Pratt's Educational Resources: May 2020

Saturday, May 30, 2020

Scientific Method

There are many steps in the scientific method. Usually you will find six steps in the method but there can be more.

Here are the basic steps in this method.

Observe
Use your senses to observe what is taking place around you.

Ask a question.
Why or How?

Hypothesize
To hypothesize is to form a hypothesis. A hypothesis is an educated guess or prediction about what causes something to happen. The plural of hypothesis is hypotheses.

Make a prediction based on your hypothesis
A prediction is what you think will happen if… It is something that might or might not happen when you test your hypothesis.

Think: If I do this, then ___ will happen.

Example
If I freeze salt water, then ___ will happen.
If I freeze fresh water, then ___will happen.

Experiment
You will need to test the prediction. Observe or perform experiments based on your prediction (hypothesis). Find out if your hypothesis is correct.

Conclusion
You will need to come up with a conclusion. You will decide how your test results relate to your predictions. Was my hypothesis (guess/prediction) correct?/incorrect?

Reflect/Communicate
You need to reflect. If the hypothesis was supported then one might need to go through some more tests of the experiment to see if it can confirmed. If the hypothesis was not supported then a new hypothesis would need to be made.

Talk with others (or yourself) about the results. Test the hypothesis many times. Have others test the hypothesis. The scientific method steps will need to be repeated more than once to see if the hypothesis is true or false. Remember, will the results come out the same when repeated again?

Of course, there are more steps but these are main steps to remember.

This is what my daughters 9th grade Conceptual Science teacher taught her class.
O - Observe
H - Hypothesize
E - Experiment
C - Conclude

Remember, the basic steps are:
OBSERVE
QUESTION
HYPOTHESIZE
EXPERIMENT/TEST
CONCLUDE

I like the steps the teacher gave my daughter (OHEC). If you remember those steps then you can just remember to question the things you observe.

Scientific Method
The scientific method | Khan Academy

1.1 Scientific Method Biology for High School | ck12

What is the Scientific Method? | Ask A Biologist

The Scientific Method | Ducksters

Videos
The Scientific Method Bozeman Science

The scientific method | Khan Academy - Sal has examples of fresh water and salt water ponds.

Science A to Z

A
Acoustics
Sound Absorption and Reflection

C
Cohesion
Testing the Properties of Water
Science: Chemistry

G
Genetics
What Gregor Mendel & Growing Peas Can Teach Us about Heredity

H
Heart
Build A Functioning Heart Model
Science: Biology

S
Sound
Science: Physics

5/30/2020
I was making a glass of lemonade. As I was stirring it. I observed it was making various notes. At the bottom of the glass it was making a higher note. At the top of the tall glass, it was making a lower note. As I drunk my lemonade, it was making a higher note when I stirred it. It kept on getting higher and higher as I drank the lemonade. It did stop changing notes at a certain point. If you are making lemonade (or if you just want to do this with water or any other type of drink). Have fun!

This also works with any height of a glass cup or bowl or even plastic cups or bowls.

Plastic Cup Sound Experiment
This is the safest with kids.

Materials:
- Various sizes of plastic cups
- Spoons

Take various sizes of cups. Use the scientific method. Predict what will happen with each size of cup. Will it be a high note? Will it a low low? What will it be? Test your hypothesis out by having the child, teenager, or adult tap a spoon on the top of the different sizes of bowls. What will happen if you add water to each cup? Predict what will happen. Illustrate your experiment.

Information
Physics for Kids: Basics of Sound | Ducksters

Experiments
Sound Absorption and Reflection
Physics for Kids: Basics of Sound | Ducksters - Experiments: Sound Pitch, Sound Waves, Sound Vibrations

Surface Tension
Testing the Properties of Water
Science: Chemistry

T
Transpiration
Transpiration Science Experiments
- Celery
- Carnation or White Flower

Science: Chemistry

W
Water
Testing the Properties of Water
Science: Chemistry

Information and Science Experiments
100 Hands-On Activities for Middle School and High School

At Home Science Experiments | Steve Spangler Science

Rader's: Biology4Kids | Chem4Kids | Cosmos4Kids | Geography4kids | Physics4Kids

Ducksters: Astronomy | Biology | Chemistry | Earth Science | Physics | Environment

Geology

Earth Science
Earth Science Interactive Games - Located on this blog.

