Engaging My Learner: Science

Our summer months are usually filled with late nights, and even later mornings. We have been staying up past our bed times, so we decided to turn it into a learning experience. Here is what we're getting into for some Science FUN ...

We have decided to "chase" the moon each night. TC is excited to learn about all of the wonderful sights in the glorious night sky. We have been taking a night time drive throughout the neighborhood (usually in our PJs). Once we spot the moon, I pull over and he places his clipboard on his lap and sketches his sights on his moon chart. This is just the start to our fun unit on the Moon.

Here is our process...

1) Chase the moon each night.
2) Sketch the moon (or make a note when it's "missing" behind the clouds).
   **If we can't "find" the moon we look it up here.
3) Discuss the moon phase.
4) Make predictions for how the moon will look the next night.
5) Do it all again the next night!

TC thinks it's the most fun nighttime routine! 

We are planning on ending this routine on September 9th which is the date of the last Supermoon of the summer. 

We will spend that night discussing the moon and what a Supermoon actually is, all while having a small backyard bonfire with roasted marshmallows! Yum!

We will follow up on September 10th by doing a little family research to answer the following questions. You could also do this the night before, but TC is pretty visual, so we thought it would be better for him to experience the supermoon first. 

-What is the definition of a supermoon?
-What is the scientific name for a supermoon?
-How much brighter than a full moon can a supermoon appear to be?
-How much larger than a full moon can a supermoon appear to be?

Other parts of this FUN learning experience:

We are a Netflix watching family and we like to watch shows that connect to what we are learning about during the day. We are watching these two shows as a connection. LeapFrog is really more Math based, but it's a good excuse to review!

On Netflix

On Netflix

Books!

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If you are just joining us, check out our post Engaging My Learner: Geography ---> here!