Hymn for Week 5

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This week we are reviewing our verses A-D (see previous blog posts)
but below is our hymn of the week. If you love hymns make sure you click on the “Hooray for Hymns” icon at the top of the home page and add your favorites to our list.

“The Heavens Declare Thy Glory, Lord” Watts/Mason

The heavens declare Thy glory, Lord; In every star Thy wisdom shines;
but when our eyes behold Thy Word, we read Thy name in fairer lines.

The rolling sun, the changing light, and night and day, Thy power confess;
But the blest volume Thou hast writ reveals Thy justice and Thy grace.

Sun, moon, and stars convey Thy praise round the whole earth and never stand;
So when Thy truth began its race, it touched and glanced on every land.

Nor shall Thy spreading gospel rest till through the world Thy truth has run;
Till Christ has all the nations blest that see the light, or feel the sun.

Psalm 113:3 from 13,796

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Finally made it up for a spectacular sunrise.  And by “up” I don’t mean out of bed.  I mean up to to the top of Mauna Kea which soars to nearly 14, 000 feet above sea level.  We’d seen sunsets from there before but catching a sunrise required getting the family up at 2:30 in the morning and driving over 2 hours to the top.  Just the beginning of a big astronomy field trip yesterday.  But definitely the highlight and definitely reason to say…”From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised!Image“

 

Friday’s Factoid 4 (by Titus and Joel)

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We are learning about the sun and tried to do some real science experiments but there has been lots of clouds and also Sam drank one of our control cups of water and spilled the egg we were cooking so those experiments didn’t work. We have a new pet duck and we got to burn one of his feathers with a magnifying glass. That was fun (by Joel,7).

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We also learned about thermonuclear fusion which are little explosions inside the sun
that make it burn. The sun is getting brighter and hotter. If the sun was really billions of years old then a long time ago it would not have been able to burn a feather or cook an egg or make plants grow or keep us warm (by Titus,8).

Teacher’s Two-Cents (by Mom)
So the solar science experiment kit I picked up at a garage sale was a bit of a disappointment. It was pretty chinsy to begin with but a series of cloudy days and an overly curious pre-schooler didn’t help. Just a heads up, I payed under a buck for the unopened kit but found the same thing on-line for $15-$25. Total rip-off. The same experiments can be performed with any-old thermometer, magnifying glass, and roll of tinfoil. Oh, and if you want to know more about the whole thermonuclear fusion thing and how it provides evidence for a young earth and solar system click on this article from ICR. 429