Geology
Geology Lesson Plans | Grand Canyon National Park
Geology Primary Lesson | Kentucky Cole Education
Kids Earth Science Including science experiments, activities, and more resources

Science Experiments
Simple Geology Activity | The Mantle and Magma | YouTube

Rocks, Minerals, and Soils
Rocks, Minerals, and Soils - Located on this blog.

Misc.
Lesson Plans
Science Sample Lesson Plans - 2010 | Virginia Department of Education

Friday, May 29, 2020

Oceans

June is National Ocean Month.

Virtual Field Trips
Oceans of Fun Virtual Field Trips - Find various videos about different animals. There are some that includes crafts.

Ocean Books
Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae

Ocean Craft
Under the Sea Craft
Make lots of fish, and other sea animals (octopus, whales, sharks, etc). Tape or hang them in a box. You can glue blue paper in the box or paint it blue.

Information
Birch Aquarium - Including facts, teacher resources, coloring pages, and more.

Celebrate the Ocean | NOAA.gov

Gateway to online Natural History Notebooks by the Canadian Museum of Nature

National Aquarium

National Aquarium Virtual Tours

Oceans of Fun

SeaWorld - Including Teacher Resources (Classroom Activities, Teacher Guides, and Saving a Species (which includes videos)

Shedd Aquarium

Interactive Links
Deep Sea | Neal.fun

Story Maps and other GIS-related projects Marine, Ocean, and other resources

Whales in the Sea: Aquarium of the Pacific

Games
Interactive Games | SEA (Sea.Earth.Atmosphere) | NOAA.gov

Lessons
Lessons | NOAA.gov

Coloring Pages and Teacher Resources
Birch Aquarium - Including facts, teacher resources, coloring pages, and more.

Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration: Education Links - Wetland Curriculum, Activity Books, Extra Resources (Teacher Resources), and more

Endangered Species: Save Our Species Coloring Book | EPA.gov

Kidzone: Ocean Themed Math Pages

Ocean Animals Coloring Pages

Oceans of Fun

The Keiki Page Presents The Color Box - This is the official site of Tammy Yee. She is an author and illustrator of children's books.

South Florida Water Management District: Education Center

Crafts and Activities
DLTK's Ocean Crafts and Activities for Children

Preschool Themes
Some of the activities can be used with older children.

Ocean | Perpetual Preschool

Ocean Life | Preschool Education - Arts & crafts, games & outdoors, music & songs, and snacks.

Sea Animals Theme | Everything Preschool

Multimedia Discovery Missions Lessons | NOAA.gov

Lessons | NOAA.gov

Earth

EARTH
Earth's Composition and Layers | Georgia Virtual School
Earth's Layers Lab | Georgia Virtual School This lab goes with the above link.
Inside the Earth | USGS
IRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology)

Layers of Earth Activities and Projects
Earth Layers Project - Including facts
6th Grade Science - Model of Earth's Layers Project
Journey to the Center of the Earth.... Model
Layers of the Earth Project Model and Story | Ms A Science Online

Layers of Earth Activity
These two sites have an activity using dough to model the Earth's layers. What you need to do is make a round ball using dough. Layer the other four colors around the ball.

