Pi is a mathematical constant that demonstrates the relationship between the circumference and the diameter of a circle. What do I mean by that? What Is Pi? The circumference of a circle is the distance around the outside of the circle and the diameter is the distance across the center of the circle. If…
This hands-on lesson helps students understand how the sun creates energy. 30 pages of information, hands-on activities, printables, & mini-posters that helps students understand how the Sun produces energy. Step outside into the sunshine. Feel the warmth that comes from its rays. That’s energy. Notice how the sunlight illuminates everything in the daytime. That’s energy….
Using a rainfall chart as part of a weather study integrates not only science, but math, and even geography. Along with our free printable chart linked below, we’ve listed some ideas for using the rainfall chart to enjoy some other activities. Use this rainfall chart in combination with our (super-simple, and sturdy) homemade rain gauge…
A 2015 study* confirmed that hands-on science and math manipulatives are highly effective in helping students learn the material. Furthermore, math manipulatives can be used before a student is formally introduced to the concepts in school. We have a child with dyscalculia, so math manipulatives are near and dear to us. The…
Hidden Figures gives us the opportunity to see behind the scenes of some of the most important events in NASA history and in the acceptance of women and minorities into STEM fields. It tells how, in the face of racism and sexism, black female mathematicians completed the calculations that were essential to send our first…
Studying snowflake science has been a favorite in our homeschool. Living in the southern US, we do not get much snow, so, we’ve sometimes have to make our own. But when it does snow we build snowmen, have snowball fights, and have even constructed a snow fort, which we covered with water and turned into…
