Science Resource for Kids: a Christian Perspective

As a Christian, I find it difficult to find websites and resources that don't mention the phrase "millions of years ago" when referring to animals and plant life. While I try to tune this stuff out when I watch a documentary or read a book, I realize that my children are much more impressionable, and let's just say it, naive, about what is and isn't true.


That's why I'm so happy to endorse the Answers In Genesis website geared towards kid— Kids Answers— which gives information with a Christian worldview. For example, check out this poster pdf on their website:

 

It clearly gives scientific facts, while integrating the goodness of God into the picture. OUTSTANDING!  Check out Kids Answers website for fun printables, video clips (such as the animal of the week), posters, magazines, activities and more!

Print-a-palooza with Dr. Seuss Printables

I receive the periodic email blast from Education.com and generally I look over the info, and then skip over it, but this past week's email held particular interest to me. Through the inevitable surfing that ensued on their website, I ran across a great 20 page printable Dr. Seuss workbook than I just had to share because it was SOOOOO cute.


While my children are (sadly) too old to completely enjoy this printable, it's sure to be a hit with kids ages 3-5 (or so). And includes fun drawings from the popular books, fill-in-the blank sections, matching, rhyming (of course) and comparing skills that your child just needs to know to succeed in the classroom.  So go on, follow the link to the Dr. Seuss Activity Book, and get your Seuss on!

Exciting Science

This blog — originally named "Egghead Experiments" NOW named "Egghead Education" — wished to get educators and students alike excited about learning. With that in mind, here's a cute (short) video by Steve Spangler that helps students get thinking about how variables impact results. Perfect for a science fair project, or frankly, just for fun. Check it out:

And then report your findings. What other variables can you change or use to find similar results.  

What's Your Preference? A VARK Video

If you've followed any of my tweets or my HubPages account you've probably figured out that I'm a bit obsessed with learning preferences (the ways that people like to learn). With that in mind, I recently found a cute, but cheesy, video on the differences in learning preferences, inspired by Neil Fleming's VARK theory, and a bit of super heroes.

So what's your learning style? What's your preference. Remember, no one method is better than another, it all depends upon your personality and ultimately your learning preference

Make Memories with MadLibs

Do you remember what "Mad Lib"s are? Those quirky fill-in-the-blanks style notebooks that allow the user to re-create a story using their own words and phrases? 

Recently my children were reading the back of a cereal box that had a Mad Libs style story, and I had an epiphany. Why not buy a Mad Libs book for our own use, and have some fun during meal time? It would also help reinforce language-learning concepts (such as what is a noun, adverb, adjective, etc) while fostering creativity. PLUS, creating Mad Libs could be our "thing" that let us connect with each other around the table, instead of the kids asking me (for the umpteenth time) to tell them about a story when they were babies. I went down to a school supply store, bought a thick book of 125 stories (for just $6.99!!!) and got crackin' with the family time.

In case you don't remember exactly what Mad Libs looks like (or in case you'd rather create your own stories) the following is what a Mad Libs style story about the classic nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty looks like:

   (cartoon/fictional character name)    sat on a wall,
   (same name as before)     had a    (adverb)    fall.
All the King's   (animal)    , and all the King's      (noun)    , 
Couldn't put      (same name)   together again!

My own kids re-envisioned the story this way: