Magnet Unit Study

Monday, 2 November 2009, 12:00 | Category : Science, Unit Studies
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Our study on magnets only took a week – but a fun, hands-on week it was! Magnets Lots of Free Lessons Even More Free Lessons

Energy

Wednesday, 7 October 2009, 11:45 | Category : Science, Unit Studies
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Well, another unit bites the dust!  We had a great time learning about energy, with a main focus on heat and electricity.  This slide show gives you just a glimpse into some of our hands on experiments. What turned out to be THE BEST of all the curriculum we used was the Electric Kitbook.  In [...]

Boys and Dinosaurs

Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 8:04 | Category : Children and Youth Ministry, Science
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On Sunday nights at church, I teach a Kidz Group class for children in 1-5th grades.  Right now, I have only little boys in the class.  What better way to catch their attention than to talk about dinosaurs!  Dinosaurs and church??  Of course!  Dinosaurs are a great topic for teaching the authority of the Bible [...]

National Geographic Kit

Friday, 5 June 2009, 10:55 | Category : Science
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A friend gave my son a National Geographic Skelesaurus not too long ago.  I have eyed this and other similar kits at the store before, but had never purchased one.  It was so much fun!  Caleb had to build the skeleton (it wasn’t hard), then place clay around the skeleton to create skin, and then [...]

Logic Stage Science

Wednesday, 27 May 2009, 17:58 | Category : Science
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Did you know Makita from Twinkling Stars Family School has a new curriculum out called Science for the Logic Stage?  I’ve enjoyed everything I’ve downloaded from her HomeschoolShare page and the preview for this curriculum looks great!  Go see!