Teaching with largest Shakespeare Library in my Backyard
I stumbled on the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC, while writing our homeschool rhetoric rhetoric literature studies on Shakespeare.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: classical rhetoric level
Machiavelli’s misunderstood treatise of The Prince
Reading this book in context of history, I don’t agree with the commentaries that I read about The Prince, accosting Machiavelli for his evil, ruthless spirit.
Simplistically Separating a Mixture in Chemistry I
While my tenth grade son immersed himself in impressive labs for his Chemistry I studies,
I wondered if one of us should pose as Igor or Inga to assist?
Electrical Conductivity of Water in Chemistry I
Feeling a bit like Inga in Dr. Frankenstein’s lab, I photographed my son’s latest bubbling complexities entailing beakers, wires, and a battery.
Our Medieval Feast and Alchemy Show for Thanksgiving Day
Since our Becoming History presentation fell near Thanksgiving, the Medieval Feast lends itself so well with our traditional Thanksgiving, I combined the two.
Temperature’s Effect on Dissolving Solids in Chemistry I
While some of the labs sound quite complicated, this lab began in a familiar way with a twist for deeper study of salt water, boiled and frozen.
Widows mob Senate to claim rights: Becoming Ancient Romans
Playing out manifestations of power, boldness, drama, and intrigue, I created the script, below, based on historical accounts we studied in our homeschool.
Flower Dissection with a Microscope in Biology I
A dissecting microscope would also be great, like a giant magnifying glass, to more closely examine the flowers. Instead, we used a pocket magnifying glass
Acting out Open and Closed Circuits in Physics I
Employing creative dramatics, the three of us held hands, forming a human closed circuit, then one of us dropped hands to form a human open circuit.
Discovering ph levels of Leaf Pigmentation in Biology I
In my son’s ninth grade biology lab, today, he performed an oft repeated process for different science classes with Dr. Jay Wile…boiling red cabbage leaves.
