Have you read The Canon by Natalie Angiers?
I loved this book because she writes about science yet you feel like you are really reading a novel. It’s very enjoyable and she fills in the gaps that high school science didn’t cover. The promise is that by the end of the book you might be au current enough to understand scientific [...]
We woke up to rain. Good for the garden but not highly motivating! Chuckles was booked in for a two day workshop at Caramoor where the children are discovering “What’s in a House!” On the itinerary are workshops on exploring the senses, composing music with Marco Granados and building to music. They even have to perform their little composition! [...]
My 5 year son today was looking through some fish cards and came across this one.
He pointed to the red parts on the map and said, “This fish sure gets around. Look at all the places it lives!”
Papa says, “What do you call this fish, Speed?”
(He reads the name)
“Crap!”.
LOL. Yes that’s right Speed, it’s a ( [...]
You know it is the year of astronomy and there has been many wonderful things happening around our neighborhood, including these!
Yale opened its new planetarium in New Haven. We have yet to visit… but now spring is here!
Also, there is a fabulous exhibition at the Franklin Institute in Philadephia about Galileo. I have an inspiring picture book written about [...]
You are going to love these.
They are so cool and I love the way you can manipulate them with your hands. Perfect for the visual-spatial learner!
I love the way these little blocks come together to perform a function, the sum of which is greater than the individual block.
