Friday, February 18, 2011

Science Day: Rainbow Connection

We started off the day with some copywork, rhyming puzzles, and spelling, followed by Zoe's very first spelling test!




Lucy and I gave each other very tricky words to spell!

Then, our favorite fellow homeschoolers come over for rainbow science day!  Everyone got a rainbow journal, and we started off by drawing different sources of light.

Then, we each took a flashlight and figured out how to make shadows and made an illustration of it in our journals.

Next, we had to find 3 things that light shone through (color paddles, stained glass, clear plastic, fingers)

...and 3 things it didn't shine through, like this cup.


Then, we found a rainbow somewhere in the house and drew a picture of it.  
Lucy uses Zoe's rainbow light to make a rainbow hand!


Finally, we went to the very dark garage.  
We used flashlights and a prism to make our own rainbow!  We experimented with how to make the rainbow bigger and brighter.  Then, we had a shadow show!  What a fun science day!

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