I knew we would go lightly over some of the upcoming science units. Today, I started skimming through magnetism with Landry. One suggested activity had Landry testing out which substances around the house are magnetic and which aren't. So, I asked him, "Tell me what is magnetic." My beloved eight year old proceeds to tell me that iron is magnetic, but only up to a certain degree of Celsius at which point it begins losing its magnetism. He then launches into a discussion of the properties of the core of earth and I'm not sure what else. That's when I sent him into Jerry to double check his understanding.
Suffice it to say, we'll be skipping the magnetism unit.
You just have to love this homeschooling life!
Suffice it to say, we'll be skipping the magnetism unit.
You just have to love this homeschooling life!
LOL :) Yeah, it feels that way here too. Each time I think we need to do some activity I discover he's already covered those bases and I end up learning so much from him. And I do the exact same thing...send him over to his Dad to verify things LOL :)