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Fairgrounds and wind turbines
Home school families stand at the base of a wind turbine. Iowa has wind turbines, especially in the northwest area of the state. We have one, sort a mini version, in the middle of town, at the state...
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1:1 — A look at technology in education
I am serving my community by being on my school district’s 1:1 committee. The purpose is to see why our district might want to have 1:1. I feel that I’ve been a very very good person at keeping an open...
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Education high
Our HSAP arranged a field trip to a local water works. We hadn’t visited for a four or five years. The weather was nice enough for us to notice the motors and pipes above ground this time around. Most...
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Coffee roasting field trip
“I” of GAIN and I had a lovely time at the local coffee roaster last week. the entrance to friedrich’s coffee We learned about coffee farms, processing, buying, storing, taste profiles, artisan...
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I’ve noticed distinct mom victory moments this week, and because someone in one of my Facebook groups asked the members to share a mom victory, I’m posting in honor of all the women who are running the...
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How much can I do in one week?
I have had a busy, fun week. But first, I want to share a handmade creation that I bought from Jesse over at Nine Red. Custom string art to go on my in-progress geography wall. He was great to work...
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New culture without leaving town
My youngest child and I took time two years ago to visit different ethnic grocers — Indian, Russian, and Oriental food stores. We didn’t make it to the Arabic stores, but I’ve passed them when she...
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100 Species Challenge: Evening Primrose
Species: Evening Primrose, Oenothera biennis Location: Raccoon River, Walnut Woods State Park I have seen this plant in many places. You might also like:Candles for the HomelessMusic, Watercolors,...
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Hangin’ in the Shedd
I had the chance to take a quick trip with my entire family to Chicago. We hung out at Shedd Aquarium for part of a day. My kids are tall and can read, so it takes more time to visit attractions like...
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Reach for the (sea) stars
photo by G of GAIN The most thrilling thing for me last week was touching the tidal pool specimens. Real sea stars. Real sea urchins. Vermillions (actually a wide variety of colors), bat stars (see the...
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Why I stand creepily on the side of the road some nights
Have you ever been to a party where you had just an OK time until you got to have a good conversation with someone? That’s how I feel after my frog and toad call training! Before training, when I went...
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P52 :: Meet Pietro
Pietro’s mite never got a name. I just heard that the mite looks horrific under 30X magnification. This is Pietro. He had to go to biology class for an insect unit, and now he lives at school. He is...
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Continuing education
What do you want to learn about? Here we are learning about overwintering honey bees. I love learning new things. I have curiosity about many topics. When I was homeschooling my kids, I went to...
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