I wrote this Space Race movies post back when we last studied the space race, but with the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing coming up, I figured to update this with a few more movies (okay 1 movie), and add in a few links to relevant historical or science pieces. We are … [Read more...]
Explore Mission Control with a NASA field trip
A couple of years ago when we were studying astronomy, we went on the most awesome NASA field trip ever. If you're homeschooling in Texas, then you should plan a NASA field trip on homeschool day. It's usually somewhere in October, and well worth going. It also made for a great … [Read more...]
Can you cross the Oobleck Ocean?
A few years ago we studied astronomy (check out our astronomy lessons), and at the end of it all we had a Life in Space Unit, and one of the activities I somehow forgot to write about all those years ago was crossing the Oobleck Ocean. This is a super fun and messy STEM project, … [Read more...]
The best (I really mean worst) astronomy globe ever
A few years ago Batman was given one of those thirsty bird bobbers. You know the ones that dip their beak into a glass and then bob back up, and this repeats endlessly? He thought it was the coolest thing ever, but in a cruel twist of sibling carelessnes, it was broken. The … [Read more...]
Get your kids about excited about astronomy with these awesome activities
A few years ago we studied astronomy for our homeschool science lessons, and I think I finally have it all blogged about. We'll see with the way my organization skills are I will find something buried deep down on my computer. We had a blast with our astronomy lessons and there … [Read more...]
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