Layers of the Earth Hands on Science Activity
Layers of the Earth Project | Education.com

If you are need to use an allergy free play dough, you can use this dough or use a modeling clay found in the stores or online.
Colorations® Wheat & Gluten-Free Dough - 5 1/2 lbs.
"FREE FROM COMMON ALLERGENS: This kids modeling dough is latex and gluten free, and it does not contain, peanuts and tree nuts, dairy, casein or egg"

Images
Schematic view of the interior of Earth | wikipedia

Videos
Layers of the Earth

Lessons
Geology Primary Lesson | Kentucky Cole Education

Science Experiments and Activities
Cupcake Core Sampling | Kentucky Cole Education K-12
Layers of the Earth | Kentucky Cole Education
Science Sample Lesson Plans - 2010 | Virginia Department of Education

Interactive
Discover! Simulations: They Dynamic Earth | eduplace - Learn more about volcanoes.
Dynamic Earth Interactive | Annebereg Learner.org
Where do most earthquakes epicenters and volcanoes occur? | Glencoe

PLATE TECTONICS
Cracking Up: Plate Tectonics, Volcanism, and the Structure of the Earth
Learning Assessment #1 - Plate Tectonics
This Dynamic Earth the Story of Plate Tectonics| USGS
Plate Tectonics With An Orange | Kentucky Cole Education
Lesson 1 Plate Tectonics | NOAA.gov or HTML Version
Plate Tectonics Grade 5 | Virginia Department of Education
What are the different types of plate tectonic boundaries? | NOAA.gov

Science Lessons

Transpiration Science Experiments
- Celery
- Carnation or White Flower

Math Science Experiments

This page is under construction.

How to Make Amazing Square Bubbles!

Mathematics Science Fair Projects ListMathematics | sciencefairadventure

Pure Mathematics Science Projects | Science Buddies

Water Math & Science Activities for Kids Ages 3-6

Valentine's Day Theme

This page is under construction. I will add more ideas to this page later.

Paper Heart Flower Craft with Template | Easy Peasy and Fun

Colorations Wheat & Gluten-Free Dough

We are gluten free but I have not used this yet since my daughter is a teenager now and my other two children are adults now.

Colorations® Wheat & Gluten-Free Dough - 5 1/2 lbs.

God's Eye / Ojo de Dios Crafts

I made a God's Eye craft when I was in school years ago. I have it somewhere in my house. Here are some links to how to do it. For this craft you use yarn and tree twigs or craft sticks.

Ojo de Dios / God's Eye | Art Bar

Weaving Cute Baby Turtles Using God's Eye Weaving Pattern | Pink Stripey Socks

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Ladybug Theme

Ladybug, ladybug, ladybugs everywhere! We all know this cute insect as a ladybug. It is called a ladybug, a lady beetle, or ladybird (in Britain). If you have plants or weeds, the you have one happy bug. They are hunting for bugs to eat. Having these fun ladybugs around is excellent for the environment, your health, and the health of the ones around you. If you let nature take over then there will not be all the bad pesticides that harms everything. Save your environment (and yourself and others) by having ladybugs in your garden.

Here are some photos I took.

March 22, 2020
Ladybug on a Little John Bottlebrush

March 31, 2020

March 15, 2011

Ladybugs on a Brittlebush

BOOKS

Ladybug Non-Fiction Books
A Ladybug's Life (Nature Upclose) by John Himmelman
Are You A Ladybug? (Backyard Books) by Judy Allen
Creepy Beetles! (Hello Science Reader! Level 2) by Fay Robinson
The Ladybug and Other Insects (A First Discovery Book) Scholastic by Pascale de Bourgoing and Gallimard Jeunesse
A Ladybug Larva Grows Up (Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers) by Katie Marsico
Lady Bug (Life Cycles) by David M. Schwartz
Ladybugs (Minibeasts) by
Ladybugs: Red, Fiery, and Bright by Mia Posada
Spotted Beetles: Ladybugs in Your Backyard (Backyard Bugs) by Nancy Loewen

Ladybug Fiction Board Books
Five Little Ladybugs by Melanie Gerth
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
The Little Ladybug by Jourdan Devant
Ladybug, Ladybug by Ruth Brown
Ladybug on the Move by Richard Fowler
Little Ladybug Finger Puppet Book by Chronicle Books
Mr. and Mrs. Ladybug's Morning Walk by Mahogony Lee
The Curious Little Ladybug by JoAda Marie Niklas
The Very Lazy Ladybug by Isobel Finn
Ten Little Ladybugs Board Book by Melanie Gerth

Facts
Ladybugs | National Geographic
Ladybugs | National Geographic Kids

PATTERNS
Pattern Station: Ladybugs | Preschool Express

CRAFTS

Ladybug Rock Craft
Wash a smooth rock.
Let dry.
Paint the rock red.
Let dry.
Paint a face on it.
Paint black spots on its back.
Let dry.

