Making Fossils
Fossils Sedimentary Rock Wind and water break and wear pieces off of rocks. Water and wind also move small pieces of rocks and minerals. When these pieces get into a body of water they settle at the bottom. As time passes, these pieces are compressed by the weight of more…
October 2017 Loot Crate : Mythical
This unboxing is a little late, but I just got this crate! This is my first subscription box from Loot Crate. These boxes are usually decorated on the inside and black on the outside. This box turns into Thor's Hammer when you turn it inside out with a little bit…
May 2018 Kawaii Box
This post contains an affiliate link. Kawaii Box turned 4 years old with this box! They've changed their box design and gotten a new mascot. I think she is so cute! She reminds me of Rainbow Brite's friend, Tickled Pink. This box was very pink! There were two donut themed…
STEAM Activities and Lessons
This is a list of all the science related posts from this site. Most of these are directly related to science lessons I have given to primary school children. These are separated into major topics from the terms I taught. Forces Gravity and Mass Magnets Atoms and Elements Molecules Inclined…
Wind and Ocean Currents
Heating the Earth The Earth is heated by the Electromagnetic Radiation the Sun emits. The Earth is not heated uniformly, however. For example, the Equator gets more direct radiation from the sun than the poles all times of the year, and so the poles are cooler. The tilt of the…
The Breadwinner Dinner and Crafts
Cartoon Saloon's third movie takes place outside of Ireland. This movie is based on a book about a girl in modern day Afghanistan. It's an amazing movie, but it does depict some harsh realities for the people living in Afghanistan, so it may be too confronting for small children. It…
Calendars
Many different calendars in in use today. They are based on observations ancient people made about the world around them. Some are based on the movement of the Moon around the Earth, some are based on the movement of Earth around the Sun, and some are based on the life…
Tides and The Moon
This week's lesson covers the moon's affect on Earth as it revolves around it. Gravity and Mass All objects exert the force of gravity on one another. Objects with greater mass exert more force than objects with a lesser mass. I reviewed gravity and mass at this point. When the…
Spring 2018 Pusheen Box
The Spring Pusheen box is here! This box is their 10th one, and they added a bit of shine to it! I love the balloons on the box! Mine got a little bit beat up in shipping, but all the contents inside were in great condition. I've noticed that the…
Days and Seasons
I'm back to teaching science again! This term's topic is Earth and Space. I am going to be doing activities with kids in grade 4 and 1. I am reviewing some more advanced topics with the year 4 kids, because I taught them last year when the topics were forces…