I have not been taking a whole lot of pictures of our school day. Come on, somebody needs to teach these boys their math. But I have a breather right now and wanted to share a few glimpses of school.

Now that we have completed nearly two weeks of school, I have to say that we are having a lot of fun. Yes, school and fun were just used in the same sentence. And one of our students is officially a middle-schooler…an unpredictable age, potentially wrought with an “I hate school” kind of attitude. But that is one of the beauties of homeschooling–figure out what makes a kid tick, and let him run with it.

So if you know Jake, you know what makes him tick: science. Science has been his love ever since he could say the word “space”. Now he says words like deoxyribonucleic acid (thank you, dictionary.com). Somewhere between then and now, he lost me.

This year, he is working through a science book which requires him to conduct a couple experiments per week, and it has become a highlight for everyone. Once he has his materials collected in the kitchen, he yells, “experiment time”, and the rest of the boys gather from near and far to observe and lend a hand when they can. Here is a photo log of a recent experiment.

I’m sure Jake would love to explain in more detail, but he basically poured layers of different liquids into a cup and dropped objects into the liquids to see where they would settle.

Bubbie narrated the entire process.

Finally, the write-up to summarize.

Meanwhile, poor Molly was forced to observe from afar. This experiment did not lend itself to canine help.