by Patricia | Nov 8, 2012 | Co-ops & Enrichment, Science
Leaf Identification Scavenger Hunt As usual, the classes for homeschoolers at Deering Estate are instructive, fun and oh so hands-on! Today we looked at how to identify leaves in different trees and plants. I got really excited about this because we have just recently...
by Patricia | Oct 31, 2012 | Co-ops & Enrichment, Science
Biomes of the World at Eco Academy For this lesson the children and parents got to pick one biome or more if so wanted, and construct a biome with several creative materials provided by Ms. Sherry and Elios. Super Hero chose to work on the Desert habitat along with...
by Patricia | Oct 17, 2012 | Co-ops & Enrichment, Science
Rocks and Soil at Eco Academy Deering Estate Learning about soil and rocks in different eco systems around Florida. As usual with Eco Academy’s classes, the children experience the lesson in a hands-on, fun manner. Super Hero and I are always looking forward to...
by Patricia | Oct 11, 2012 | Science
Magic School Bus Science Experiments – All About Air Kit Part 2 Today we finished all experiments in the All About Air kit from the Magic School Bus. The first part of the experiments are posted here. We worked on the following: 1. The swirling snake 2. Burning...
by Patricia | Sep 24, 2012 | Science
Magic School Bus Science Experiments – All About Air Kit Part 1 We recently got a great deal on the Magic School Bus’ subscription for monthly science kits for young children (ages 5 – 12). Super Hero is such a fan of the Magic School Bus. We had...
by Patricia | Sep 19, 2012 | Co-ops & Enrichment, Science
Plankton, Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Study at Eco Academy For this lesson we created a very fine and specific plankton net out of a soda bottle tucked inside a pantyhose and tied up with some string. Then we learned facts about plankton, their characteristics,...