Bees as well as other flying insects develop a positive charge on their bodies as they fly through the air. This happens because as they fly, the friction between their bodies and air molecules rubs … [Read more...]
Schema
What is Schema? Schema is what you know about a concept. Many different things influence what someone knows about any one concept. Their experiences, such as television, video games, books, … [Read more...]
All Fish Faces
Faces and Fun Facts about Tropical Reef Fish by Tam Warner Minton GET TO KNOW OUR OCEAN FRIENDS IN A NEW BOOK THAT HIGHLIGHTS FACES & FACTS ABOUT TROPICAL REEF FISH "All Fish Faces is a … [Read more...]
Homemade Ant Farm
If you want to build your own ant farm, check out the following video. It is a very easy way to have a safe ant farm for kids to view the lives of ants. Let me know about your homemade ant farm. Send … [Read more...]
HUGs for Kids
Everyone, young and old, face issues that can cause insomnia and anxiety. Some, such as those afflicted with autism or other disorders, face extreme anxiousness and even the inability to induce … [Read more...]
Water Movement Through Xylem
Do Plants Suck Up Water? The cartoon diagram shows a flower using a straw to drink water from an underground stream. I've never seen a flower drinking through a straw, but water underground is pulled … [Read more...]
Q & A Growing Bacteria
Question: Growing Bacteria My family successfully grew bacteria in nutrient agar. Our samples came from our hands after petting the dogs, swabbed samples from the fridge door, and an exterior … [Read more...]
Vision: Why we see things
Why do we see different colors? Why does cloth look darker when it is wet? Electromagnetic radiation is light energy. The Sun emits electromagnetic radiation, which contains gamma rays, x-rays, … [Read more...]
Water Critters
Water Critters Is an activity in "Play and Find Out About Nature." Click Here to See models of water critters and comments from a homeschooling mom. Help me add ideas to my experiments so that … [Read more...]
Paramecium Organelles and Functions
What is a Paramecium? A paramecium is a unicellular (one cell) eukaryotic organism generally found in stagnant water. While very small, sometimes large paramecium can be seen as tiny … [Read more...]