More Mud People. Click on the Mud People link to understand the deep intellectual experiment we were conducting.
Friday, February 5, 2010
da Vinci
Stephanie studied da Vinci's profile before beginning her work. Great job Stephanie!
Jordan dissected a radio!
Caleb and Christopher unwound a tape...all the way around the room.
Jordan dissected a radio!
Caleb and Christopher unwound a tape...all the way around the room.
da Vinci would have loved our drawings! Jonathan did a superb job!Nathan is just a kick. I love this little guy.
This is Justin's first semester of homeschooling. He's doing GREAT!!! Justin is an artist, a comedian and an all around great guy!
Luke and Caleb, my favorite mud people, along with Justin, above, transitioned back to their normal selves and drew detailed views of a radio. Caleb and Luke's "normal" is actually extraordinary. Both are examples of godly young men who are kind, strong, intelligent, considerate, mighty warriors of God. We are blessed to have them as example in our group.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
da Vinci
Helena dissected a roll of tape in art today. We were studying Da Vinci and learned about his incredible ability to study an object and learn from it.
Boaz was so happy about taking apart a cell phone that he now has the parts at home and hopes to reconnect them to make a walkie-talkie cell phone.
Melissa and Travis dissected a digital camera. Amanda knocked on Travis' mom's door to ask her if it was ok to destroy the camera. Diana jumped up and dashed to the multi-purpose room to check. Sure enough, Travis had chosen the correct camera -- but it is always better to verify.
Boaz was so happy about taking apart a cell phone that he now has the parts at home and hopes to reconnect them to make a walkie-talkie cell phone.
Melissa and Travis dissected a digital camera. Amanda knocked on Travis' mom's door to ask her if it was ok to destroy the camera. Diana jumped up and dashed to the multi-purpose room to check. Sure enough, Travis had chosen the correct camera -- but it is always better to verify.
Da Vinci was known for his facinating ability see an ordinary object differently and in a revolutionary light. He routinely drew , dissected and peered into animals in such depth that he gained understandings that even today surpass our base of knowledge.
In her attempt to demonstrate a new way of seeing the ordinary, Mrs. G. discussed the Mud People of Los Angeles. Her sister and she had read about these people when they were children. The mud people are doctors, lawyers, office workers, etc. , just folks living in LA. They cover themselves in mud and then slowly walk around LA "discovering" as if they were primative, speech-less people .
Our CC "discovered " a soft textured item with four hard legs and a cold spine. It did not move or show emotion but our students were timid in their approach, sensing this object may make a sudden move or be dangerous. Fortunately none of our children were hurt by the object... this time.
In her attempt to demonstrate a new way of seeing the ordinary, Mrs. G. discussed the Mud People of Los Angeles. Her sister and she had read about these people when they were children. The mud people are doctors, lawyers, office workers, etc. , just folks living in LA. They cover themselves in mud and then slowly walk around LA "discovering" as if they were primative, speech-less people .
Our CC "discovered " a soft textured item with four hard legs and a cold spine. It did not move or show emotion but our students were timid in their approach, sensing this object may make a sudden move or be dangerous. Fortunately none of our children were hurt by the object... this time.
Kaleigh, Lynnea, Nathan, Science, Viscosity
Dissecting a camera is hard work. There are several layers that can be pulled apart manually and then once the screws are removed there are layers upon layers of electronics. This must have been da Vinci's experience with animals. Wouldn't it have been amazing to see what da Vinci would have discovered with an electron microscope?
Travis was the best dissector. He took the job very seriously.
Jessica dissected a tape.
Travis was the best dissector. He took the job very seriously.
Jessica dissected a tape.
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