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Total Lunar Eclipse September 2015

Total Lunar Eclipse September 2015
Field Trip / Homeschool / Science  Science

Hi everyone! I just realized that I posted this on my Instagram, but I forgot to put it on my blog for all of you too! This year we had the opportunity to view a Supermoon Total Lunar Eclipse which was super exciting. I know some of you weren’t able…

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LEGO Education: Weight Bearing Crane

LEGO Education: Weight Bearing Crane
Homeschool / LEGO / Logic / Robotics / Science  Legos / Robotics / Science

Good morning everyone! For our LEGO Education experiment this week, we applied our knowledge of pulleys, gears, and forces to create some cool cranes. The objective for this project was to create a crane capable of lifting a specified weight, as well as performing a valuable task.   The boys…

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LEGO Education Letter Balance

LEGO Education Letter Balance
Homeschool / LEGO / Robotics / Science  Legos / Robotics / Science

Good morning everyone! Today I’m sharing one of our LEGO Education Co-op activities. The kiddos made a really cool balancing mechanism using levers, gears, and a combination of materials and components to make a machine to measure weight and balance load. They built the scale, but then were challenged to…

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LEGO Education Go Carts & Sleds

LEGO Education Go Carts & Sleds
Homeschool / LEGO / Robotics / Science  Legos / Robotics / Science

We’ve been using the LEGO Education Simple & Motorized Mechanisms for our Co-op group for awhile now. Since we only meet once a month this kit is lasting us about 2 academic years which is nice. So far we’ve had a great time, and today we learned all about go-carts…

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LEGO Education Simple Machines Giveaway

LEGO Education Simple Machines Giveaway
Give Aways / Homeschool / LEGO / Robotics / Science  Reviews / Robotics / Science

Hi readers! I’m so excited about today’s giveaway! As many of you know we’ve been absolutely loving the LEGO Education products lately. And my kiddos are super excited that we’ve added them into our curriculum this year. We’re going to be doing a co-op with the  LEGO Education Simple &…

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Summer Boredom Buster: Science & Math

Summer Boredom Buster: Science & Math
Homeschool / Summer Activities / Summer Boredom Busters  Math / Science / Summer Activities / Summer Ideas

Welcome to another semi-educational summer boredom buster! Today we’re experimenting with mystery potions and color mixing! I will start off by saying that I highly recommend you do the science lab color mixing activity O U T S I D E. Outside. Do it outside. Are you outside? Okay, we…

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Homeschool Science Curriculum Forum

Homeschool Science Curriculum Forum
Forum / Homeschool / Science  Science

    Hi readers! Welcome to today’s homeschool curriculum forum on science! As most of you know, I am currently using Abeka science in our homeschool. I have to say that this has been a wonderful addition to our homeschool this year. Not only does it require very little planning…

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Flower Dyeing Science Experiment

Flower Dyeing Science Experiment
Homeschool / Science  Plants / Science

Hi everyone! So a few months ago we did a fun science experiment using food coloring and daisies to show how plants absorb water up through their stems.   Normally, plants have roots which absorb water from the soil. The water travels through the roots and up the stem and…

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Animal Classification Unit

Animal Classification Unit
Animals / Homeschool / Science / Unit Studies  Animals / Science / Unit Studies

Hi everyone! Today I wanted to share a fun animal classification unit I created. Although my Expedition Earth and Road Trip USA curricula include quite extensive animal units, I needed something that included a little more detail on the classification of animals along with something hands-on for my younger students.…

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Science Experiment & Colored Flowers

Science Experiment & Colored Flowers
Homeschool / Science  Science

Hi everyone! I wanted to share a quick little science experiment you can do right at home! We’re learning all about plants right now, and so we did this cute experiment to show the kiddos how the stem of the flower pulls up water and nutrients to feed the flower.…

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