taking the fear out of and putting the fun into homeschool science
Water is essential for life. Nothing can survive without it. The water that we drink today is the same water that has kept living things alive since living things were created! The water that dinosaurs drank might have been the same water that rained upon the Mayans while they built their great temples, or maybe the same water Columbus sailed upon. The point is that
Snow is great for play and science! This measuring snow experiment is easy and way cool. Couldn’t resist. The Snow Experiment The general rule of thumb is 1 inch of rain corresponds to 10 inches of snow. After last week’s snow fall, we decided to test this. First, we scooped up a container of fluffy snow. There was approximately 4.5 inches of snow in the
Welcome to 10 Days Of Great Science Books! We are on day 3. (This post contains affiliate links.) My best friend was a homeschool veteran by the time I finally decided to homeschool. When I went to her to discuss science options for my then 3rd grader, she handed me a stack of Janice Van Cleave science experiment books and said “Just have fun!” That
Last week, some of our homeschooling friends shared a treasure with us – GEODES!! A family member collected them while out west this summer on a geology internship and thought the kids would love them. That person was right! What kid doesn’t love rocks, especially rocks with hidden treasures inside?! The kids grabbed hammers, safety glasses and an old sheet and got cracking. The variety
Welcome to Day 5 of the Summer Science Series at The Homeschool Scientist. It’s all part of the iHomeschool Network Hopscotch blog hop. Join in the fun! For centuries, people have been using clouds to predict the weather. For instance, high wispy cirrus clouds, sometimes called mares’ tails, meant that within 24 hours the weather was going to change. A sky full of white clouds
A couple weeks ago, I attended the 2 to 1 Conference in Washington DC. It was a gathering of homeschooling, social media loving mamas and companies that support us. It was amazing being with a large group of people who really understand each other. One of the best parts of the whole weekend was just chatting with other homeschool moms about our kids, our curriculum,
