... Congratulations Kirstin! What a special time for you all! Best wishes, Donna Mum of Jeremy (9), Sienna (7) and Caleigh (4 months). Logan City, QLD. ...
Don't know any websites but this snippet may be useful. I've just finished reading a fantastic novel by Barbara Kingsolver called 'Prodigal Summer', set in the...
Hi My DS 11 knows all I ever want to know about science stuff, this is what he says about Thunder and Lightning. Lightning is like a static shock only much...
Hi Kathryn, My son loves Horrible Histories but I never knew there was a Horrible Science. Science is his thing. Is it from the same people, Bissett...
Thunder: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Thunder is the sound of the shockwave caused when lightning instantly heats the air around it to up to 30 000...
Hi Terry The series is published by Hippo and are available in lots of good book stores. We have found them at Angus and Robertson or Bookworld. Just realised...
Sorry... I pressed the send button too soon. I've come up with a small experiment to demonstrate what's happening: 1. Put your thumb and your middle finger...
Hello, my name is Merridy, have just joined recently - hi Beverley, we have 'met' before on another list. Diet & reactions to food is one of my favourite...
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Hello Tanja I live near Mt Barker with my partner & our 3.5 yr old daughter. I have been thinking about h/s since her birth, and now we are getting closer to ...
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... You could try the Bureau of Meterology website: http://www.bom.gov.au/ There are links for all sorts of info on this site including explanations of weather...
Thanks SO much Joe I've been reading all the replies (thanks everyone!) and was thinking I understand the air heating up and expanding and contracting but my ...
Joey and I did a unit on sound last year, but it touched on high-school level physics (Joey loves his science.) Some other experiments on sound: try placing...
Oh... another experiment idea. Place a ruler on the side of a desk, roughly 1/2 way. While holding the desk end firmly, pull down and let go of the other end...
How lightning works... http://science.howstuffworks.com/lightning.htm I haven't read this one but the how stuff works site is usually pretty good! :^) Cheers,...
Have to say thanks again. K - I don't know why I didn't search the B.O.M. sight - I check it nearly every day looking for tropical lows being in this wild old ...
Hi, I'm Sharalyn, mumma to Jordan 6.5yrs. I've recently started homeschooling him (took him out of school at the end of last year) and doing mostly unschooling...
... after a short and intense 2 hr labour in a water tub. << Congratulations to your whole family, Kirsten! Gotta love a short labour. My last one was around...
Ok... here's a tip for you. Most educators are very familiar with the work of Vygotsky, who was a founder of the notions of explorative, social and ...
Hi Sharalyn Regarding advice about how to get the school to leave you alone: 1) The school no longer has a role with your son. You don't need to enter into...
Hello Merridy, Thanks for your email and nice to meet you. The list is great to get more comfortable about the whole idea of homeschooling, isn't it?! There is...
Hi Sharalyn, It really isn't up to you to educate the school employees about unschooling or even homeschooling and as a busy Mum you really can't afford the...
Tanja, ... yes please! I agree completely with what you say about the Steiner school. I recently placed Kira's name on the waiting list, just in case in the...
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Margaret, The issues seem to be about not being at a school and not registered with the education department. Yes she has been in contact with welfare...
Thanks Joe. I had forgotten all about Vygotsky, will have to use that one. I have copies of the syllabus and know where Jordan is and where he needs to go. I...
Thanks Sam, I didn't originally invite them, they just started ringing as they didn't believe I would homeschool I guess. The school counsellor has been the...
Hi Cathy, When I had a complete blood test thingo done a year or so ago, it came back showing I was mildly deficient in magnesium. I think that's similar to...
Hi Joe, re your experiments with a hammer and tapping on different materials... A few years ago we were at Rapid Bay Beach, where overburden from a local...
... Hi Sharalyn, We're in Victoria and I haven't registered with the education department. I'm in Victoria. Your school knows absolutely nothing on home ...
