Category: STEM

  • Flying Creatures Unit

    Flying Creatures Unit

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    As I’ve been working on different science lessons, I’ve been trying to tie them to specific units, and saying this is this type of science lesson, and I keep saying, “Oh we did this as part of our Flying Creatures Unit, when we covered Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day, let me go find that…

  • Animal Cell Model

    Animal Cell Model

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    A few years ago, we studied anatomy for our homeschool science, and we made a wonderfully complicated edible cell model.  We are reviewing biology this year with the kids, and we reviewed all about animal cells.  To help get it into their heads, we made an animal cell cookie model. (This post contains affiliate links)…

  • Learn Math Fast Review

    Learn Math Fast Review

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    Math is the subject for which I had the hardest time finding a homeschool curriculum that worked. I tried several different math curriculums, and one that worked for one child did not work for another child. A math curriculum that worked one year did not work another year. I am a big proponent of experimenting…

  • Botany Unit

    Botany Unit

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    We never officially studied botany in our science lessons. We just ran into the occasional botany lesson, and I think we may have had a short botany unit when we had a year of zoology. Mainly because I remember having a lesson about different leaf types. Okay, but either way, I was realizing I had…

  • Making a mummy

    Making a mummy

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    We started studying Egypt this week in our homeschool history lesson, and what do you think of when you think of Egypt, but mummies.  So, taking a page from the Story of the World Ancient History lessons, we’re making a mummy. Warning, not for the easily grossed out, or germ-o-phobes. Hi, Future Ticia 2025 here,…