taking the fear out of and putting the fun into homeschool science
When I was young (way before Harry Potter), I used to love to pretend to create magic potions. I would mix water and food coloring or vinegar and baking soda and watch the reactions. In my imagination, each one had a special power like making my bicycle fly or turning my brother into a frog. Now, a whole new generation of kids have been
Help kids explore density with this beautiful Rainbow Science Experiment perfect for spring! When we study materials in science, we talk about it’s characteristics. These characteristics help us to describe a substance and compare and contrast it to other substances. Two of the first characteristics we learn about is how much something weighs (mass) or the size of something or how much space it takes
This post contains affiliate links. My kids are like most kids. They love to experiment, build, invent, and create. It’s nothing in our house to have an experiment going on in the kitchen, an engineering project going on in the living room, a building project going on in the basement, and an art project underway in the toy room….all at the same time! Keeping
It’s hard to concentrate on academics during the holiday season. Kids have gifts, cookies, and parties on their minds. Often, parents do too. We all just want to relax and have fun. So, why not make learning during the holidays fun? These Christmas chemistry activities have all the fun of the holiday season, plus your kids will learn as they do them! They will
Take advantage of the season with these Thanksgiving STEM activities. The supplies listed for these projects are probably already sitting around your house, waiting to be used. From making fresh butter in a jar to building candy corn catapults, you will have plenty to keep your kids busy, especially during Thanksgiving break. You could also set up an area for all of the kids on
This post contains affiliate links. My daughter is working her way through Apologia’s Physical Science during her 9th grade year of homeschool. She loves Apologia for the readable style and the hands-on activities and experiments. Students really get to “do” science! Atoms are usually electrically neutral with an equal amount of protons (positively charged particles) and electrons (negatively charged particles). Sometimes, an atom loses an
I’ve always thought of chemical reactions like magic potions. You mix a little this and a little that, then you get some sort of reaction depending upon the magic ingredients added. Join me over at Weird Unsocialized Homeschoolers where we are mixing a magic potion for a fun chemical reaction experiment you can do in your kitchen right now! *************************************** For more chemistry experiments……
Nothing says holiday spirit like a candy experiment, right? So, we were shopping for Halloween candy for our church’s trunk or treat. I was gravitating toward the chocolate, because…it’s chocolate. Meanwhile, the kids and their underdeveloped sense of taste migrated toward all things gummy, sour, and pure sugar. I decided to compromise on a mixed bag of mini chocolate candy bars and their kind of
Water. It’s one of the basic elements of life. Living things need it every day to survive. It seems that water is everywhere and in all facets of life. We drink it. We bathe in it. We play in it. We often take it for granted. Since water is everywhere, let’s learn more about the properties of water and test them with a few
The Halloween season is a fantastic time to do some truly spooky science! Here are some our favorite halloween science experiments and activities to do with kids. Halloween Window Gel Clings Make your own gel clings out of a few simple kitchen ingredients! This fun craft rolls science and art into one as you observe the viscosity of the liquid gelatin and how the gel
This post contains affiliate links. Oxygen is a vital component of the air in our atmosphere. We need to breathe it in to survive, as do most other organisms. It is also necessary for combustion reactions, such as fire. In this experiment, we will test the relationship between oxygen and fire. Supplies – large glass jar – candle – matches – 2 cups of hydrogen
*This post contains affiliate links. We studied physics and electricity a bit last school year with Electricity and Magnetism, by Colleen Kessler from RaisingLifelongLearners.com, and Snap Circuits. So when I broke out this new experiment, they understood what was happening, but couldn’t quite believe their eyes. In fact, we’ve done this experiment about 10 times in the last week. It never gets old. Related post: Make
