Tag: Science Sunday

  • Why you should go to children’s museums

    Why you should go to children’s museums

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    This past week we went to our local children’s museum.  As the kids had fun going from exhibit to exhibit I was struck by the benefits of museums to kids. Then I decided to turn this into a Science Sunday post to incorporate into our science lessons. Future Ticia here, I’m updating this post to…

  • Science Sunday: learning about marsupials

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      Last week I shared our kangaroo pouch.  Well, now you get to see how we used that pouch.   First we tried to hop like a kangaroo.  The kids found it to be very tiring, and were amazed when they found out God actually made kangaroos so it’s easier for them to hop long…

  • Kangaroo pouch craft and science lesson

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      After finishing up the big cats, we moved on to Australia to study marsupials.  As we did the kids were intrigued by the pouches they had. That’s when inspiration hit:  let’s make a kangaroo pouch craft, it’s the perfect idea. Why a kangaroo pouch?  Well because many of the other marsupials had pouches that…

  • Science Sunday: Is soda bad for you?

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      Do your kids ask “Why is soda bad for your teeth?”  Or the ever popular “Why can’t I have all the soda I want?”  Well mine do.  Non.  Stop. See if you’re an adult than you instantly cry “Yes!”  to the first question and list many reasons why.  However, if you’re a little kid,…

  • Cougars unit

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        We’ve been studying big cats recently and for this particular post I’m going to concentrate on our cougars unit. Cougars Unit videos One of the things that has really brought the lessons home during this unit is seeing videos of the animal in real life.  Most of the ones I’ve used are of…