Buoyancy for SK

I recently met up with a few ladies from the local homeschool group, and had a reality check. Despite the challenges to 'educate' and 'therapy' Mr. 'A' , I have something that not everyone gets to experience; a child designed for unschooling. We talked about our children's learning preferences, and what we are interested in doing with our kids, how they differ from one another, and the various approaches we want to try. It got me to thinking though, maybe I was handed an easy answer.

Bill Nye the Science Guy - Buoyancy

So today I got real about homeschooling with him. 

First thing I have wanted to teach him, is the scientific process of testing and tracking. He has invested so much time and energy into the act of science, but has always resisted any structure around it. He was playing with bowls of water, and little blocks. This can be rather messy, and typically we'd try to follow some ABA and redirect his actions in some way or another, clearly it hasn't been helping much. Instead I quickly cleared out all clutter, save for five objects to find out if they sink or float. I already know he is aware of buoyancy, and loves to experiment, but truthfully he seems scattered, so here I am introducing a systematic approach.  

By the end of the activity, he had really liked all the Bill Nye references I had made, and that I know more about what kind of teacher he needs me to be. It also cut back on the mess! Despite the simplicity of this activity, I do have to start somewhere, and work my way up to where I think he may be at in his mind. I hope that taking the scientific process seriously from the bottom up, will help him organize his thoughts in general.

Magic School Bus - Ups and Downs