Closet Makers Lab

During the summer I collected lots of material for our STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art Mathematics) elective class. I wanted to have a dedicated area for the boys to utilize the material. We live in a townhouse without a basement so I had to think outside of the box. I decided to convert a spare hallway closet into our makers lab. Now they have a place to be creative and everything is in arms reach.

I purchased clear containers to keep the activities separated and organized.

How do you encourage creativity in your home?

Weekly Bulk Cooking

As you all may know recently I found out I am insuline resistance. Which meant that my eating habits had to change drastically. With that being said I had to plan my meals differently. My family on the other hand still wanted their comfort meals. So I decided to start bulk cooking on the weekend. Below are a few of weeks past mommy meals the rest is for the family. This works out much better for me.

Chicken Noodle Soup, Chicken Spaghetti, Cornbread Muffins and Chicken Enchiladas

Chicken Salad with Feta and Sautéed Mushrooms

Strawberry Chicken Salad and Chicken Cobb Salads

My favorite snack time meal.

Cabbage Soup

Meat loaf, Burritos, Lasanga and Breakfast Pizza

Tilapia with Spinach and Kale

Mock Potatoe Soup with Cucumber Salad

Egg Salad on Lettuce

Breakfast Quiche, Cinninati Chili, Sloppy Joe, Mexican Rice and Fajitas

Thanks Mulatto Mommy!

Cucumber Corn Beef Sandwiches

The Density of Liquids Experiment

1. First, Bennett measured the mass of the graduated cylinder.

2. Next, he measured out 50.0 mL of syrup. Next he put the graduated cylinder (with the syrup in it) back on the scale and measure the total mass.

3. Now that he had the mass of the table syrup, and knew that its volume was 50.0 mL (because that's what he measured out), he divided the mass by the volume to get the density. Finally, he poured the syrup into the tall glass. He repeated this procedure for both the water and the vegetable oil.

4. Once he measured the density of all three substances, look at the tall glass. You should
see that the table syrup is all at the bottom of the glass, the water forms a layer above
that, and the vegetable oil is all in one layer on top!

Homeschool Gym Class

Recently the boys had gym outside. They did lots of stretching and basketball drills.

They also did laps around the parking lot in forward and reverse. In all it was a great class and the boys enjoyed it.