Good morning, welcome to out Homeschool Resources: Science. Take a look at the resources below and let me know if you have used them or not. Charlie and I can’t wait to check out all the Candy experiments.
Supercharged Science is a Video-based Online Curriculum that explains Science topics to kids in a practical real-world way, then uses step-by-step Instructional Videos, Experiments, and projects that let them apply the concepts they just learned.
Grades K-12 with most suited for Middle School and up, with Adult supervision
This web presentation from the state of South Carolina explores how people are inspired by Nature to shape, twist, carve, and weave materials collected from the landscape into works of Art.
Interviews with Natural Artists from various Geographical zones of South Carolina are included on the site along with samples of their work.
The website provides free virtual workshops with step-by-step instructions and illustrations on how to make Artwork using Natural Materials such as Clay, Pine Needles, Branches, Vines, Acorns, Nuts, Flowers, Leaves, Rocks, Shells, and more.
Click on “Workshops” to see a menu of projects that include:
Dyes and Dyeing Bentwood Trellis Making Dioramas Kudzu Basket Weaving Weaving Coiled Clay Pottery Paper Making Pine Needle Baskets
Click on any one to access a very clear presentation with instructions on how to create that object.
The site also offers “Science – Teacher Resources” with many Educational Videos and more.
Discovery Education Science Techbook
Comprehensive, all-in-one digital program that encourages students to actively think like scientists and features an interactive curriculum, in-depth lesson plans, and much more!
All grades, with parental Supervision
This website was created by a mom who is a writer with a Science background and her inquisitive daughter. Together they’ve developed an incredible archive of free Science experiments you can conduct with Candy.
As explained at the website, this all began when her daughter asked a life-changing question: “What would happen if I put these Nerds in water?”
That first candy experiment led to many with results like these: “Drop a Warhead in baking soda water, and bubbles erupt. Leave a Skittle in Water, and the S floats to the surface. Melt a Starburst, and shiny oil spots form.”
When you get to the site you’ll see a menu of Candy Experiments. Click on any one and a new page opens with a list of materials needed and instructions on how to conduct the experiment. Try:
- Acid Test
- Chocolate Bloom
- Color Separation
- Lifesaver Lights
- Oil Test
- And Many More!
Under “Resources” at the top of the page, access Printables and Websites to read blog entries, find links to articles about candy, and lots of other fun stuff.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
