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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!

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Another magical Halloween night! Another magical Halloween night!
Pumpkin Carving ‘24! Pro tip: take the carving Pumpkin Carving ‘24! Pro tip: take the carving pictures when you first start so that everyone is still smiling 😆 #halloween2024 #halloween #pumpkin
Today my ten-year-old declared that he wanted to b Today my ten-year-old declared that he wanted to build a gravity-powered fountain, also called Heron’s Fountain, so we gathered a few supplies and got to it! This simple concept uses gravity and air pressure to create a fountain that flows without a pump! #scienceathome #homeschoolscience #handsonlearning #handsonscience #gravity #airpressure #scienceactivities #ancienttechnology
Saw the #stlouisballet perform Balanchine’s Sere Saw the #stlouisballet perform Balanchine’s Serenade yesterday 💕 If you ever have the opportunity to see this ballet, do not miss it! What a masterpiece! #georgebalanchine #mrb #balanchine #balanchineballet #americanballet #tchaikovsky #serenade #homeschoolfieldtrip
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Milled corn, cleaned flax, and honed our atlatl sk Milled corn, cleaned flax, and honed our atlatl skills today at the @thedanielboonehomestead! #homeschoolfieldtrip #frontierlife #missourihistory #handsonhistory
Friends in our garden! We have had bees and butte Friends in our garden! We have had bees and butterflies beyond counting this summer, but we were especially excited to spot several Eastern Black Swallowtail caterpillars on our carrots and dill over the weekend! Swipe for a hummingbird video, too! #pollinators🐝 #butterflies #easternblackswallowtail #butterflygarden #gardenlove #gardensofinstagram
Blubber glove! It’s amazing how beautifully ada Blubber glove! It’s amazing how beautifully adapted different animals are to their environments. My youngest was doing this activity with her science lesson today, and both of her older brothers dropped what they were doing to come join the fun! Just another exciting day using our #ronpaul homeschool curriculum! For details and more cool activities, follow the link in my profile or visit us at thishomeschool.com🧪📚🌎💕 #homeschoolscience #kitchenscience #homeeducation #homeed #playtolearn #handsonscience #scienceactivities #freescienceactivities
My kids’ favorite writing program — Night Zook My kids’ favorite writing program — Night Zookeeper — now allows them to upload photos of their own creatures and use them as characters in various games and writing projects. Rather than draw something, my first and third graders decided to make creatures out of found objects. 😍 #homeschoollife #stuffmykidsmade #kidart
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Another magical Halloween night! Another magical Halloween night!
Pumpkin Carving ‘24! Pro tip: take the carving Pumpkin Carving ‘24! Pro tip: take the carving pictures when you first start so that everyone is still smiling 😆 #halloween2024 #halloween #pumpkin
Today my ten-year-old declared that he wanted to b Today my ten-year-old declared that he wanted to build a gravity-powered fountain, also called Heron’s Fountain, so we gathered a few supplies and got to it! This simple concept uses gravity and air pressure to create a fountain that flows without a pump! #scienceathome #homeschoolscience #handsonlearning #handsonscience #gravity #airpressure #scienceactivities #ancienttechnology
Saw the #stlouisballet perform Balanchine’s Sere Saw the #stlouisballet perform Balanchine’s Serenade yesterday 💕 If you ever have the opportunity to see this ballet, do not miss it! What a masterpiece! #georgebalanchine #mrb #balanchine #balanchineballet #americanballet #tchaikovsky #serenade #homeschoolfieldtrip
Working on those core childhood memories of parkin Working on those core childhood memories of parking lot carnivals :)
Building a dart launcher this afternoon! We are n Building a dart launcher this afternoon! We are nuts about @markrober’s @crunchlabs! This is the first build of Year 3, and my little engineers still light up every time a box arrives in the mail :) For our full review (and a discount code for you!), follow the link in my profile! #stemkids #engineeringkids #stemprojects #playtolearn #handsonlearning #thinklikeanengineer #crunchlabs
Swallowtail Watch ‘24 is keeping us all on the e Swallowtail Watch ‘24 is keeping us all on the edge of our seats! I added tons of flowers and herbs to my garden this year, flagrantly disregarding all plant spacing recommendations. I’ll never go back! 😆 #messygarden #pollinators #pollinatorgarden #easternblackswallowtail #swallowtailbutterfly #butterfly #gardenlove #playoutside
Milled corn, cleaned flax, and honed our atlatl sk Milled corn, cleaned flax, and honed our atlatl skills today at the @thedanielboonehomestead! #homeschoolfieldtrip #frontierlife #missourihistory #handsonhistory
Friends in our garden! We have had bees and butte Friends in our garden! We have had bees and butterflies beyond counting this summer, but we were especially excited to spot several Eastern Black Swallowtail caterpillars on our carrots and dill over the weekend! Swipe for a hummingbird video, too! #pollinators🐝 #butterflies #easternblackswallowtail #butterflygarden #gardenlove #gardensofinstagram
Blubber glove! It’s amazing how beautifully ada Blubber glove! It’s amazing how beautifully adapted different animals are to their environments. My youngest was doing this activity with her science lesson today, and both of her older brothers dropped what they were doing to come join the fun! Just another exciting day using our #ronpaul homeschool curriculum! For details and more cool activities, follow the link in my profile or visit us at thishomeschool.com🧪📚🌎💕 #homeschoolscience #kitchenscience #homeeducation #homeed #playtolearn #handsonscience #scienceactivities #freescienceactivities
My kids’ favorite writing program — Night Zook My kids’ favorite writing program — Night Zookeeper — now allows them to upload photos of their own creatures and use them as characters in various games and writing projects. Rather than draw something, my first and third graders decided to make creatures out of found objects. 😍 #homeschoollife #stuffmykidsmade #kidart
These are our “good old days,” and we’re soa These are our “good old days,” and we’re soaking them up! #playoutside #hikewithkids #northernmichigan #yolo #18summers
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