Messy Science Experiments
October 22, 2021
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My book, Chemical Reactions!: With 25 Science Projects for Kids, is out! To celebrate, I’m sharing two messy science experiments from the book.
Tag: homeschool
Middle Grade Fantasy Books with Animals
September 30, 2021
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Since I write middle grade fantasy, I read a plethora of middle grade fantasy books! Louie always requests middle grade fantasy books with animals. So I decided to compile a list of what I consider some of the more recent top fantasy books for middle schoolers. With animals!
Science At Home : Magnets
June 22, 2020
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People in movies and books find their way out of the woods by making their own compass out of who knows what. This skill is COOL.
In the interest of us all being cool, a blog post was in order.
Science At Home : FLOWERS
May 12, 2020
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Want to impress your kids, friends, significant other, w/ easy science magic? Make your neighbors jealous!
I’ve got a perfect STEM activity. Botany magic!
Science At Home: Candle Trick and Fire!
April 22, 2020
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If you want to impress your kids, grandkids, significant other, neighbor or your dog, I’ve got a few cool tricks you can show them! No advanced degrees needed.
Old-Time Pandemic Remedies That Sometimes Worked
April 8, 2020
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Since I need to distract myself from the news, I’m delving into medical remedies from history. Some of the treatments people thought would work are downright silly.
Beacons of Hope _Birds!
March 27, 2020
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When I let Louie out this morning, the birds were singing.
I decided that sharing some of the wonder of birds with you was a perfect idea!
Six Most Difficult Places To Visit On Earth
February 17, 2020
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Do you want to travel to the most difficult places to visit on earth?
In this day and age, I figured we could hop a plane to get anywhere.
I was wrong…
Diamonds or Banana Peels? Which would you choose?
February 3, 2020
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Which would you choose? Diamonds, right? Well, maybe this needs rethinking.
Best Meteor Showers for Viewing in 2020
December 19, 2019
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Meteor showers are magical and mystical. Sighting meteor showers in 2019? I failed miserably.
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