Homeschool HUB News Update--March 14
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Editor: Andrea Bikfalvy
The information below is offered to you as a service. Please research and decide for yourself the value to your family. The Homeschool HUB does not endorse any programs or services other than those offered by the Homeschool HUB.
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GENERAL INTEREST
Homeschool HUB phone: 269-240-6094
email: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com website: www.hshub.org facebook: www.facebook.com/HomeschoolHub
Editor: Andrea Bikfalvy
The information below is offered to you as a service. Please research and decide for yourself the value to your family. The Homeschool HUB does not endorse any programs or services other than those offered by the Homeschool HUB.
Send information to be added to the update no later than the Thursday before the week you want it to appear: homeschoolhub@yahoo.com
To subscribe to this newsletter, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HUBnewsletter/ OR send an email to the following address: HUBnewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com (You can also sign up on the home page of our website hshub.org--just type your email in the box!) Don't forget to do one of these if you change your email address!
Yes, you are welcome to forward the newsletter to anyone who might be interested! :-)
GENERAL INTEREST
G1) Young Albatrosses Practice Their Courtship Moves on Camera
G2) Citizen Scientists Needed For New Barn Swallow Study
G1) Young Albatrosses Practice Their Courtship Moves on Camera
On a recent afternoon on Kauai, Hawaii, our Laysan Albatross cam caught an amazing moment of natural history when three young-adult albatrosses visited the month-old chick (named Kaloakulua). The young birds are between about 3 and 7 years old. They have no nests of their own and are just starting to learn their elaborate courtship dance—and this afternoon they decided to practice on camera. It's a bewildering, sometimes ear-splitting set of head-bobbing, bill-clacking, whinnying, moaning, preening, and nuzzling. Watch this remarkable highlight clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2rSCXy8nY
G2) Citizen Scientists Needed For New Barn Swallow Study
We live in an incredibly well-lit world. All that wattage in heavily-populated areas creates a halo glow that brightens the night sky. Researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Syracuse University, and the Globe at Night project are seeking participants for a unique new study. Scientists want to know what impact all that extra night light might have on the circadian rhythms of life using Barn Swallows as their subjects. Barn Swallows have adapted to live near humans and nest almost exclusively on structures such as bridges, homes, and yes, barns. Volunteers can sign up through the Cornell Lab's free NestWatch citizen-science project.
"Specifically, we're hoping to learn if the artificial light has an effect—good or bad—on what we call the 'pace of life,'" says Cornell Lab of Ornithology researcher Caren Cooper. "It's been established that creatures that live in areas where daytime is shorter during breeding, such as the tropics, have a lower metabolism and a longer life span. On the flip side, animals that breed where there is more daylight tend to have a faster metabolism and shorter life. Is the pace of life for Barn Swallows increasing if they live in areas where the days seems even longer due to artificial lights?"
Cooper, and Margaret Voss of Syracuse University, are asking study participants to measure and report light levels near Barn Swallow nests after sundown. Instructions on ways to measure light levels will be provided to those who sign up.
"Previous studies have shown that birds living in areas with artificial light at night start singing well before dawn, start eating earlier, eat more during the day, and have more complex social interactions," says researcher Margaret Voss at Syracuse University. "Expanding those activities takes its toll in energy use. We want to learn how that might play out when it comes to health and survival as the Barn Swallows build nests and raise their chicks."
If Barn Swallows nest near you, get involved in the Barn Swallow project.
http://nestwatch.org/
MICHIANA EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
1) Meijer Garden and Butterfly House
2) Renaissance Kids 2014
1) Meijer Garden and Butterfly House
If you are interested in visiting the Frederick Meijer Sculpture Garden and the annual butterfly exhibit on 25th (weather is supposed to be near 70!), please email Andrea at andreamom001@gmail.com Carpooling may be available, and admission would only be $3.50 per person if we get a group of at least 20 students. They have an amazing 5-story glass building enclosing tropical plants and butterflies each year in March and April, plus outdoor gardens and sculptures. Pass the invitation on to others who might be interested, too.
More info: http://www.meijergardens.org/
1) Meijer Garden and Butterfly House
If you are interested in visiting the Frederick Meijer Sculpture Garden and the annual butterfly exhibit on 25th (weather is supposed to be near 70!), please email Andrea at andreamom001@gmail.com Carpooling may be available, and admission would only be $3.50 per person if we get a group of at least 20 students. They have an amazing 5-story glass building enclosing tropical plants and butterflies each year in March and April, plus outdoor gardens and sculptures. Pass the invitation on to others who might be interested, too.
More info: http://www.meijergardens.org/
2) Renaissance Kids 2014
Mark Moreno is a professor of Architecture at Andrews University. Each summer he runs a summer architecture program for kids. He has limited spots, so sign up soon if you are interested. See attached file for more info.
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CLASSIFIEDS
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Homeschool groups are welcome to advertise their group, too. It's free!
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LETTING IT RIDE:
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The Homeschool HUB is collecting used textbooks. Contact Andrea homeschoolhub@yahoo.com or 269-240-6094
The Homeschool HUB is continuing to collect Campbell Soup labels, Campbell's Chunky Soup labels, Campbell's Healthy Request labels, Campbell's Select harvest, Franco-American, Pepperidge Farm, Spaghettios, Swanson, V-8 Beverages, V-8 Fusion, Prego Italian Sauces and Campbell's Food Service. Give your labels to any board member or bring them to our homeschool functions.
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We are still accepting Boxtops for education labels. You can find these on many products.
Go to Boxtops for Education.org for more info, and then SAVE SAVE SAVE those labels. Each one nets 10 cents and every 10 cents adds up. You can give them to any HUB board member or bring them to any functions that we have. Thank-you!
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DISCLAIMERS:
While the Homeschool HUB believes that these events or opportunities may be of value to home educators, announcements do not constitute an endorsement by the Homeschool HUB, or its Board of Directors. It is the responsibility of individual parents to determine the appropriateness of any event or opportunity for their children.
Participation in any event is voluntary and the participant assumes complete responsibility and liability for themselves, their family, anyone accompanying them, and their personal property.
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