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Whale sounds? Why do they make them, and what do they sound like?

May 7, 2019 Ticia 13 Comments

why do whales sing

In our science lessons, we’ve started learning about whales and dolphins for our Swimming Creatures Science Lessons,  and as I was reading about them it brought up all sorts of questions about their sounds, so I did a quick youtube search and played the different whale sounds.  I … [Read more...]

science 2nd grade, primary grades, Science Sunday, swimming creatures, zoology

How to write an animal report with free printable

October 11, 2017 Ticia 23 Comments

animal report printable and rubric for elementary

This past week we read about platypus.  They’re fascinating creatures that don’t really fit into any of our categories of animals perfectly.  It’s got a bill like a duck, it’s body is rather like that of a badger, it’s tail looks like a beaver tail, it lays eggs, but it suckles … [Read more...]

science land animals, printable, Science Sunday, zoology

Using art to teach science, let kids act it out

September 8, 2017 Ticia 11 Comments

using art and role play to teach science sometimes it gets blurry

I remember very distinctly an art project we did in 4th grade. We sat there with a brown paper bag, and we worried at it, and crumpled it, and generally abused the paper bag until it had a texture similar to leather. This was then tied into the Native American living in … [Read more...]

arts and crafts kid crafts, land animals, Science Sunday, zoology

How did dinosaurs digest food?

April 12, 2017 Ticia 14 Comments

how do dinosaurs digest their food question

Little kids love dinosaurs and my kids are no exception to that rule.  So anytime I can bring a bit of dinosaur knowledge into their science lessons it's a big hit.  This time we looked at how did dinosaurs digest food? This experiment can work equally well for birds or … [Read more...]

science flying creatures, land animals, Science Sunday, zoology

Explore a cave with your kids without leaving home

January 23, 2017 Ticia 14 Comments

exploring a cave system

Two years ago we studied earth science for our science lessons.  I had one project we did when the kids were preschoolers, that I desperately wanted to figure out how to recreate, but never did figure out how to do it.  We created a cave system in our house.  It was amazing, but … [Read more...]

science earth science, New Mexico, Science Sunday

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