Today we finally started our study of rocks and minerals. Aidan was beyond excited. I bought a rock and mineral study kit with specimens from Home Science Tools. I recommend this website for some affordable additions to your science curriculum. We learned about density and saw it in action as I placed my pumice stone in a bowl of water and amazed the boys. "A rock floats?!" We handled and studied small pieces of obsidian, granite, sandstone, and others and learned words that are fun to hear a three year-old say.
Aidan: "Simeon, say 'igneus'."
Simeon: "Igmeus."
Older boys: "Bwa ha ha ha!"
Aidan: "Simeon, say 'sedimentary'."
Simeon: "Spedime...shu..we?"
Laughter and learning really do go hand in hand.
A friend of mine who is a professor at OSU is going to give us a tour of the Geosciences building next week and take us into their labs. He probably knows just about everything there is to know about rocks and rock formation, so it should be fun! Plus, he likes kids.
We got some Owl Pellets from that site. Awesome! Anna had 4 rodent skulls in her pellet! The girls had a great time!
ReplyDeleteWe've also got some animals to cut up later this year!
You all have too much fun! Keep it up.
ReplyDelete@ Jen: I learned about owl scat under a palm tree in my uncle's front yard. I still remember the thrill of investigating such a weird find:)
Is Aiden interested in the night sky? Ty has a book about constellations and planets (it's a little dated...Pluto is still a planet in it!) that he'd like to pass on :)
ReplyDeleteAna, Yes!
ReplyDeleteWe're studying astronomy after next month!