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Science Sunday: Prepare to be grossed out…..

May 29, 2011 Ticia 14 Comments

  This is the cry I heard as I innocently sat at my computer last week, “Mom!  There’s a dead bird in our back yard and Mac’s chewing on it.”   Now, I hadn’t fully woken up yet, and was still blinking at the computer screen.  But, I was galvanized into action, and immediately … [Read more...]

science flying creatures, observation, Science Sunday, zoology

How to protect an egg

April 18, 2011 Ticia Leave a Comment

So, my boys remember doing this from last year.  And were quite insistent we needed to do it again.   Hey, who am I to stop them from learning, and maybe they’ll be less careful in their driving and something might actually break. Much like my ABC & 123 post I … [Read more...]

Homeschool Holidays, science Easter, flying creatures, Science Sunday, zoology

We’ve crossed another state border

April 12, 2011 Ticia 8 Comments

But of course we had to stop at the Monroe zoo, which is AWESOME.  If you’re ever in Monroe, LA and you have a few hours to spare stop in and wander around.  It’s the perfect size for little guys, and it has a super neat train and boat ride, which sadly weren’t working when we … [Read more...]

science flying creatures, Louisiana, Mississippi, zoology

Science Sunday: experimenting with eggs

April 3, 2011 Ticia 14 Comments

experimenting with eggs

We’re getting closer and closer to finishing up our bird study.  And then it’s a chapter or so on flying reptiles and we’ve finished our study of Flying Creatures (affiliate link).   As we read what’s in an egg I realized they weren’t getting it, so I cracked a few … [Read more...]

science flying creatures, Science Sunday, zoology

Science Sunday: Bird Migration activity

March 6, 2011 Ticia 9 Comments

Back when I was dating Jeff I gave him a bumper sticker that said, “Caution: Migratory life form with a tropism for bookstores.” Yes, it had way too many big words, but it amused both of us.  Making bird migration relevant to the kids I briefly mentioned this one a few … [Read more...]

science flying creatures, Science Sunday, zoology

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