Tag: flying creatures

  • Science Sunday: owl pellet dissection

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      I have to admit, I probably had time to write my post earlier this week, but I decided I NEEDED to sew a dress.  Yes, and I wore it to church today, but it was so cold inside I wore a sweater the entire time, so no one saw my pretty new dress.  WAAAHHHHHHH.…

  • Science Sunday: Prepare to be grossed out…..

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      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 said,…

  • Science Sunday: experimenting with eggs

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    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 eggs open and we looked at…

  • Science Sunday: Bird Migration activity

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    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 weeks ago, but since…

  • Comparing Bones of birds and mammals lesson

    Comparing Bones of birds and mammals lesson

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    Hi Future Ticia 2024 here, I’m updating this post about comparing bones of mammals and birds, and thought I’d add a bit of an introduction beyond what I originally did. This was a really fun science lesson, and I thought I would reassure everyone reading this. We did a lot of carefully washing our hands,…