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Dissections for Home or Co-op
Dissection.
Is this an area of science you wish you could do but have no idea how to do it? Home Science Tools makes it simple. They sell complete kits which include the necessary materials such as a pan, tools, dissection guides, and specimens. The specimens are initially fixed in formaldehyde and then rinsed clean so [...]
Human Body Studies for Middle Schoolers
For science this winter and spring, we are using Blood and Guts: A Working Guide to Your Own Insides by Linda Allison. This is a Brown Paper School book, a series that also includes some great math titles like Math for Smarty Pants, The I Hate Mathematics! Book, and The Book of Think.
Blood and Guts covers [...]
Cheap customizable dice
While browsing our local Michaels store, I came across these in the woodcraft section and I immediately thought, "Wow, 24 6-sided dice for $4 that I can customize!"
They come in larger and smaller sizes, too (kids gravitate to unusual sizes).
This has endless math applications, and I am sure I can think of some science ones, [...]
Animal Classification Project
This project is inspired by Millicent Selsam’s book, Benny's Animals And How He Put Them In Order (A Science I Can Read Book). The book is out of print but is usually available from the library. While we really enjoyed reading this along with the project, you can do without it.
Have your kids cut out [...]
Buying a Compound Microscope – Part 2
Microscopes are an investment worth their dollars when it comes to science exploration. I've done a little exploration myself to find low prices for a variety of microscopes with different features.
Monocular eyepiece, Tungsten illumination, Basic Stage:
Triple lens: See the Kids’ Microscope for $95 at Home Science Tools: (Note: you cannot add a mechanical stage [...]
Buying a compound microscope, part I: Features
A compound microscope is a wonderful science investment. But what are the different options, and how do they impact the cost?
Eyepiece:
Microscopes have a 10x eyepiece, with or without a pointer in it. A monocular scope has one eyepiece while a significantly more expensive binocular scope has two eyepieces for one person to [...]
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