Week 12 Review

Hi!  Ollie here.  Let's start at the end and go to the beginning for week 12.  On Friday, I attended a camp put on by Georgia State Parks for homeschooled kids where we learned about making dyes using plants.

In this picture I am holding a dyed painting I created using plants from the woods.  I laid the plants on the paper and then hammered - boom, boom, boom - them into the paper.  The natural dyes seeped out of the plants and were absorbed by the paper.

The bracelet I'm holding in the picture was created by dying cotton yarn with red cabbage leaves, turmeric, and purple onion.

I had fun at the camp.

Earlier in the week, I put to test some of the things I learned about static electricity with a few experiments.  The one I liked best we call, "Impress Your Date at a Restaurant" science.

Put some salt and pepper on your plate (not your date's).

Then, rub a ballon on your head to create a charge.  (Of course you should bring a balloon on your date!)

Then, take your charged balloon and place it about 2 cm above the salt and pepper.

Watch your date be amazed as the pepper dances away and jumps to the balloon.  After a few seconds, show your date the bottom of the balloon.  The pepper will be stuck to the balloon and the salt will be on the plate.  Aw-struck.

If your date can tell you that you created a static electric charge in the ballon that was powerful enough to pick up the oppositely charged pepper (and not the like charged and heavier salt), then he/she is a keeper!

Sorry this picture is vertical when it's suppose to be horizontal.

This is a picture of another project I completed during week 12.  I have been learning about the Three Branches of American Government.  We read books, watch some fun videos, learned some songs, and played some games - and then I had to put everything I learned into this project.

Here are some close-ups of what each branch of government is responsible for:

Some other things I completed during week 12 include:

• Finished reading Huckleberry Finn.  I got to watch two movies about Mark Twain's classics, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn.  The movies were called, Tom and Huck, and, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.  I liked the movie Tom and Huck a lot.  The movies helped to show me what towns looked like in the early 19th century, and what people dressed like, what their homes looked like, etc.  
• Finished filming my stop motion animated movie report on Sign of the Beaver.  I will edit it this week and post it soon.
• Played with my new favorite game, Snap Circuits, to apply what I am learning about conductive electricity.  I LOVE this game!  You should buy it.  
• Of course my mom made me do math and grammar too.  

That's all for now.  Peace Out - 

Ollie and Mom