Learn about the Life Cyle of the Frog

Nothing beats watching your kids learn about something by direct observation. The wonder in their faces as they see a process unfold, and “catch on’ to principles that you have talked about, is worth the time it takes to think about how to fashion the lesson! On this vein, to teach your children about frogs and their life cycle, why not let them actually watch a tadpole, or two, grow up?

To do this, obtain some tadpoles – either in a pet shop or local pond or creek – and set up a tadpole aquarium. This is not hard to do and pet shop personnel are often quite helpful with tips and advice. And, as your child watches the littlecritters go from their early stages to adulthood, you can help him/her to understand what is happening by filling in some essential details

Frogs are amphibians.

This means they are cold-blooded vertebrates – vertebrates have a backbone – have no scales and generally breed in water. Read More..

Fun Science Experiment: Cleaning Copper

Cleaning Copper: Apparatus

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Is Your Child Getting Enough Sleep?

I wrote this article a month ago and I have only got around posting it now. In our family we have all taken a major step back in the last few weeks and we are working on getting lots of sleep… hence the tardiness of this post
I hope it gets many of you thinking!

Enjoy!
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Learn about the Life Cycle of the Butterfly

Hi everyone, Spring time is a wonderful time of year to dump those boring textbooks and head outside to do some science. Kids love to observe and talk endlessly about life cycles so in this week’s article we want to jog your memory about the Life Cycle of the Butterfly. Hopefully we have provided you with enough information below to assist you in answering the 20,000,000 awkward questions your child has for you!!!                                                                                 Enjoy!                                                                                elva

Have you ever seen a butterfly emerge from its cocoon? It is a beautiful and unique sight. There are many kinds of butterflies. They come in different colors and sizes. Scientists classify them under the Order Lepidoptera, together with the moths. If you ever encounter the term Lepidopteran, then you would know that it refers to a butterfly or to a creature with butterfly-like properties.
Below is a excerpt from our video “Flutter” which tells the story of of a caterpillar turning into a butterfly.

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Glitter Spa Lab Product Review (EducateWithMe!)

With four kids and a long Sunday afternoon facing me, I had to think of interesting activities… and fast!

Suddenly, I remembered my sister, founder of Science With Me!, had given the kids a Science Kit for Christmas.

Hallelujah!

Let’s do a fun science experiment.

The Smart Lab “Glitter Spa Lab” had been gathering dust on the shelf in the kid’s room. Smart Lab has a number of great kits to do with kids to instill a love of Science.

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