This is a new section where we will be asking you some fun questions. Try to answer them on our discussion group and we will reveal the answer back here next week.

Science Teasers

Micro Picture of the Week

Are they giant ice cubes?
Diamonds in the rough?
They tiny and quite common.
Can you guess what they are?
What is your answer?

Math Teasers

Easy
The Price of Jelly Beans
Mary bought 1 pound of red jelly beans and Sally bought 2 pounds of green jelly beans. If jelly beans cost 2 dollars per pound, how much will the jelly beans cost Sally?
What is your answer?

Harder
The Unlucky Year
If 13 is an unlucky number, which is the most recent year which was unlucky because the sum of the digits in that year was 13?
(Hint: The sum of the digits for the year 1999 is 1+9+9+9 = 28)
What is your answer?

Tough
Circle in the Square
If you draw a square that is three feet long on each side and then draw a circle inside that square where the circle touches the midpoint of each side of the square, what is the area of the circle?
What is your answer?

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Meet the Author
Mary Leppert
Co-author of "Homeschooling Almanac 2000-2001"
Interview & FREE Excerpt
She is a homeschool mom who along with her husband, Michael, have compiled a wonderful resource for homeschoolers. It is a resource guide for books, magazines, catalogs, prepackaged materials, cybersources, specific homeschooling methods, religious references and more. It also features over $1000 of FREE coupons which could easily pay for the purchase price. I have the opportunity to interview Mary and she took the time to share her views with us on the homeschooling movement and a bit about her personal life with her children. We are also featuring a very nice excerpt from her book which is entitled, What Kind of Learner is Your Child. I hope everyone gets a chance to look at closely and use this information to help you in your homeschool program. She is very frank and her answers and the excerpt are easy to read.