July 2013 - momgineer

mystery squash revealed!


mystery squash revealed!

A squash plant grew out of some compost in with the tomatoes. I decided to leave it, and it has revealed itself finally! I'm not terribly surprised it's a butternut plant; last year's garden had several of the same mystery squash! I haven't planted any butternut squash in three ...

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momgineer Meredith Anderson

STEM education is my passion!

rainbow


rainbow

It can't rain all the time. One day last week, a stormy and very dark day ended with a rainbow just before sunset. The picture doesn't do it justice but I thought I'd share anyway. ...

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momgineer Meredith Anderson

STEM education is my passion!

homeschool room decor: part 1


homeschool room decor: part 1

I just had to share the most recent addition to our homeschool room! It came the other day and I just adore it!  The colors really go well in our homeschool room and I can't wait to revisit some of these awesome scientists with the kids! Check out Megan Lee on Etsy or ...

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momgineer Meredith Anderson

STEM education is my passion!

word vault


word vault

This is something I've been meaning to post about for awhile, but I just haven't been at the computer long enough to sit down and write about it! I am so excited to repeat this project with my own children. I created a word vault (though I don't think we called it that) when I was ...

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momgineer Meredith Anderson

STEM education is my passion!

tagxedo


tagxedo

Have you played with Tagxedo yet? Oh my, I could spend hours doing this! I had better walk away before I do just that. In the meantime, I tried out this word cloud in three different shapes: Of course I had to try this with an elephant! Who doesn't have dove love? And of ...

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momgineer Meredith Anderson

STEM education is my passion!

what's growing


what's growing

The peas are done and I'm going to pull them this weekend and plant beets and carrots for fall. I love observing the daily changes in the garden, and can't wait to eat my first homegrown tomato of the year! I tolerate the summer heat because it means my garden is happy, ...

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momgineer Meredith Anderson

STEM education is my passion!

seterra geography


seterra geography

Have you checked out http://www.seterra.net/? You can play online or download this awesome geography game (Windows only). Test your knowledge of all things geography! This will be a wonderful addition to our homeschool geography curriculum this year! Here is a screenshot of the ...

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momgineer Meredith Anderson

STEM education is my passion!

summer!


summer!

Well, folks, summer has arrived! What's going on over here? Reading, observing, building, and growing; that's what! What's going on by you? Do you have summer traditions? ...

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momgineer Meredith Anderson

STEM education is my passion!