science

Summer Camp for Kids: Geocaching, we’re hooked!

by Marie July 19, 2011

We just discovered Geocaching! How have I missed the fun of this search and find sport? This week I decided to look it up and find out what it was all about as my kids are the perfect age for this type of hunt. First, you’ll need to head over to Geocaching.com and sign up [...]

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Science Journal: Does it Sink or Float?

by Marie July 1, 2011

We’re getting out our rusty trusty science journal as we make another science observation with today’s activity. Previously, we’ve investigated a tree seed, Observed what happens to snow when we bring it inside, and explored edible science with making butter. For our next scientific observation, I’ve recently guest posted over at Skip to My Lou for [...]

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Homemade Volcano Erupting Red Hot Lava

by Marie August 31, 2010

We made a fun volcano out of homemade playdough, a bottle, and some red hot lava. Okay, it may not have been hot lava, but those towns people didn’t know what hit’em! They were soaked in colored baking soda and vinegar, it might as well have been hot lava! Supplies for Homemade Playdough Volcano: playdough [...]

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Wiggling Like a Worm

by Marie May 31, 2010

It’s time to move like a worm in this wiggly activity by Dresses and Messes. She’s got all kinds of fun worm activities, helping us learn about these slimy creatures.

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Starting a Science Observation Journal

by Marie May 11, 2010

My son is starting to ask all kinds of questions about the world around us. He recently brought home this spikey looking nut from the school playground, asking what it was and wondering what might be inside. So we started a Science Observation Journal, a place where we could collect and record all kinds of [...]

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Hatching Butterflies

by Marie June 6, 2008

We had fun watching our Caterpillars grow, form their chrysalids, and hatch into beautiful butterflies. The Painted Lady’s were amazing. We cut them fresh flowers and put drops of sugar water on them to drink. Once we let them free, my daughter wanted to get a net and catch them all back, but it was [...]

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Food Coloring Flowers

by Marie May 22, 2008

Whenever we had white flowers in the house growing up, I’d give them the food coloring treatment. It’s always fascinating to see how this process works with the flowers. I’ve found the Carnation flower works best for this cool science project. I bought a $4 bunch of white carnations at the local Walmart. Then we [...]

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Live Caterpillars are Here

by Marie May 15, 2008

We received our order of Live Caterpillars. We got them from the company called Insect Lore. I wrote about Live Butterfly Gardens earlier. We can’t wait to see what they do. Here they are the day we got them. Here they are 4 days later. Here they are 8 days later. It’s creepy how fast [...]

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Blowing Bubbles

by Marie April 4, 2008

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When it’s warm out, but still too cold for water balloons and kiddie pools, what are we going to do? Blow Bubbles. My kids can blow bubbles for hours out on the front steps. I sit back in my chair and watch the circular shapes float and pop in the air. Here are a few [...]

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Our Easter Grass is Growing Like a Weed

by Marie March 21, 2008

Grass really does grow like a weed. After about 4-5 days, the Easter Grass we planted almost 2 weeks ago was coming up fast. We watched it everyday, watering it and giving it some love. We’ve really enjoyed the egg carton baskets, but my favorite is the glass jar above. You can see all the [...]

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