3D Paper Ladybug Craft With Template | Easy Peasy and Fun
Bugs and Insect Crafts | DLTK

SNACKS

Healthy Snacks

Healthy Ladybug Bread
Take a biscuit or flat roll and spread strawberry cream cheese on it. (Daiya Cheese has a dairy-free version). Place raisins on the cream cheese to make a head and spots on its back. Enjoy!

Cracker Ladybugs
Spread dairy or non dairy strawberry cream cheese on a cracker. If dairy-free or gluten-free, use safe crackers. If desired, you can use a toothpick and make a line down the middle of the ladybug. Put some raisins or chocolate chips on the frosting.

FOOD ALLERGY TIPS: If you are doing this is a school, church, daycare, or other setting, please follow the below instructions.
WASH YOUR HANDS AND DRY ON A CLEAN TOWEL OR PAPER TOWEL.
USE A CLEAN KNIFE.
DO NOT CROSS-CONTAMINATE THE UTENSILS.

Non Healthy Snacks

Ladybug Graham Crackers
Use graham crackers. (This won't look the shape of a round ladybug but using frosting and raisins or chocolate chips will make it look more like a ladybug.) Frost 1/2 a graham cracker with white/red/pink/orange/yellow frosting (or other colors; especially if there are food restrictions and/or if you want to talk about a certain type of ladybug). You can use colored sugar instead of colored frosting. If desired, you can use a toothpick and make a line down the middle of the ladybug. Put some raisins or chocolate chips on the frosting.

Note: Natural food dye is always the best option.

Math: Count the spots on your ladybug.

Ladybug Sugar Cookies
Make round sugar cookies. Frost the cookie with red/pink/white frosting (or other colors; especially if there are food restrictions and/or if you want to talk about a certain type of ladybug). Note: Some ladybugs are pink or white. If desired, you can use a toothpick and make a line down the middle of the ladybug. Put some raisins or chocolate chips on the frosting.

Note: Natural food dye is always the best option.

Math: Count the spots on your ladybug.

MATH

Printables Games
Ladybug Addition Math Games | 123Homeschoo4me

VIDEOS
Wing folding/unfolding in Ladybugs | YouTube

ONLINE GAMES

Easy Games
Lady Bug Maze | A Kid's Heart
Ladybugs Maze | Primary Games

Challenging Games
Ladybug (Match the Colors) | safekidgames - "Catch these little critters as fast as you can! Connect all the ladybugs of the same color as quickly as possible."

Weaving Crafts

Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Visual Fractions Games

You can have fun with learning fractions at Visual Fractions Games. It even fractions using cookies.

Petrified Forest NPS

PetrifiedForestNPS

Monticello

Monticello.org - Learn about Thomas Jefferson and much more.

Learning at Home - It also includes an ice cram recipe and muffin recipe.

Monticello for Educators

Monticello Virtual Tours

A Virtual Tour of Thomas Jefferson Monticello | Google Arts & Culture

Giving and Receiving: Eric Carle Visit - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

On this episode, author and illustrator, Eric Carle visits.

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Talks About Giving and Receiving 1721

How People Make Fortune Cookies - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

How People Make Fortune Cookies

This is part of this full episode:
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Talks About Giving and Receiving 1721

Music: Yo-Yo Ma Visits - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

In this episode Mister Rogers talks about different string instruments (the bass violin, cello, viola, and violin), they visit a factory that makes bass violins, and visits a famous cellist, Yo-Yo Ma. Mister Rogers and Yo-Yo Ma talk about the different moods you can play on musical instruments. Yo-Yo Ma talks about how he started to play the cello. In this video he says his cello was made in Italy in 1712 in a village called Cremona by a man named Stradivarius.

You can watch the full episode (or choose parts of it if you like) at: Mister Rogers Talks About MUSIC: 1547.

Story Corner: Eric Carle Reads - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

This is a clip from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood where Eric Carle reads From Head to Toe.

The full episode is located at the below link. It shows more detail how Eric Carle creates his artwork for "From Head to Toe".

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Talks About Giving and Receiving 1721

Competition & How People Make Crayons - Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

In this episode Mister Rogers talks about how people make crayons.
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Talks About COMPETITION

Monday, May 25, 2020

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | NOAA

NOAA.gov - This has information about: Weather, Climate, Oceans & Coasts, Fisheries, Satellites, Research, Marine & Aviation, Charting, Sanctuaries, and Education.

NOAA: Fisheries

Find different resources at NOAA: Fisheries. This also includes educational resources, find a species and more.

Ms. Shelly's Read Aloud

Find various books at: Ms. Shelly's Read Aloud

Turtles and Tortoises

World Turtle Day is celebrated on May 23rd.

Learn more at:
World Turtle Day
Happy World Turtle Day! | SeaLife Melbourne

Let us remember to be kind to turtle by helping preserve these precious animals.

Sea Turtles Located on this blog.

Turtles and Tortoise Fact Videos
Turtle vs Tortoise | BBC Documentary | National Geographic - This documentary is just under an hour long.
Videos | National Geographic

Box Turtles

All about box turtles | Welcome Wildlife

Crafts and Activities
Animal Crafts - Turtle Craft | Danielle's Place
Tic-Tac-Toe Turtle
Turtle Crafts and Activities for Kids | DLTK

Fun and Games
Education: Kids Corner | Sea Turtle Conservancy - Games, Activities, Artwork, and Heroes
Find the Pictures Hidden in the Sea! | NIEHS.gov

Counting
How Many? | A Child's Place
Turtle Dot-to-Dot 1-21 | afunk

Sunday, May 24, 2020

Botany

Great Plant Escape | University of Illinois Extension
The Virtual Cell Web Page

Egg in a Bottle

Links
Home Science Tools | Egg in a Bottle + Video

National Memorial Day Concert

Visit PBS.org to watch the National Memorial Day Concert held on May 24, 2020.

Bald Eagle

National Emblem of the United States
The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the United States of America. It has been the national emblem of this country since 1782. The bald eagle is not really bald. The word "bald" originates from the word "white headed". This magnificent bird soars high above in the skies from coast to coast of North America. Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska (49th state of the United States), all of United States (except Hawaii), and northern Mexico.

Turkey or Eagle?
There are myths that the Wild Turkey was suggested by Benjamin Franklin to be the national bird. However, he had wrote a letter to his daughter on January 26, 1784 from France. (Source: The Eagle, Ben Franklin, and the Wild Turkey | Great Seal) The Bald Eagle became the national emblem on June 20, 1782. (Source: June 20, 1782 American Eagle | Today in History). I am glad the Bald Eagle is the national bird instead of the Wild Turkey. You can read more about the Great Seal of the United States which includes the past and present seal of the United States.

Did you know there is a National Bald Eagle Day?
President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation making June 20 National Bald Eagle Day. This is what President Reagan stated: Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, in accordance with a joint resolution of the Congress (SJ. Res. 121), do hereby proclaim June 20, 1982 as "National Bald Eagle Day" and designate the year 1982 as the "Bicentennial Year of the American Bald Eagle." I call upon the people of the United States to join in these observances with appropriate activities in their homes and communities. (Source: Proclamation 4893—Bicentennial Year of the American Bald Eagle and National Bald Eagle Day)

Learn more about the national bird
Bald Eagle: 1782 | Ben's Guide
Our National Symbol | Eagles.org
How did the bald eagle become America’s national bird? | History.com

Learn more about bald eagles
Bald Eagle | All About Birds
Bald Eagles | National Geographic Kids
Bald Eagle | National Geographic

Learn about the bald eagle in videos
All About Bald Eagles for Kids: Animal Videos for Children - FreeSchool

View bald eagles in web cams
National Arboretum Bald Eagle Nest Cam Washington, DC - There are two web cams.

