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Astronomy ~ Auroras
While studying lesson 2 about the sun in Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Astronomy, we read about auroras. I decided to do a quick search to find a video to help illustrate. I found this video. Take a look: Can’t see the video in your email or RSS reader? Stunning. Simply amazing. I learned some interesting…
Astronomy ~ Don’t Stare at the Sun
Did you know that you’re not supposed to stare at the sun? Do you know why? As part of our lesson on the sun in Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Astronomy, Jonathan was supposed to give a presentation on why you’re not supposed to stare at the sun. We decided to to one of his favorite…
Review: Star Walk iPhone and iPad App
Jonathan loves using my iPad, our iPhones, and our iPod touch. He’s an Angry Birds addict like his daddy. There are so many great apps out there that can reinforce our homeschool studies. I’m on a mission to find some! I came across the Star Walk iPhone and iPad apps a few weeks ago through…
Apologia Astronomy Supplements: Netflix Movies
We started Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Astronomy yesterday. We don’t “officially” start our school year until Monday, but Jonathan and I were so excited about our science that we just couldn’t wait any longer. We had so much fun learning about what the universe is, why the planets are important to Earth, and that ancient…