Category Archives: science

Sunrise to Sunset aboard the Space Station

Posted on June 29, 2010 by

Take a look at these three photos and make sure to watch the two animations under the last photo – you can see the Earth spin!

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Working on So Many Things

Posted on June 14, 2010 by

It seems that we have finally started to wrap up some loose ends around here. My laptop is still at the shop and InshaALLAH the hardware will be saved and I can continue blogging on a regular basis. We are … Continue reading →

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Discovery Box

Posted on July 17, 2009 by

If I could afford it, I would probably get one of these. I think specimens like these are so interesting, but they can keep that scorpion, lol. You could easily set up your own natural display. I’ve recently purchased my … Continue reading →

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Mini Solar System Complete

Posted on July 30, 2008 by

Here it is: Lol, I know it looks crazy with all the paper clips but my daughter really likes it. I didn’t have dowels to hang the planets from so I went into the dark backyard (the bulb has blown … Continue reading →

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Our Human Body

Posted on July 18, 2008 by

I made an outline of my daughter on brown paper and we filled the spaces with muscles, organs and bones from various places (scroll down). I couldn’t find the proper-sized arms after searching for two days, so we used what … Continue reading →

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Name Those Bones

Posted on July 16, 2008 by

I found some lapbook resources at homeschoolshare.com. Some are bible based but there are some valuable secular ones. Next, InshaALLAH, we might do the addition and subtraction lap books.

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I Was Small, Now I’m Tall

Posted on July 15, 2008 by

This week in science, we are discussing how the human body changes over time. My daughter wrote the sentences to accompany my drawings of her. She was given no spelling help as it’s just a free writing exercise. By the … Continue reading →

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We Finally Planted Something

Posted on July 10, 2008 by

I went to Home Depot with my daughter the other day and we browsed the garden center. Of course, I forgot all about the sunflower mishap (they blew away)and she quickly reminded me that I said we could plant something … Continue reading →

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Wrapping up Science

Posted on July 8, 2008 by

We are almost finished with our science book, AlhamudLILLAH. We have three chapters left and then we can focus on finishing our social studies, math and phonics, InshaALLAH. My goal is to complete this school year by the end of … Continue reading →

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Keep it Balanced

Posted on July 4, 2008 by

Today was an interesting home school adventure. I had all three children in the classroom while my mother-in-law went to the library. We don’t normally keep my youngest in the classroom because she likes to explore all of the areas … Continue reading →

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