Learn and Grow

We have been on project overload these past few weeks and will probably continue until we break for Thanksgiving.  The kids love doing the hands on learning projects, they are fun and get them to think outside the box, seeing immediate results which helps connect the dots.

Adrianna did a Science lesson learning about habitations. She had to make a camouflage habitat out of colored construction paper and M&M’s in a laundry basket. She also had to create and design a Hynson family crest and shield out of things she thought represented our family. She did a lesson about how our minds see one color and assume what it will taste like, just based on what we see. This involved lemon flavored Jell-O but adding red food coloring and then doing a blind taste test on the others to see what flavor they said it tasted like. They all thought it was cherry Jell-O. Adrianna also had to create a game with deer and cheetahs, seeing which one would become extinct first. She currently is working on a replica of the Great Wall of China.

Wesley has made a world map and outlined all the major rivers, where they flowed, what countries they went through, all the oceans or bodies of water they emptied into. He also made a Viking helmet out of duck tape, if I say; it turned out really cool looking. He also has dissected a flower and labeled all the parts, and explained the process of each part. He made a bumblebee out of construction paper and a cotton ball, that he was very proud because it had the biggest wings of anyone else’s in the class. Using the bee and ground up cheetos he learned about pollination, and thought the whole process was “so cool”. His latest project was making a bow and arrow out of things he only found on a nature walk in the woods.

Kasey had to make a mud slide by recreating a farmland with people, animals, rocks, dirt, fences, and even grass. Then she had to flood it with water. We had to take pictures before, during, and after to send in and show the teacher.

Conner has been the little builder with his Science projects. He gets so excited when he finds out one is coming up. He learned about the Earth and hemispheres, longitude, latitude, equator, and parallel lines using an orange. He made an edible cell and had the best time picking out which specific candy he wanted to represent each part. He insisted on it being in a base of lemon pie instead of Jell-O. He also had to make a model replica of the eye. He has recently been learning about Passover and now wants to make Matzo. He soon will be making an edible replica of a bone in the body using a cake as the base.

So, we continue to build, grow, and learn about God’s amazing creations.