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Staying home, staying safe – week 13

Fruit Fizz and Citrus Squeeze
21st Jun 20201st Oct 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 25 Comments

This is a little diary of our thirteenth week in social isolation, encumbered by home learning, working from home, and himself in work a few days. It seems a very long time since this all started now. Here are the highlights and lowlights. See what happened in week 12. What will week 14 bring? Stay … Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 13

Staying home, staying safe – week 12

purple thistles
14th Jun 202021st Jun 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 18 Comments

This is a little diary of our twelfth week in social isolation, back to home learning after half term, me working from home, and himself in work a few days. Here are the highlights and low lights. See what happened in week 11. What will week 13 bring? Stay safe everyone, I hope you're doing … Continue reading Staying home, staying safe – week 12

Staying in, staying safe – week 3

a week in pictures
12th Apr 202026th Jul 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 5 Comments

This is a little diary of our third week in social isolation, home learning, and with me working from home and himself on "holiday" this week. See what happened in week 2. Monday I was up bright and early and at my desk before the kids were up. It was himself's actual birthday so he … Continue reading Staying in, staying safe – week 3

Review: Make your own volcanic eruptions

DIY volcano
8th Apr 202026th Jul 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 3 Comments

Someone bought large boy a Make your own volcanic eruptions set for his birthday in December. Aware that it was likely to be messy we had been deliberately putting if off. With the nicer weather, Easter holidays and home confinement, now seemed the perfect time to try it. I unpacked things and read the instructions. … Continue reading Review: Make your own volcanic eruptions

Home learning resources

20th Mar 202021st Mar 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ Leave a comment

I'm putting this list here for my reference as much as for anyone else to use. I made it from stuff I've seen on Facebook and Twitter this week, plus some zoology things recommended by a colleague. These are all resources that we haven't had from school already. Anyway, these might be useful links to … Continue reading Home learning resources

Science Week 2: year 6 computer modeling

computer aided keychain design
13th Mar 202013th Mar 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 3 Comments

The week of 9th March 2020 is Science Week in the UK. A few weeks ago my sons' school asked if any parents could help run science sessions. I am a signed up official STEM ambassador so I replied that I'd love to. A few months ago someone I know at work (a big software … Continue reading Science Week 2: year 6 computer modeling

Science Week 1: year 5 experiments

acids and bases, pH paper measurements
10th Mar 202014th Mar 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ Leave a comment

The week of 9th March 2020 is Science Week in the UK. A few weeks ago my sons' school asked if any parents could help run science sessions. I am a signed up official STEM ambassador so I replied that I'd love to. A few months ago someone I know at work (a big software … Continue reading Science Week 1: year 5 experiments

Review: Science Museum Create a Night Sky

Night Sky box
9th Feb 202026th Jul 2020 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 8 Comments

Large boy received a projector creation kit for his birthday, it's a Science Museum kit and you can get it on Amazon: Create a Night Sky. He's in the process of going from Beavers to Cubs and they've been doing lots about planets and stars over the last few weeks. With Storm Ciara blowing around … Continue reading Review: Science Museum Create a Night Sky

STEM: science with Beavers – part 2

oil and coloured water in jars
21st Oct 201923rd Jan 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ Leave a comment

After my first STEM session with Beavers (see STEM: science with Beavers) a couple of weeks ago it's time for part 2. Just the one activity this time, we talked about experimental methodology a bit more and then investigated what happens when you add water to oil, try to mix them and then did some … Continue reading STEM: science with Beavers – part 2

STEM: science with Beavers

acids and bases, pH paper measurements
5th Oct 201923rd Jan 2021 ~ Smelly Socks and Garden Peas ~ 3 Comments

I'm a ex-chemist so science is very near to my heart. I joined the STEM ambassador scheme through work and got my DBS check completed this summer. I was also a Brownie, Guide and Young Leader in my school days. Large boy joined Beavers about 18 months ago and is coming to the end of … Continue reading STEM: science with Beavers

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