More than two thirds of the Earth is covered in Water

and we plan on exploring as much of it as we can!

California Science Center
The kids had a lesson on boats. They got to make their own boat and then sail it across a pool of water.

Hunter and Spencer having fun with the trucks, or in Hunter's words: "Big car!"

Future Astronaut

Waiting in line to see the IMAX movie about Prehistoric Sea Monsters

Under Water Adventures

Jacques Cousteau is one of the explorers we will be studying this year. So, he came to visit our junior explorers. (It was really our Bishop in scuba gear!)

All of the kids got to try on the mask and breath underwater. Most of the kids swam across the pool under water. Tanner dunked his face for half a second and came up saying "That was AWESOME!"Notice the dry hair...

Making tinfoil boats... Will they float?

Aquarium of the Pacific

Tanner is more comfortable in scuba gear inside, on dry land.

An octopus and a fish out of water!

This picture didn't turn out so well, but it was probably the highlight of the trip. A sea lion came up to the kids and wanted to play. Tanner put his finger to the glass and was making circles and the sea lion would follow it with his eyes. He would go back for air and then come right back down again to play. After a few minutes of this, another sea lion came down and started biting the fin of the first one (that is what they are doing in the picture). Apparently, it was his turn to play!

Hmmm, should I touch that sea anenome or not?

Yes, Hunter went too! Here he is with a loorikeet. Tanner was impressed that there were a few land animals at the Aquarium!

We sure are having fun and learning a lot! I promise Tanner does his regular "school work" when we are not off on an adventure. But why not have fun while you are learning? If only the Charter school would pay for gas...