Also known as, why did it have to rain on that day? It's very hard to do sun experiments for your homeschool science when there is no sun. But, we gave it the old college try, and the kids learned some from it. Update: We did these experiments as part of our lessons with My … [Read more...]
Space Race movies to use in your homeschool
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...]
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