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Tessellation Tip

Tessellation Tip

In order to keep them from crawling up the walls in their last week before summer vacation, I’ve given my seventh graders a tessellation project.  There are about ten million youtube videos explaining how to do this, so I won’t

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Pumpkin Carving ‘24! Pro tip: take the carving Pumpkin Carving ‘24! Pro tip: take the carving pictures when you first start so that everyone is still smiling 😆 #halloween2024 #halloween #pumpkin
Today my ten-year-old declared that he wanted to b Today my ten-year-old declared that he wanted to build a gravity-powered fountain, also called Heron’s Fountain, so we gathered a few supplies and got to it! This simple concept uses gravity and air pressure to create a fountain that flows without a pump! #scienceathome #homeschoolscience #handsonlearning #handsonscience #gravity #airpressure #scienceactivities #ancienttechnology
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Building a dart launcher this afternoon! We are n Building a dart launcher this afternoon! We are nuts about @markrober’s @crunchlabs! This is the first build of Year 3, and my little engineers still light up every time a box arrives in the mail :) For our full review (and a discount code for you!), follow the link in my profile! #stemkids #engineeringkids #stemprojects #playtolearn #handsonlearning #thinklikeanengineer #crunchlabs
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Friends in our garden! We have had bees and butte Friends in our garden! We have had bees and butterflies beyond counting this summer, but we were especially excited to spot several Eastern Black Swallowtail caterpillars on our carrots and dill over the weekend! Swipe for a hummingbird video, too! #pollinators🐝 #butterflies #easternblackswallowtail #butterflygarden #gardenlove #gardensofinstagram
Blubber glove! It’s amazing how beautifully ada Blubber glove! It’s amazing how beautifully adapted different animals are to their environments. My youngest was doing this activity with her science lesson today, and both of her older brothers dropped what they were doing to come join the fun! Just another exciting day using our #ronpaul homeschool curriculum! For details and more cool activities, follow the link in my profile or visit us at thishomeschool.com🧪📚🌎💕 #homeschoolscience #kitchenscience #homeeducation #homeed #playtolearn #handsonscience #scienceactivities #freescienceactivities
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