Welcome to our series sharing Homeschool Resources: Science and Math. Charlie is excited to check out Starry Night and Aunt Jemima and more: Elementary Grades Pancake Math which will also work for Charlie’s Homeschool Cooking Class as we can make Pancakes for breakfast. Would you like to join us for breakfast before we start school?
Dynamic Earth Learning provides easy access to digital science courses that keep kids and teens of all ages interested in the world around us with topics that extend beyond the science lessons commonly taught today.
Reeko’s Mad Scientist Lab: Experiments– Grades: All, with parental supervision
This ad-supported website is a treasure trove of free, fun, and fascinating Science experiments that will bring out the “mad scientist” in everyone.
When you get to the site, there are 9 pages of Science experiments that you can click on directly. Or you can hover your mouse over “Science Experiments” and click on the category of interest:
- Atomic/Electric
- Chemical Reactions
- Chemistry Experiments
- Cohesion
- Flotation
- Geometry and Math
- Inertia/Momentum
- Light and Vision
- Miscellaneous Science Experiments
- Motion/Energy
- Pressure
- Sound and Vibrations
You’ll find a complete description of the experiment, instructions on how to conduct it, and a list of the materials you will need. You also get an explanation of the scientific principles that govern the experiment.
From the traditional experiments of science fairs such as making a volcano or a lemon battery, to more unusual projects like making a cloud in a bottle or starting a fire with water – your whole family will have fun learning from the science activities at this site.
Don’t miss the “Fun Stuff” section where you will find puzzles, fun activities using encrypted messages, games, and science trivia.
Bookmark this site for access to science learning year ’round!
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Aunt Jemima and more: Elementary Grades Pancake Math– Grades 1-8, with parental supervision
Today is Shrove Tuesday – the day that precedes the start of the 40 days of Lent. It is Pancake Day throughout the world! This website offers pancake-themed math for the elementary grades.
At this archived Aunt Jemima website, you can find out how to use information on a pancake mix box to teach your kids about multiplication, addition, measurement, and every other principle of math all while they’re enjoying a pancake breakfast.
And for the younger set: A Pancake Curriculum!
Find all kinds of pancake-themed activities and lessons that teach while they entertain!
Also try: Pancake Recipe Math
Practice counting, measuring, estimating, charting, averaging and more all while baking some delicious pancakes for Grandma!
And for the upper elementary grades and beyond, visit ths site:
Pancake Sorting
This pancake sorting problem asks how many “prefix reversals” are sufficient to sort an arbitrary stack of pancakes.
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Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