Saturday, May 23, 2020

How to Draw Woodstock

Learn how to draw Woodstock.

Friday, May 22, 2020

Google Doodles

"Doodles are the fun, surprising, and sometimes spontaneous changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists, pioneers, and scientists." Why not have some fun when you click on the Google search logo! Learn facts from all around the world, who was born on this day, what is celebrated on this day, and much more at Google Doodles.

Celebrating Mbira

The mibira is Zimbabwe’s national instrument.

Celebrating Mbira

Personal Educational Press

143 Day: Day of Kindness

We all love Mr. Rogers.

Learn more about this day at:

Day of Kindness in PA

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Clouds Thematic Unit

I will be adding more resources to this page.

Here is a poem I just wrote on May 20, 2020 about clouds.

Clouds
Clouds are high.
Clouds are low.
Clouds are big.
Clouds are small.
Clouds are white.
Clouds are gray.
Clouds are fluffy.
Clouds are floating everywhere in the sky.
Are there clouds in the sky today?
Take a look,
What kind of clouds are there today?
Clouds are everywhere in the sky.

Science Experiments
Make a Cloud in a Bottle | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Cloud Links
The Cloud Lab | NOVA Labs
Clouds | Jetstream
Clouds, explained | National Geographic

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Bee Thematic Unit

Happy Bee Day! Bee Day is on May 20th.
🐝 🐝 🐝 🐝 🐝 🐝 🐝 🐝

This beehive is located at the Pacific Science Center in the State of Washington.

Here are some ideas you can use for a bee unit (or just to have fun).
I will add more to this page.

Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
from England

A Swarm of Bee in May
A swarm of bees in May
Is worth a load of hay;
A swarm of bees in June
Is worth a silver spoon.;
A swarm of bees in July
Is not worth a fly.

A Swarm of Bees in May | Mama Lisa's World
Including the nursery rhyme being read.
Bees | Enchanted Learning
Bees – Nursery Rhymes | Mother Goose Club
Including a video of it being said by a boy.

Fiddle Dee Dee | Enchanted Learning
Fiddle-de-dee, Fiddle-de-dee, The Fly Has Married the Bumble Bee
Including the nursery rhyme being read.
Fiddle-De-Dee – Nursery Rhymes | Mother Goose Club
Including a video of it being song by children.

Bee Music & Physical Education
Play The Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Have the children walk around and pretend they are flying like bumblebees.
You can have then hold a picture of a bumblebee they have colored or they can put their arms out as if they are wings.

Music Links
Flight of the Bumblebee by The US Army Band | Internet Archieve
The Flight of the Bumblebee | Virtual Sheet Music

Bee Arts and Crafts
50 Bug Crafts for Kids - A viewer sent me this link in October 2016.
Bumblebee Toilet Paper Roll Craft | DLTK

Bee Snacks
Make Rice Krispie Treats

Rice Krispie Treats
You can find a recipe with or without using marshmallows. There are some links listed below. Just add honey to the treats if it does not include it in the recipe. If you are vegan you can use the golden syrup, agave nectar, or some other syrup substitute. The brown sugar can be replaced by coconut sugar.

Healthy No Marshmallow Rice Krispie Treats
Healthy Rice Krispie Treats

Bug Snacks: Honey Cookies | PreschoolEducation

Bee & Honey Facts and Recipes
Africanized Honey Bees on the Move Lesson Plans
Honey.com - Including "About Honey", "Recipes", and more.

Resources
Africanized Honey Bees on the Move Lesson Plans - Grades K-12 Lesson Plans, Information Sheets, and Activity Sheets (including coloring pages and other sheets

Bee eBooks
Here are some eBooks I created. They are available on Teachers Pay Teachers.

