taking the fear out of and putting the fun into homeschool science
This post contains affiliate links. Join me and the bloggers of iHomeschool Network for 99 lists of 100 Things. I’ve been researching engineering projects for my kids, so I thought I’d share my list with you! UPDATED LIST!!! Now more than 100 engineering projects!!! Paper Building Blocks Build A Truss Bridge Build With Straws and Paper Towel Rolls Building With Paper Engineering Challenge Homemade Cardboard Construction
Can you feel the pressure? The atmospheric pressure that is. The air in our atmosphere is constantly pushing on us and everything else, for that matter. There is even air pressure inside your body pressing outward. The air pressure inside your body counteracts the air pressure outside your body. This is how it is with most things in earth. Comparable air pressure keeps things stable.
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. 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
One concept that can be hard your kids to grasp is that air is matter. Air takes up space and takes up different amounts of space depending on it’s temperature. In this clicking quarter experiment, we will demonstrate these concepts. Get the details over at The Happy Housewife! ***************************** More air pressure projects {affiliate links} Scientific Explorer MythBusters Power of Air Pressure 4M Rocket Race
It’s Earth Day! Looking for Earth Day resources and information? Here are a few great ones: The Homeschool Scientist took part in the Ultimate Education Guide put together and hosted by Allternativelearning.com. It’s amazing resource for all things Earth Day. While you are there, check out 100+ Ways to Celebrate Earth Day Everyday. Watch the recycling process in action. Make a water cycle bracelet. Learn about
We hear sounds all the time. The closing of a door. Footsteps in the hall. The click of typing on a keyboard. The refrigerator kicking on. We would call those sounds noises. We also hear phones ring, kids singing songs, a guitar on the radio, birds chirping. We could call those sounds music. The difference between noise and music is apparent to most of us,
This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support. This year, our 3rd grader is having a great time studying physics and phyical sciences with Nancy Larson Science. We are in the middle of studying the states of matter. While it may be easy for kids to learn the difference between solids, liquids and gases, they need to be able to describe the differences. Those
Welcome to 10 Days Of Great Science Books! We are on day 9. All 10 Days Of Great Science Books posts will be linked to one landing page. Bookmark it for reference! This post contains affiliate links that help keep the lights on here at The Homeschool Scientist. Thanks for your support. I was chatting with some online homeschooling friends and I mentioned that my
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
Looking for 4th of July science projects? Try these links for some 4th of July themed science activities and information and make your backyard celebration even more interesting! Steve Spangler Science – lots of cool projects here Patriotic Density Experiment Declaration Of Independence Map – downloadable map and math activity Soda Pop Fireworks How Do Fireworks Work? The Art and Science of Fireworks Displays
This post contains affiliate links. Welcome to The Lab Report, sponsored by Apologia Science. This week, we are doing a static electricity experiment. You have probably experienced static electricity at work when you have walked across a carpeted area in the winter and then touched a door knob or someone else creating a shock you can feel, see and hear. What is happening? The shock
