Tag Archives: BFSU

Air as a Substance

Posted on June 1, 2011 by fumumogi

After learning about solids, liquids, and gases we followed up with another BFSU lesson on the substance of air.  These activities were meant to give my girls the appreciation for air as a real form of matter even though air … Continue reading →

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Superb Sublimation

Posted on April 9, 2011 by fumumogi

With a fortuitous stroke of timing we were able to demonstrate sublimation to the girls and expand on our states of matter lesson from last week.  We got a bunch of dry ice in a recent package so we took advantage … Continue reading →

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States of Matter

Posted on April 8, 2011 by fumumogi

Continuing on with our science lessons we jumped back to BFSU and learned about the three main states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.  (Mira and I later read a book that introduced plasma as the fourth state, but aside … Continue reading →

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Science Kits

Posted on March 26, 2011 by fumumogi

Science kits- a must have for all home-schoolers.  We take ours with us everywhere, even when we don’t have a particular science or nature lesson planned.  I’ve found they’re always better to have around and not need versus having an … Continue reading →

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Organization

Posted on March 10, 2011 by fumumogi

This week we officially started our science lessons.  Our first lesson was to understand the importance of organization and the role it plays in helping scientists remember objects and facts. To illustrate this I placed various odds and ends on … Continue reading →

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