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 [...]
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! [...]
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 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 [...]
I’m always on the lookout for ANYTHING educational that might capture my kids’ interest. I really do mean ANYTHING - be it a book, science kit, or even a live insect – anything that might capture their interest and keep them off the Playstation or Nintendo for a few hours. And I’m willing to bet that [...]
Science With Me! brings you another simple science experiment from our Science With Africa! series. As spring times approaches and we have more reasons to head outside with the kids this is a fun experiment to do with them. Katy who is only 4 years old did it!! My 12, 10 and 9 year also [...]
At Science With Me! we believe a parent can make a big difference in how a child views science. Seemingly small but crucial acts can spark a child’s desire to know more about the natural world. A word of encouragement, or an attitude of curiosity, may be the tipping point that leads your son or [...]
Science With Me! brings you another simple science experiment: Cleaning Water! Many of you have written to me over the past few weeks asking for some more experiments. You seem to particularly enjoy our Science With Africa! series. So… I finally got time to put another one together. I hope you all have fun doing [...]
This is not the sort of post that I usually write. Usually, I write about science and education-related issues, and I share fun experiments and activities that you can do with your child. But that’s not what this post is about. Instead, I’m going to “break out of character” and tell you a bit about [...]
