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The Blooming of a Paper Flower

By Janice VanCleave

A stick-on label with a message is placed in the center of a paper flower.

Introduction to the Science At Home Series: Project 1: Fun With Water Investigation: The Blooming of a Paper Flower Andrea Roseman, a homeschooling mom with two lovely children, tested this experiment and posted comments on her website, WhatEverPhilippians48. Andrea and I exchanged ideas and with her approval, I have included her hints, clues, and suggestions to […]

Filed Under: Biology, Plants Tagged With: dependent variables, experimental investigation, exploratory investigation, homeschool science, variables

Investigating Cornstarch Slime

By Janice VanCleave

Home School Science: How to Investigate Slime

Adding Information and Challenges to an Exploratory Slime Investigation The kids shown are having fun making slime by mixing together cornstarch and water. Sometimes you want kids to be surprised by the results of an experiment. But, usually, the best results is for kids to know what to do and what to expect. Videos can […]

Filed Under: Chemistry Tagged With: cornstarch slime, hands-on-science, home school, homeschool science, kitchen chemistry

Homeschool Science

By Janice VanCleave

HomeSchool Educators! Interested in Playing and Finding Out About Science With Janice VanCleave? To:  HomeSchool Educators It’s no secret that homeschool educators find science  difficult to teach. Often science experiments consists of kids performing fun-entertaining experiments without any introduction to the science processes. This is not science! This is more like science play, which is […]

Filed Under: General Science Tagged With: homeschool science

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