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What happens to my shadow as the sun moves?

August 7, 2019 Ticia 5 Comments

shadow science experiment prek kinder

Also known as, why did it have to rain on that day?  It's very hard to do sun experiments for your homeschool science when there is no sun.  But, we gave it the old college try, and the kids learned some from it. Update: We did these experiments as part of our lessons with My … [Read more...]

science astronomy, kindergarten, preschool

Space Race movies to use in your homeschool

July 2, 2019 Ticia 4 Comments

space race movies for kids

I wrote this Space Race movies post back when we last studied the space race, but with the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing coming up, I figured to update this with a few more movies (okay 1 movie), and add in a few links to relevant historical or science pieces. We are … [Read more...]

history, science astronomy, modern history, Mystery of History 4

Explore Mission Control with a NASA field trip

April 29, 2019 Ticia 2 Comments

nasa field trip take the silly pictures

A couple of years ago when we were studying astronomy, we went on the most awesome NASA field trip ever. If you're homeschooling in Texas, then you should plan a NASA field trip on homeschool day. It's usually somewhere in October, and well worth going.  It also made for a great … [Read more...]

field trips, science 4th grade, astronomy

Can you cross the Oobleck Ocean?

December 26, 2018 Ticia Leave a Comment

STEM oobleck astronomy lesson science engineering chemistry

A few years ago we studied astronomy (check out our astronomy lessons), and at the end of it all we had a Life in Space Unit, and one of the activities I somehow forgot to write about all those years ago was crossing the Oobleck Ocean. This is a super fun and messy STEM project, … [Read more...]

science astronomy, chemistry, engineering, legos

The best (I really mean worst) astronomy globe ever

November 6, 2017 Ticia 4 Comments

night sky projection kit review gone bad

A few years ago Batman was given one of those thirsty bird bobbers. You know the ones that dip their beak into a glass and then bob back up, and this repeats endlessly? He thought it was the coolest thing ever, but in a cruel twist of sibling carelessness, it was broken. The … [Read more...]

science astronomy, reviews

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