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The Rube Goldberg Conclusion: If it’s broken, toss it. Then try something new!

March 8, 2012 by Gwyn Ridenhour 6 Comments

You know how you get an idea in your head about the way a certain thing is going to be, and you get really attached to that idea, and you put a lot of time towards it, but it’s just not working, but you don’t want to let it go, because you want so badly… [Read More]

Filed Under: Homeschool 101, Physics/Engineering, Project-Based Learning, Rube Goldberg, STEAM Tagged With: elementary, forces and motion, homeschooling, lego, Rube Goldberg

We Interrupt this Physics Program for Some Creative Pursuits

January 13, 2012 by Gwyn Ridenhour 1 Comment

While I’ve been blogging about math resources this week, the kids have been studying Newton’s Laws of Motion. I had a full week of it planned, but I had to reconsider my schedule after Ian became inspired to write a new composition, this time for a chamber orchestra with synth and a drum kit. He… [Read More]

Filed Under: Homeschool 101, Physics/Engineering, Project-Based Learning, STEAM Tagged With: education, film-making, forces and motion, Kinzy's Cooking Show, tablecloth trick, zombies

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