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Tag: science

  • Chickens

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    Chicken Science Who said that chickens can’t teach?! One thing I have missed since having child No. 4 is our smallholding. The satisfaction of growing almost all of our food is seriously lacking these last few years due to many unforeseen factors. Environmental Science Every element of keeping animals becomes not just an opportunity; but… Read more

  • Breaktime from van adventures

    Breaktime from van adventures

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    “Breaktime” Having woken up for the second time in Exmoor, next to a gorgeous river, the girls and I had a little al fresco breakfast paddle – with a friendly duck (who was having a well-earned nap) with its duckling frolicking about in the shallows – and then headed back to the pub to do… Read more

  • The first day NOT back to school and spider seedlings!

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    Back to school….or not! Tuesday. 5am. The first day back to school…. and the girls start the day by puking. A lot. Now by the schools own rules -they can’t go back for another two days from the time they stop vomiting. Sick day While idling the morning away to OKGO! videos, I overheard the… Read more

  • Bristol Aquarium and the biggest fish I’ve ever seen!

    Bristol Aquarium and the biggest fish I’ve ever seen!

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    Packing lunches Now. I’m the worlds’ most frugal parent, having spent the majority of my life exceedingly skint. So when we decided to pay out on a trip up to Bristol Aquarium, it led to a morning packing ourselves a picnic. The three kids all piled into the kitchen packing a variety of things, chatting… Read more

  • What can Home-Ed look like?

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    What can Home-Ed look like? What can Home-Ed look like? Whatever it needs to. After yesterday’s science marathon, it was back to “School” this morning. Big, as usual, has completed almost everything before I’ve even woken up. Small however, has been feeling ill since our Gladiator outing. Here’s what we got up to today…. Table… Read more

  • Applied Science – Momentum and Youtube

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    Sunday Science It’s Sunday. In the Easter holidays. And what has Big spent her time doing?Science. Table of Contents Applied Science Well, the other day when we cycled to Grandma’s house we got talking about Momentum. (There’s a really big hill in between us) As the girls haven’t been riding all that much, they were… Read more