Hands-On History: Gravity-Powered Fountain

Hands-On History: Gravity-Powered Fountain

Learn how to use water pressure and air pressure to make water defy gravity and flow UP into a fountain — without the use of a pump!

Geometry Across the Curriculum

Geometry Across the Curriculum

I use geometric drawing across the curriculum in several projects.  Below is an in-progress shot of an 8th-grader’s design for a stained glass window, an assignment from my medieval history unit that incorporates symbolism along with geometric design. In world

Keep The Promise

Keep The Promise

The Promise, the first major motion picture to shed light on the Armenian Genocide, premiered this past weekend.  Here’s why you need to see it. The Worst Crime You’ve Never Heard Of If you’re not Armenian, statistically, chances are good

Well-Trained Mind: The Four-Year Cycle

Since making the decision to home school my children, currently ages one and three, I have been researching various methods of home schooling.  Over the next few weeks, I’d like to share with you some of the benefits I’ve seen