Science Teacher of the Year

Grandpa Bob taught science in our homeschool this year.  Every Wednesday, while I attended BSF with Joel and Jude, Grandpa Bob and Grandma Dianne came to our house for science and math time.  Grandma Dianne offered math tutoring and Isaac distraction as needed, while Grandpa Bob taught the day's science lesson to Elizabeth and Paul.  Lydia, never one to be far from the action, decided to make herself one of Grandpa's pupils as well.

Grandpa taught from Apologia's Exploring Creation with General Science text.  He and the kids made fossils and models of DNA.  They studied everything from cells to sedimentation--about 35 sessions in all.  Grandpa and Grandma even took Paul on a field trip to a fossil bed (Elizabeth opted out as she has a strong dislike for long car rides).

It's our tradition as a family to end the homeschool year with a Mt. Everest.  This year, since I wasn't able to get a Groupon for the local ice cream shop, I decided we'd make our own Mt. Everest.  I bought five different kinds of ice cream, hot fudge, caramel, maraschino cherries and Oreo cookies, which we crushed as a topping.  I also whipped up real whipping cream.

Once all of the kids completed their state required end of the year homeschool testing, we made our first Mt. Everest--or should I say, Mt. Everests.  We took two dinner plates and filled them with ice cream and all of the fixings.  Paul said they should be named Mt. Rainiers, not Mr. Everests.
Anyhow, on Sunday, we had Grandpa Bob and Grandma Dianne here for dinner.  We went for round two of the Mt. Everest for dessert.  This time we attempted to make the proper size on a platter instead of on a dinner plate.  We decided Grandpa Bob deserved an ice cream celebration, too.  It took him a few minutes to realize that if he wanted any ice cream, he'd better be a bit aggressive and get his spoon in there. Grandpa adapted his style and was able to compete with his science students (and future science students :) to get his fair share of the treat.  Three cheers for the Science Teacher of the Year!