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A Rockin’ Treat
Recommended Grades: K Through 5th grade Ready for a fun, easy, and sweet science experiment that your kids will love? You have probably seen rock candy before, but did you know that it is a great way to learn how minerals form? Lets start our experiment with a pop quiz! Are sugar crystals minerals? We…
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Father’s Day Gifts for an Adventure/Science-Loving Dad!
Life is an adventure best traveled together. We are excited to celebrate our dad (my husband) this Sunday. His favorite things to do has always involved fun adventures and science experiments with our kids. We have compiled a list of his top five favorite gifts we have given him over the years. 1. Game Cam…
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Let’s Get Ready to Tumble (Part 3)
Recommended Grades: All ages We made it! Our minerals have been tumbling for over 10 days using the final grit step and we are ready to see our beautiful gems! We are also excited to see what the kids create with the polished gems, be it jewelry or some other decorative artwork. So what does…
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Butterflies in Bloom
Recommended for: Kids of all ages Spring is finally here, and we love the start of spring. It’s like a new beginning watching everything bloom, the grass green, and the return of the birds and our favorite butterflies. We family loves butterflies (or at least I force them to 😊). Every year we plant a…
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Summer Adventures Must Haves
With the end of the school year right around the corner, it is time to start thinking about activities to keep learning going this summer! Here is a list of amazing products that we love that will encourage kids to explore more this summer. Digital Camera Pocket Microscope Rockets Metal Detector Geyser Tube GeoKidz Adventure…
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Let’s Get Ready to Tumble (Part 2)
Recommended Grades: All ages If you’re following along with our rock tumbling activity, it is time to change the grit and make some important observations! To recap, we are polishing gemstones using our National Geographic Starter Rock Tumbler and using this fun activity to teach our kids about mineral properties and more. See Lets Get…
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The Rock Cycle
Recommended Grades: K through 4 You might have already discovered this, but the kitchen is one of the best places to teach kids about science! Our kitchen almost always looks like a middle school science lab; sometimes it is an avocado seed sprouting in the windowsill, others it might be stalactites growing between plastic cups.…
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Family Find It Game
Recommended Grade: All Ages Our family loves scavenger hunts and find it games and this one is our favorite. We even came up with a new way to play it that teaches our kids the old adage “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Check it out below! Materials The Game We recommend using the…
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