Developing an Early Love of Science One Experiment at a Time

About Crystal

Homeschooling mom of three, science nerd, runner, cargo-biker, and blogger at www.ScienceKiddo.com

October 2014

Slime Science

By |2018-02-27T21:00:02-07:00October 18th, 2014|Play, Science, Sensory, STEM Saturday|

You are constantly telling your child not to pick their nose. But who can resist rolling something sticky, wet, and squishy between their fingers? I've got a solution that will satisfy both kids and parents. Slime It's an incredible sensory [...]

Bubble Prints

By |2016-11-18T11:44:16-07:00October 8th, 2014|Art, Science|

As a follow up to our dry ice experiments post, I wanted to show you how to do bubble prints without the need for dry ice. I like the way the dry ice bubbles are so big and plentiful, but [...]

September 2014

Mentos + Diet Coke

By |2016-11-18T11:44:18-07:00September 17th, 2014|Five Minute Science, Science|

Ready for a fun and sticky explosion? You have come to right place. This is one of the most popular demos to do since Steve Spangler popularized it in 2005. The materials are cheap and accessible. The explosion is impressive. [...]

Homeschool Schedule

By |2016-11-18T11:44:18-07:00September 8th, 2014|Homeschool, Literacy|

I finally sat down and made a really complicated schedule for our homeschool days. Are you ready to hear it? It's really crazy. 30 minutes of reading 30 minutes of math 30 minutes of science/art or whatever other project we [...]

Why We Homeschool

By |2016-11-18T11:44:18-07:00September 2nd, 2014|Homeschool|

Whew, the big question, right? Why we homeschool. We get asked this all the time. I have written and rewritten this article at least three times now. Sometimes it's really difficult to pinpoint exactly why you do the things you [...]

August 2014

Water Power

By |2016-11-18T11:44:18-07:00August 7th, 2014|Engineering, Science|

The dog days of summer are upon us. We have been playing in water of one form or another every single day. There is the beach, the splash parks, the sprinklers, the swimming pools...and science experiments. This experiment, constructed of [...]

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