Entries Tagged as ‘Science’
June 10, 2009
Owl Puke!
Yes, you read that right – Owl Puke. The technical name would be Owl Pellet, or something much more refined, but this title got your attention, yes?
I recently attended the 2009 Homeschool Conference in the lower mainland of our province. This was their second year however, in a new venue, and even though there was less [...]
February 10, 2009
Birds of a Feather….
Birds of a feather stick together. That’s right – the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society are asking families, students, and people of all ages to help make an important contribution to conservation. Come join the12th annual Great Backyard Bird Count(GBBC), February 13-16, 2009.
“The Great Backyard Bird Count benefits both birds and people. [...]
February 6, 2009
I Lichen You Very Much!
Well, this whole new enthusiasm thing seems to be contagious! Today we went for another nature walk, but this time our group of young botonists grew from two to seven! This time we ventured a little further from home, to a local city park. We were on the hunt for birds, but the kids were so enthusiastic that [...]
February 5, 2009
A Winter Nature Walk
Well, after taking my first dose of my newly prescribed fresh enthusiasm, we had a fantastic day! We did many things differently, enough to write a few new posts about, but the highlight of the day was taking off outside and reacquainting ourselves with “the nature walk”. Armed with notebooks, pencils, binoculars and field guides [...]
November 4, 2008
Fun with Electronics!
You might think that electronics is not a subject that could be enjoyed by a fourth grader, but this post might just change your mind. I too, was a sceptic. Even though I have daughters who are not afraid of getting dirty, or exploring the world of insects and reptilians, I was sure that electronics [...]
July 29, 2008
What’s Growing?
Wow, I can’t believe it’s been almost three weeks since I posted. What can I say? It’s summer after all! Even though we’re on summer holidays, I will try to continue to bore entertain you with a new post at least once a week.
I had mentioned in a previous post, that we were building a [...]
July 9, 2008
Science World Extravaganza!
Our summer holidays took us on a day trip to visit Science World, in Vancouver, B.C. This is an amazing place to take the kids and let them explore the wonders of science to their heart’s content. Pack a lunch and plan to spend the day here in order to explore all the fascinating science [...]
July 3, 2008
Romancing the Raptors!
We wound up our school year with a final field trip that took us up island to the Pacific Northwest Raptors in Duncan, BC. Since we have been learning quite a bit about owls while reading The Guardians of Ga’hoole series (the author of these books has done extensive research about various species of owls [...]
