taking the fear out of and putting the fun into homeschool science
Teach your kids fun spider facts and let them learn about spider anatomy with this spider play dough printable mat game! Spiders might give you the creeps, but they are actually really interesting creatures and kids are usually fascinated by them. From their web-spinning skills to their eight legs to their multiple eyes, spiders are a great for teaching kids about the diversity of life
Download the October Science Calendar to add a little science to everyday! Each day on the calendar has a link to fun science projects, interesting science information. and engaging lessons. It’s a great resource to kick start your homeschool day or to use as an incentive when then kids get their school work done. What’s In The October Science Calendar The October Science Calendar is
Use this heterogeneous mixture experiment to teach your kids some of the basic concepts of chemistry. Building a good foundation of knowledge and understanding makes future chemistry studies easier and more interesting. This post contains affiliate links. The Oxford Dictionary definition of chemistry is this… “the branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed; the investigation of
Disclaimer: I am so excited to share this STEM careers post with you. It is sponsored by Plasma Games. This is a new company with the goal of instilling passion for STEM in your kids through high quality video games. Their first release, a chemistry game called Sci-Ops:Global Defense, is launching soon. As homeschool parents, our main goal from the start is to give our
Download the September Science Calendar to add a little science to everyday! Each day on the calendar has a link to fun science projects, interesting science information. and engaging lessons. It’s a great resource to kick start your homeschool day or to use as an incentive when then kids get their school work done. What’s In The September Science Calendar The September Science Calendar
One of my kids’ favorite end of summer and fall nature activities is collecting fallen acorns. As the kids are having fun, I find it’s a great time to teach about the oak tree life cycle. Oak Tree Life Cycle Lesson Just like all living things, oak trees have a life cycle. In past lessons, we have looked at the general life cycle of plants.
Disclaimer: I am so excited to share this post with you. It is sponsored by Plasma Games. This is a new company with the goal of instilling passion for STEM in your kids through high quality video games. Their first release, a chemistry game called Sci-Ops:Global Defense, is getting ready to launch. Did you catch the educational chemistry video game post a few weeks back? The
Disclosure: I was compensated for this post by College Prep Science to let you know about the homeschool science online classes they offer homeschool families. I get questions about homeschool science curriculum all the time, especially online science classes for the high school years. Parents are looking for ways to give their kids a good science education, but either don’t feel they are equipped to
I love when homeschool science is presented in a way kids can understand it with easy to read text and hands-on activities and experiments that are backed by good science. Exploring Creation with General Science, 3rd Edition is an excellent example of this. It is the perfect curriculum to bridge the gap between middle and high school level science. In the module covering general chemistry, I
Let the August Science Calendar be your daily dose of STEM!! Use it as a fun way to start your school day, a treat for when the school work is done, or as catalyst for a new STEM study. This month, you and your kids will learn about: meteor showers atoms airplanes helium volcanoes engineering challenges Carl Bosch geology the science of the slinky robots
One of the best parts of homeschooling for me is being able to do lots of hands-on activities. I always try to find activities, experiments, crafts, and games that correlate with what we are studying. And then sometimes, we just do a fun activity just because. I have tons of ideas saved to my Pinterest boards so we never have a shortage options! This week
Disclaimer: I am so excited to share this post with you. It is sponsored by Plasma Games. This is a new company with the goal of instilling passion for STEM in your kids through high quality video games. Their first release, a chemistry game called Sci-Ops:Global Defense, is getting ready to launch. Let me tell you all about it. As a homeschool parent, you serve
