As I set about putting together this water booklist I had a couple of criteria for this list. First I wanted to focus on fresh water, so that immediately eliminated large numbers of books, next I wanted to focus on the water cycle, animals near water, and people interacting with … [Read more...]
How to make a compass
I was scrolling through my stockpiled post ideas looking for inspiration and saw this how to make a compass lesson we'd done years ago, like my kids were in middle school years ago. I somehow never wrote about this particular bit of Earth Science, and I'm realizing I have some … [Read more...]
How Geysers Erupt
We are studying Montana, and so, of course, that means we need to learn about Yellowstone national park, Old Faithful, and how geysers erupt. Which means mean needed to buy some mentos. Stick around to find out how geysers erupt in this great science lesson AND geography … [Read more...]
Why do we float in the Great Salt Lake?
One thing I love about homeschooling is the ability to mix subjects together. In this case, we mixed some science lessons with some geography lessons. As part of our Utah unit study, we learned all about the Great Salt Lake, and that, of course, led us to a Great Salt Lake … [Read more...]
Smithsonian Science Kits Review
A few years ago Batman went through and gave his grandparents his Christmas list. It consisted of about 10 different science kits to play around with. Most were duds. They were fun for a little bit, but he quickly forgot about them, there was one kit he got that had staying … [Read more...]
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