Snap Circuits in Your Homeschool - On Sale Now!

We have recently acquired two sets of Snap Circuits.

Where oh where has this awesome invention been my entire life?

I remember reading on blogs about the fun kids were having with Snap Circuits. I thought about getting a set one day - but really, did I need to get them?  Didn't we have enough homeschool stuff around here already?

I am going to go out on a limb and say that Snap Circuits may just be one of those things that every homeschooling family should have.

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Our Monthly Science Box - With a Giveaway

Science has been the one thing that has never quite "come together" in our homeschool.   

Yes, we incorporate science experiments every now and then, read biographies of famous scientists, and have even done a few science unit studies.    Still, I would  say science is our weak spot.  

Enter "The Why Box" from Discovery Boulevard.    Now I'm guaranteed to have an engaging science unit once a month, and I don't have to do A SINGLE THING TO PREPARE.

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Science Sunday Classics ~ Oreo Moon Phases

{This post originally appeared in October, 2010}

We've done some FUN science activities throughout the past few years.   One of the all time favorites is Oreo Moon Phases.  All you need for this are Oreos, an appetite, and a little (or big) one who wants to know more about the phases of the moon!

We're all about space this week and next.... today was one of those activites that just "stuck" with my children - Oreo Moon Phases.

Here is what we did:

I found this cute activity at: Paper Plate Education (I chose to put the project on black paper instead of a paper plate, though.)

We read Does The Moon Change Shape? and talked about why the moon appears to be different shapes at different times during the month.

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