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Jun 26 2008

Craft Project: Building a Volcano

Published by sirenavs under Craft Projects, Science

Well, since I did a cheat sheet on volcanoes and I have talked about them a few times, I thought I would give you a how-to on building a volcano. This is actually a pretty fun activity and many kids can take advantage of this when they need a science project in school. [...]

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Jun 05 2008

Failed Experiment: The Praying Mantis

Published by sirenavs under Between Parents, Science

Well, it has finally been decided that my experiment with the Praying Mantis egg sac has failed. We didn’t get any Praying Mantids running around and I think the kids were a little disappointed. I mean, this has been an ongoing project for over 6 months.
Still, even with the failure of the experiment, [...]

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Jun 02 2008

Backyard Wonders

Published by sirenavs under Between Parents, Science

I have found over the years that I have become a person that will leaf through travel brochures and gaze longingly at planes as they pass by overhead. I think to myself, “What wonders will I see if I travelled to faraway destinations? What would I experience?”
I think everyone has those thoughts, well, [...]

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May 26 2008

Space Exploration

Published by sirenavs under Science

This last weekend has seen a lot of amazing things space wise. Nasa landed the space bot Phoenix on the surface of mars and you can actually see the first photos from Phoenix of the northern pole of Mars. I have already been on the Nasa site several times with my little guys, [...]

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May 02 2008

Fun with Science: Baking Soda and Vinegar

You have probably seen this experiment before but it is one of my favorites so I wanted to share.  If you can’t tell by the photograph, I do this activity often enough to warrant purchasing the big box of baking soda.  I think it has something to do with the fact that I feel like [...]

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Apr 22 2008

Cheat Sheets: Butterflies

Published by sirenavs under Cheat Sheets, Science

If you have ever spent a few minutes with any child, you will know that they can come up with questions that stump you.  I have seen experts in a field being taken completely aback by the complex question asked by a 5 year old.  I have also seen those same experts sputter and blush [...]

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Apr 11 2008

The Project Part 2

Published by sirenavs under Science

If you remember, I posted last week about my little mini project that I am doing with my kids.  You can see it here. 
I thought that I would give an update of the project since we are now into week 2 of the ootheca watching and waiting to see if we will be producing some [...]

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Mar 31 2008

The Project

Published by sirenavs under Between Parents, Science

As the season quickly faded from fall to winter last year, my family had an unexpected visitor.  She came to our window one afternoon and my son was overjoyed to run out with his dad and scoop her up into a clear container.  It was a Praying Mantis, if you are wondering, and since I [...]

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