Category: STEM

  • Amphibians and Reptiles unit

    Amphibians and Reptiles unit

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    I think an amphibians and reptiles unit is one of the most fun science lessons with little guys because it’s so easy to become a field trip.  You just load up and head to the nearest pet store and spend a long time watching the snakes and turtles climb around. A perfect field trip if…

  • STEM challenge: Design a Greek Temple

    STEM challenge: Design a Greek Temple

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    There are certain design styles that are eternal. They come back into style over and over again, and one of the most eternal is the Greek columns. You constantly see them brought back whenever a society wants to show they are mature and need to be taken seriously. Look at all of the European capitals…

  • Zoology for kids

    Zoology for kids

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    Zoology is a favorite subject with elementary kids.  They love to watch animals, go to the zoo, act like animals, and will watch endless animal movies. Or maybe that’s just my kids?  Either way I’m discovering I’ve got dozens of animal and zoology for kids posts. Future Ticia 2024 wants to add that our elementary…

  • Land Animals Unit

    Land Animals Unit

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    Apologia Science is a wildly popular homeschool science curriculum and a great spine for building your science lessons. When my kids were in elementary school we used them, and we I’ve created a lot of lessons for our land animals unit, and I wanted to put them all together in one place rather than scattered…

  • Nature Study

    Nature Study

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    Almost every homeschooler has written down for their science lessons, nature study. That can mean a wide variety of things. At one point I had a blog I followed that was entirely devoted to “The Handbook of Nature Study,” and it had a nice calming rain and nature sound that played when you opened it.…