Welcome to the blog of Lighthouse Christian Homeschool!

This blog serves three purposes:

1. To have a place to 'jot down' the day to day happenings in our homeschool for our support teacher to see, in hopes that some of the things we do will fit nicely into the provincial learning outcomes.

2. To keep my family up to date on what we're 'up to'.

3. To glorify God.



So on that note, come on in!

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

My Science Guy

Joshua has been doing lots of science experiments for his new science curriculum this year. He looks so sophisticated with his safety glasses (c:

 Density in Nature
 Layers of Corn Syrup, Water and Oil
 The rock sunk to the bottom, the grape stopped on top of the syrup
 The ice cube stopped on top of the water and the cork floated at the top.
 Atomic Motion
 One Hot Water and One Cold Water
 Which One Does the Blue Food Colouring Move Through Fastest?

 Two Chemical Reactions at Once
 Baking Soda and Vinegar and Cabbage Juice


Garbage Fun

As many of you know Surrey has switched to a new system for garbage pick-up. We had some fun with our new garbage bins before they got dirty:






Mud Bay

I don't always remember to take my camera along when we go outside, but sometimes I do. Early in September we went on a hike around Mud Bay with some friends. It was beautiful there and we enjoyed a nice long walk.