Little Pink Apple

Author: preppyteacher

  • 2016 Care Package

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    Well it’s that time of year. Kids all over the country are cheering because it is time to go to summer sleep away camp. That means care packages. Here are some of my favorite finds for this years care packages. Pug Pillow This little face is sure to bring smiles to your camper. Nature Mandalas…

  • Life Lately

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    How sad? I have not blogged in awhile! The last month has been a complete whirl wind. As most home school parents will tell you their life is non stop. In my case, if one little wrench is thrown my way it is a complete nightmare. My wrench was a kidney stone Memorial Day weekend.…

  • WW II Vet Wisdom

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    The kids and I heard this commentary on NPR by WW II vet Larry Kirby. There is so much to be learned from the “greatest generation”. There is much wisdom to be gained from someone who has over ninety years of life experience.

  • Direct Current (DC) Experiment

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    Now that we have studied the differences between DC (direct current) and AC (alternating current) and Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla it was time to get hands on with our knowledge. We decided to start chronologically with direct current. Homopolar motors are really fun and easy to make. All you need is: I bought the…

  • Field Trip: Fort Lauderdale Air and Sea Show

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    If you have a child who loves military jets this is the time to be in Fort Lauderdale. It is fleet week here and it is a wonderful week. It is so fun to see sailors everywhere. The port is filled with ships. Starting on Wednesday jets are overhead. It’s a little scary if you…

  • Another Experiment for Newton’s First Law

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    Here is another really fun way to demonstrate Newton’s first law of motion. Newton’s First Law: An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. All you need is several strings of Mardi…

  • Newton’s Third Law of Motion

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    No surprise that we would be learning Newton’s third law. Newton’s third law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. I had (past tense) a great video of our experiment for Newton’s third law.  Rocket experiments are a great way to demonstrate Newton’s third law. We have done a lot…

  • Newton’s Second Law of Motion

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    Yesterday, we talked about Newton’s first law you probably guessed that today we would cover his second law! You would be right! Newton’s Second Law: Acceleration is produced when a force acts on a mass. The greater the mass (of the object being accelerated) the greater the amount of force needed (to accelerate the object).…

  • Newton’s First Law of Motion

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    Who would have thought Newton’s Three Laws of Motion could be so fun. I was probably just imagining it but when I informed the kids we were studying Newton’s Law’s of Motion I could have sworn I heard sighs and groaning. There are some really fun and easy experiments that illustrate the laws really well.…

  • A Little Help From the Kids

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    This past year has been a difficult one for our family. My mother in law and my husband’s grandmother passed away three months apart. Our house has felt a little bit like it was falling into physical disrepair. Projects which we would usually spread out and tackle here and there were completely thrown on the…