Tag Archives: Astronomy

Super Moon 2012

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Kristen

“Moon Lunacy strikes again: The impending Supermoon is to an average full Moon what a 16″ Pizza is to a 15″ Pizza. So chillax.”  Neil deGrasse Tyson  Yes, the Super Moon does seem to get over-hyped but that doesn’t mean we … Continue reading →

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A Flare of Stellar Stuff

Posted on March 8, 2012 by fumumogi

While clearing out images on my cell phone I came across a picture of Howard’s most recent exhibit currently on display at our local museum.  I thought it would be fitting to post today seeing that the Sun has been … Continue reading →

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Star Walk

Posted on November 14, 2011 by fumumogi

On one hand I like the end of daylight savings time- you get to push the clocks back an hour and for one blessed night you feel this delicious sense of being given free time.  You could stay up and … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Fusion Bubble Party

Posted on November 12, 2011 by fumumogi

I posted previously about the books we made based off of Karen Fox’s Older Than The Stars, and I wanted to follow up and say how great this book has been in gently introducing complex scientific concepts.   We’ve spent … Continue reading →

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An Out of this World Book

Posted on October 25, 2011 by fumumogi

Continuing on with our prehistory lessons, we recently took some time reading Older Than the Stars by Karen C. Fox. Due to the author’s use of repetition my girls were able to recite large chunks of it from memory.  Their spontaneous and enthusiastic chiming in … Continue reading →

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Your own personal…Big Bang

Posted on September 19, 2011 by fumumogi

Today I read sections of the book Big Bang! The Tongue-Tickling Tale of a Speck That Became Spectacular to my girls.  The book is definitely geared for older children so we focused our time on the first few pages.  We read slowly and stopped often … Continue reading →

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Cosmic Tower

Posted on September 14, 2011 by fumumogi

Howard recently showed me a short ten-minute video called “Powers of 10“.  It is a great way to try and visualize just how big, and likewise how small, the universe truly is. Immediately after viewing it I knew I wanted to add … Continue reading →

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Cosmic Education

Posted on September 2, 2011 by fumumogi

I stated before that our homeschooling path is classically eclectic.  I am currently rereading some of my old Montessori books while preparing for our upcoming unit on Prehistory.  One thing that always stood out in my mind about the Montessori … Continue reading →

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Highlight of the Summer

Posted on August 23, 2011 by fumumogi

They are such a staple of our country’s story, and such a prominent chapter of mankind’s history that they appear larger than life-  the men of the Apollo missions who sacrificed so much to see humanity go so far. What child hasn’t … Continue reading →

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Time-line fun for everyone…

Posted on March 28, 2011 by fumumogi

Our universe time-line that is. Lyra’s been watching us do our “interpretive dance” these past few weeks and today she decided to see what all the giggling and jumping around was about.

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