Category Archives: Science
Everything related to space
SPACE.com – All kinds of information about space including lots of photos.
Posted in Astronomy, Science
Leave a comment
Save the Date for a Meteor Shower
Aug. 12: Perseid Meteor Shower
One of the best known and most reliable of the annual meteor displays reaches maximum with no moonlight to interfere. Under dark, clear skies, a single observer might see as many as 90 meteors per hour. If you aim to catch one night sky event this summer, make it this one.
Posted in Astronomy, Science
Leave a comment
Explore Mars with realistic Mars habitats, rockets, ground cars and robotsExplore the plane
exploreMarsnow.org – A mars simulator presenting “plausible concepts for near future Mars missions drawing upon the depth of knowledge from experts around the world.” Very interactive.
Posted in Astronomy, Science
Leave a comment
YouTube – magic school bus
YouTube – Magic School Bus. My kids love these – they’re fun to watch and full of great info.
Welcome to the new Sodaplay | sodaplay.com
Sodaplay – models which can be manipulated.
Posted in Engineering, Science
Leave a comment
Quantum Theory Made Relatively Simple
Hans Bethe: Quantum Theory Made Relatively Simple. A video lecture.
Posted in Physics, Science
Leave a comment
Positive character trait (& animal) lesson plans
Creation Kids – Positive character trait (& animal) lesson plans. Find Bible verses, enrichment activities, games, books for topics like Kind Kangaroos and Resourceful Rhinos.
Posted in Character, Life Science, Science, Spiritual Formation
Leave a comment
Enhancing nature walks with the Handbook of Nature Study by
Handbook of Nature Study. This is a blog written by a homeschooling mom who uses the classic book Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Comstock published in the early 1900′s. (You can read the entire text online here.) She issues weekly challenges (the blog author, not Anna Comstock) encouraging you to get out and nature walk. Here’s here explanation of how to use the book.
Explore the stars and planets through your web browser
Neave Planetarium …the sky in your web browser. An interactive tool to study the sky.
Posted in Astronomy, Science
Leave a comment
Make your own Magic Flower
This flower craft is a simple, fun activity anyone can do to learn how “capillary action” works.
Posted in Crafts, For Fun, Life Science, Science, Science Fun & Games
Leave a comment
See where real-time weather advisories and warnings are in the US
Posted in Current Events, Science, Social Studies, Weather
Leave a comment
Science facts and concepts set to music
Singing Science Records Fun songs to learn science!
Posted in Astronomy, Experiments, Life Science, Physical Science, Physics, Science, Weather
Leave a comment
All the elements of the periodic table in one song
Tom Lehrer’s “The Elements”. If you have reason to learn all the element, this would make it a lot easier!
Posted in Chemistry, Science
Leave a comment
Interactive simple machines activities
Simple Machines Activities Nice site!
Posted in Science, Simple Machines
Leave a comment
An introduction to black holes
An Introduction to Black Holes From the site: “An easy to understand explanation of what black holes are.” Uh, I should probably say “easy to understand” is relative, but I’ll just trust that for anyone with a keen interest in astronomy and black holes, it’s easy to understand and therefore a good resource. 
Posted in Astronomy, Science
Leave a comment
Get scientific explanations for current news stories
The Why Files | The Science Behind the News “The mission of The Why Files is to explore the science, math and technology behind the news of the day, and to present those topics in a clear, accessible and accurate manner…We hope this information will help explain the relationship between science and daily life.”
How old would you be on other worlds?
Your Age On Other Worlds – Enter your birthday, hit calculate and see how old you’d be on other planets. Find out why the numbers vary so much! See also Your Weight On Other Worlds.
Posted in Astronomy, Cool Stuff, For Fun, Science
Leave a comment
How to build your own solar system to scale
Build a Solar System – Fill in the size of your sun and then calculate the sizes of the other planets, the distance between them, etc.
We made a scale model of the solar system once on a soccer field. We used a soccer ball as our sun and were amazed when we ran out of room on the field for all the planets. It provides a great picture of the vastness of our solar system.