What Happens When You Let Your Middle Schooler Do Experiments On Their Own?

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Things Only Homeschoolers Say: Middle School Kitchen Science Experiments: Oops The classic baking soda and vinegar experiment, with a little blue food coloring for good measure... Child: Umm... Ooops... I don't think I was supposed to put the cap back on the bottle. Mom: Of course this happens after I finished cleaning the kitchen... More Homeschooling Humor See more things only … [Read more...]

Warning! Mini-seed bombs are heading your way! {Nuts}

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Listen to this InstaScience nature study: It’s that time of year again - the time when you are afraid to walk under any type of tree that has nuts! Gravity doesn’t help the situation, but the squirrels assist the situation by hurling nuts towards the ground at lightning speeds in an effort to break their tough exteriors and enjoy the yummy goodness inside. True nuts are dried fruits with … [Read more...]

What Is In Your Fridge?

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Things Only Homeschoolers Say: Fridge Science Kitchen Science Experiments: What is this? One day, while looking for a snack in the fridge your oldest says... Mom, is this {insert siblings name}'s science experiment or last week's leftovers. More Homeschooling Humor See more things only homeschoolers say or laugh along with our homeschool funnies! More Kitchen Science Ideas Bread Mold … [Read more...]

Wonderful flowers for your winter world {Pansies}

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Every year as the brilliant colors of the summer flowers fade, I like to plant a few pansies. And I am not alone, along with mums pansies are among the most popular cool season blooms. Not only are they are easy to grow, but they provide beautiful color throughout late fall and into winter. Pansies are part of the viola family, which contains 500 species - including pansies and violets. Pansies … [Read more...]

Science Experiment . . . Or Not?

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Things Only Homeschoolers Say: Moldy Bagels "Should I throw this away or is it a science experiment?" More Homeschooling Humor See more things only homeschoolers say or laugh along with our homeschool funnies!   … [Read more...]

Maple Tree {InstaScience}

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Fall is here! Pumpkin-Spiced Lattes abound as the green landscape fades into reds, yellows, and oranges. I love the crisp beauty of fall, but my favorite thing to watch is the change in the local maple trees.  Maple leaves display gorgeous colors that are the hallmarks of fall. There are approximately 128 different kinds of maple trees, but the most common are the sugar maple, the red maple, … [Read more...]

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