuality.
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Does she want to do any projects along with her readings?
Recycling projects for the Evil Genius
That series also has a book on Solar Energy and another called 50 Green Projects.
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We have been post at this duty station for 2 and half years. I am ready to go. We have explored, made friends, seen friends go, delighted in the positives, dealt with the negatives. But really I am ready for the next adventure. I know I will hate the moving process and the next posting might be awful. Did I say I was ready to go??
In 5 years, we will retire from this life. Will I always feel this way? I was looking forward to settling down eventually. What if I am not happy settled down?
Just venting I guess.
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I am so pleased by the verdict. I agree we still have a long way to go, but I have high hopes for the future.
:hurray: :party: :patriot:
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Hi there!
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If you have a kindle app and use Audible audiobooks, Story of My Life and Tom Sawyer are available as Whispersync titles. It can make the reading experience easier.
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Chicken and sausage jambalaya with rice.
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We have a maltese/silky terrier mix who is 9 lbs. We absolutely love him! He is very affectionate and friendly to kids. He is a huge cuddle bug, the kids love to do their school work snuggled up with him. With his small size it is easy to take him places, but I don't actually carry him around in a purse ;)
We didn't get our dog from a breeder, we found him when he was puppy at a shelter that specialized in small dogs. He has hair, not fur, which can get matted easily. You have to brush them regularly or go to the groomer often and invest in small-dog sweaters :lol:
We had a lab for 10 years before he died. He was a wonderful dog, but I don't miss the dog hair everywhere.
ETA: You may not get mellow for a while. Puppies are cute, energetic, and lovable, but not mellow.
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Diagnosed with uterine cancer
in The Chat Board
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No advice to give- just :grouphug: