Thursday, September 22, 2011

MOLD!

Sweet Pea is studying Apologia Biology this year. Those of you who have studied with this curriculum know how intense it is. It is listed as a college prep course but in my opinion it is even a notch above that.
Sweet Pea is doing most of her labs & discussions with a friend in our co-op/family group. She enjoys this interaction & sharing of information. Today after the class was done she & I decided to keep learning & exploring on our own. She had never guessed mold could be so fascinating!

THIS is OUR pantry?

Sweet Pea had set aside a blueberry muffin & allowed it to grow mold. This is a sample from it that she put on a slide.

Studying hard!

Writing up her labs

Yummers!

My future scientist.

A figure of what we were observing.
It was really cool because we could see exactly what was drawn in the figure. Wow!

I love learning with my kids!
It really was fascinating. I'm very grateful to my Mom for purchasing this amazing microscope for our family. It is a treasure, a blessing & a valuable learning tool. Thank you, Mom/Grannie for investing in Sweet Pea's, Boo Bear's, Elvis', Bugsy's & Princess' educations! We love you! And a thank you to Jody too for lending us her Apologia books! Another big blessing! Thank you, friend!

7 comments:

Mama Teaching 3 said...

I love the photo of Sweetpea with her microscope. She is so pretty. :)

Rhonda said...

Oooh Biology is so fun!

Kristine said...

Awww...thank you. You made her day with that compliment! =0)

Kristine said...

Rhonda, I agree! I loved it in high school & am enjoying it all over again. I'm thrilled Sweet Pea is enjoying it too.

~Jenn~ said...

Biology is a blast! And look at that amazing blessing you have from your family (microscope). I will agree about the Apologia, as Aaron is doing Physics this year and it's tough stuff!
Did you grow that moldy bread or was it found in the back of your cupboard? If you were closer I could have loaned you some I found last week!

Kristine said...

Physics? I can only imagine. I am already fearing Chemistry next year. I loved & aced Biology but Chemistry not so much. And as you said being Apologia I know it will be at a higher level. Yikes!

Yes, our mold was 'home grown'. Lol! Some Sweet Pea grew on purpose for the lab. And some we just happened to have in our pantry. How did that happen?

Kristine said...

Physics? I can only imagine. I am already fearing Chemistry next year. I loved & aced Biology but Chemistry not so much. And as you said being Apologia I know it will be at a higher level. Yikes!

Yes, our mold was 'home grown'. Lol! Some Sweet Pea grew on purpose for the lab. And some we just happened to have in our pantry. How did that happen?