Homeschool- Earth Science

Today I learned about waves and how they form by riding them. I also learned about different types of lava like aa and pahoehoe. Then I sat in a lava bubble. While all of my classmates were in school I was surfing and studying about how soft the sand was at the beach.  -Noa
Okay wait, this is "teacher-mom" here now...we actually had quite a long discussion about the lava flows, but I guess when you have to sit down at the computer and type it up, the facts get summarized rather succintly. Ha!  To add to his Hawaiian schoolwork, Noa is writing an expository essay (that's the good ol' 5-paragraph essay you may remember). His topic, of course is "How are Surfboards Made?" We started the research, (looking for some first-hand accounts, not Google'd answers), out on the waves talking to all the Old Guys at the Kahalu'u reef break. Super nice guys, ready to share the Hawaiian customs with kids, especially since the sets are far between and we're surfing for 4 hours a day, we get lots of time for story outside. Many thanks to Danny, Kaleo, Gaylord and Garret for the tips...the best one I think is "Surf it all the way to the church...follow the reef." I better go take a picture of the Little Blue Church in Kona so you know what we mean.   Don't worry, we'll post that expository essay, soon as the waves flatten out some, but y'know, then we may go snorkeling...don't hold your breath waiting.