If you happen to have already made a plant cell model and an animal cell model, comparing these two different types of cells is a natural extension activity. I actually recommend making these cell models simultaneously as they have almost the same list of ingredients. Thankfully, doubling the number ...
Biology
Plant Cell Model
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A few weeks ago I published a post on how my family made an animal cell model. We actually made a plant cell model the same day. Plant and animal cells are very similar. There are a few key differences, however. I'm planning to do a post soon explaining how you can use these models to explain these ...
Animal Cell Model
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Cell biology can be hard. Cells are too small to see and the science contains a lot of long, complicated words. How is anyone supposed to remember ANYTHING having to do with cells, when there's nothing to visualize? I'm hoping this animal cell model activity will solve that problem. (I've also made ...
Extracting DNA from a Strawberry
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Extracting DNA in the kitchen? I know what you're thinking. That *sounds* cool, but I'm sure it's way too complicated. At least, that's what I thought. I'd seen some instructions in the past that involved weird ingredients and lots of waiting and I figured, my kids won't be up for that. Then we did ...
Sassafras Science Adventures Review
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I discovered Elemental Science's Sassafras Science Adventure series while searching for science curricula to use with my oldest child during his first grade year. It has become one of the few things that I've used all year long without modification. We like it so much, I plan to continue the ...
Paleontology Cards
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My oldest child has been very interested in dinosaurs since he was a toddler. Even though he's going on 7, whenever I ask him if there's anything he'd like to learn more about, "dinosaurs" is always at the top of his list. Over a year ago, I made these free dinosaur cards and lapbook to support his ...
Homemade Bug Houses
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I don't like bugs. Period. At all. Not even a little bit. But my kids do. They think all types of insects, spiders, and other creepy, crawly creatures are fascinating. Parenthood has definitely made me more tolerant of countless things (bodily fluids, lack of privacy, random screaming...). My ...
Dinosaur Cards and Lap Book
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Every night I ask my kindergarten son, "What do you want to learn about tomorrow?" Nine times out of 10, he says dinosaurs. We've been reading lots of library books on dinosaurs, but I wanted to make his learning more hands-on. It took me awhile to put together these dinosaur cards and the ...
World Zoology Cards
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Little kids love animals. I've been wanting to make some cards like these since my first child was a toddler. He loved learning and reading about animals so much, I figured why NOT start teaching him about the different types of animals like mammals, birds, and reptiles? There's so much knowledge ...
Michelle has a PhD in Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's Degree from the California Institute of Technology. 