Tadpoles get hungry
The biggest surprise for me with these tadpoles is their voracious appetite and the fact that they can swim upside down
Art and science
If you want to remember something – just try and draw it.
Random fun facts for nature homeschooling
When I lecture, facts can be really boring unless interspersed with a few anecdotes and bits of information. Did you know sharks share a lot of the same immunity as us? Anyway, here are a few fun facts shared from imgur about animals. I hope you enjoy them. Click here to find interesting facts
Observational Skills
Science is all about observation, really. You see things and wonder why. Children have this natural curiosity about them and if you can feed it, then all the better.This section will slowly build up these skills over the next few weeks.We will start with things from my garden- as that is what I have access…
From tadpoles to frogs
When I was a kid, way back when there were only 3 channels on TV, my mum had a pond and in it every spring we would watch the tadpoles hatch. Its quite a fascinating and easy thing to do. Each week we will be following the developement of our little tadpoles as they become…
Make your own yoghurt
Getting to the shops is a bit tricky. My 6 year old is eating the stuff non- stop so I’m about to run out. The milkman can deliver it but it’s so expensive. I remembered about 20 years ago in France I saw a machine that if you mixed a bit of normal yogurt with…
Science
Where to begin…… There is a webpage link below that has brilliantly constructed classes and other things about space. Click the link here Space programme for kids. Watch some online shenanigans with Prof Brian Cox. Click on the image to go to the page.