Essential Oils in to aid learning

The following is a awesome post about how to boost your brain power through essential oils.  I promise, they are not oily!

Back-to-School with dōTERRA Essential Oils

Having essential oils as a regular part of your child’s daily routine can not only help their health, but can also help boost their cognitive performance.

Here are some tips on how to get your kids to use essential oils throughout the day:

Morning:

Help the kids wake up with either peppermint, wild orange, Citrus Bliss, or On Guard.

Afternoon:

For a homework helper, diffuse peppermint, wild orange, or rosemary (read past post on rosemary here) to help boost mental focus and concentration.

Bedtime:

For a good night’s sleep use Serenity or lavender by either diffusing in air, rubbing on bottom of feet, or by placing a couple drops on their pillowcase.

From http://doterrablog.com/homeworkhelpe/comment-page-1

I can order oils for you, just contact me, Suzanne at sdhanks at gmail .com

Science solutions

By Savanna.

EDIBLE FRUIT LIP GLOSS
Materials:
Flavored drink mix
1 cup vegetable shortening or coconut oil
Food coloring
Small container such as a film container
1. Mix one packet of drink mix with shortening.
2. Add in a few drops of food coloring that matches the flavor. ie: yellow for lemon.
3. Pack in small container, such as a film container, and you have wonderful tasting and smelling lip gloss. Of course the lip gloss is edible should some accidentally be licked off.

SILLY PUTTY 
Materials: 
Glue (wood glue works well but white glue will also work)
Epsom salts 
Water 
Measuring spoons 
Plastic spoon 
2 small cups 
Waxed paper 
Plastic bag (optional) 
Directions: 
1. In one cup, put 1/2 tsp Epsom salt and 1/2 tsp water, stir to dissolve salt. (NOTE: It may not all dissolve.) 
2. In the other cup, put 1 tablespoon glue. Add the Epsom salt water to the glue and stir. 
3. Watch as your new material starts to form. Pull out the putty and put it on the waxed paper. You can experiment with it to find out more about its properties. 
4. You can store the new putty in a plastic bag.

;)

Good luck!!!

Inquisikids Water Supply List

We are using the Inquiskids Science DVD's in class and we are loving them, however I have been looking for a supplies list for them to share with my 5-7yr olds class, so I just made one myself. Hope it can help someone! Suzanne

Sorry about the formatting.  If anyone knows how to attach a PDF to the blog, feel free to let me know!

 Inquisikids Water Materials List 

 1 Changing Shape- 4 different shaped containers, 4 mugs, water, food coloring 2 Jar with lid, water with food coloring, tube, 3 Which Things Float- large bowl, lots of water, cork, spoon, ball, clothespin (or whatever, chart, dry erase marker 4- Underwater Floating- Modeling Clay, reg, plastic cup, water 5- pushing power- big bowl, water, balloon, 6- Testing Shapes- marker, cup, no dry clay, 7- Loading Shapes- tin foil, meat tray, rocks, egg crate, big bowl, water 8- Sinking Boat- big bowl, water, plastic cup, marbles or pebbles, marker, lots of salt, stirring utensil 9- Submarine Can- med plastic soda bottle, tube, big bowl, water 10- Bulging Glass- glass, water to fill, pennies 11-Floating a Needle- med. glass bowl, plastic spoon, needle, water, dishwashing detergent 12- Drips and Drops- water for drops, glass or plastic plate, straw 13- Blowing Bubbles- plastic cup, water, dishwashing detergent, wire to make bubble wand, 14- Vanishing Water- Marker, water, food coloring, glass saucer-- time lapse in the classroom. 15- Which Dries Fastest?-3saucers or bowls, water, food coloring-time lapse not in classroom. 16- Getting Water Back-jar with lid, ice, towel 17- Steam- boiling water, steam burns, not for in classroom 18- Clouds and Rain- discussion only 19- Mixing- 4 saucers, oil, spoon, 4 clear cups, powdered soap, powder paint 20- Separating mixtures- clear cup, water, veggie oil, 2 saucers, sand, jar with lid, paper towel, 21- Separating Solutions-cup with water, saucer, salt 22- Instant Food- ramen noodles. Lemonade, water, 23- Making A Model Water Wheel- cut up egg carton, plates, scissors, water, pen, dowel, tow rulers, masking tape, two spools, 24- Getting Stronger- 2 liter bottle, scissors, water, masking tape, funnel, big bowl, 25- Tissue Trick- tissue ,glass,cup,pot,water 26- Magic Pot- yogurt container, water, big bowl, 27-Flowing Upward- glass, water, tube 28- Taking in water -tissue, sponge, bowl, water, spoon, wax paper, paper towel, plastic wrap, napkin, sponge 29- Rising Water-paper towel, glass of water 30- Climbing through Celery-celery, glass, knife, food coloring, water...leave for 3 days. 31-Frozen Water- bowl, ice, 32- Taking Space -plastic cup, lid, water ...several days 33- Melting Ice- bowl of hot water, bowl of cold water and several ice cubes 34- Melting without Heating-ice, salt, saucer, spoon.

Hobbit Math

By kaiyu

Frodo has 5 cookies . 

Pippen has 4 cookies.

Sam has 0 cookies.

If they share their

Cookies each hobbit

Has the same amount.

How many would Frodo have to share?

How many would Pippen have to share?

Airplanes

By Amelia

A poem

The Wright Brothers made

My favorite

Airplane.

I also like

The 

Airplane with

Army designs.

I even like the 

Airplanes with

GRRRREY.

I like those kinds of ones too.

Man Has Flown!!!

The Wright Brothers

The wright brothers have built A flying

Machine!!!!

Author savanna

Wilber wright was born on a farm near millville.  They soon moved to dayton where orville wright was born. When they wher older they found peceis of scrap meatel &made mechanical toys

For extra pocket money.

They soon got older & started a bike shop. They fixed bikes and sold bikes & rented bikes

They also worked at a printing press & sold newspapers.thier first flight

Was at kitty hawk.n.c.december 17 1903.the flight only 12 seconds but it  was a big success for the wright brothers.