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Neuroscience For Kids

Here is a link I had on my former website. I found it again, so I'm posting it on this blog.

Neuroscience For Kids

Egg Experiments

Here are some experiments you can do with eggs. Have fun!!!

The Disappearing Egg Shell/Naked Egg Experiment
Do you want to see an eggshell disappear like magic? Let's see it happens.

Materials:
Raw eggs
Vinegar
Glass jar with lid
Spoon
Food coloring (optional)

Experiment: Add vinegar to a jar (with a lid). You will need to make sure you will be able to cover the egg completely with vinegar. You can add food coloring to the vinegar if you like. If you use food coloring, add some food coloring to the vinegar and stir with a spoon. Place a raw egg on a spoon and place gently inside the jar, Seal the jar tight. (Note: Remember to wash your hands after touching a raw egg.) Observe and see the bubbles form. More bubbles will form around the egg as days goes by. (The egg will turn around.) Observe it each day to see what happens. This will be until the bubbles almost completely disappear. Remove it from the bottle of vinegar. As you touch it, it will feel rubbery. Save it for the next experiment.

Here are some photos I took back in April 2003. I didn't take anymore photos when the eggshell was totally dissolved.

April 23 12:05 a.m.

April 23, 2003 10:49 a.m.

As you can see, the eggshell is starting to disappear (dissolve). You can see what happens when you place an egg in vinegar. It will turn a light brown color as you can tell in the photos. A chicken eggshell contains between 95-97% calcium carbonate. Human teeth contain hydroxyapatite, which is crystalline calcium phosphate. This is one reason why they say to dilute vinegar if you are going to drink it. Vinegar will eat you teeth just like it will eat an eggshell.

Bouncing Egg Experiment
Do you want to have some fun with the egg where the shell disappeared like magic? Well, we are going to have some fun now.

Experiment: Use your egg without a shell. Bounce the egg on a plate. (Caution: Make sure you don't squeeze it with your fingers or it will break-unless you want to.) It will only bounce a little bit before it breaks. Note: Remember to wash your hands after touching a raw egg.

Spin An Egg Experiment
Have you ever wondered if an egg is cooked or raw? Well, you can do an experiment to find out.

Experiment: Lay an egg on a smooth, hard surface. Take an egg and gently spin it using your fingers. Observe if it spun fast or if it wobbles and moves slow. A hard boiled egg will spin. The raw egg will wobble and hardly move at all. This is because the raw egg has liquid inside. Note: Remember to wash your hands after touching a raw egg.

Test An Egg For Freshness Experiment
Place a raw egg in a container of water.
If it sinks to the bottom, it is the freshest,
If it sinks down almost down to the bottom, it is still fresh. (It may be about a week old or so.)
If it floats, it is a bad egg (at least three weeks old).

Links
Egg freshness Test in Water | Egg Cooker Guide
How Fresh Are Your Eggs? | The Spruce Eats

Science Experiments

You can find lots of science experiments and activities at the below links.

Love My Science | Science Experiments List
Reach Out Michigan | Quick and Easy Activities -- (A-Z) for Pre-school through High School.
Science Fun For Everyone | Science Experiments for Kids
Steve Spangler Science | Experiments

"A" Science Experiments and Activities

A
Absorb - Put a sponge in water. Observe the water absorb into the sponge.

Air
Blow a feather across the floor.
Put some water into a container and blow on it.
Blow on your hand.
Blow a balloon up. Play with it.

Air in a Bag
Materials:
Straw
Book
Zipper Sandwich Bag

Predict what will happen when you blow air into the bag. Take a straw and place it in the center of a plastic bag. Seal it on the sides towards the straw. Place it under the book. Blow into the straw. Observe what happened.

Air Pressure
Experiment - Fill a sink (or container) of water (enough to cover the cup). Have the child(ren) predict if water will go in the cup or not. Push a clear plastic cup into the water. Take the cup out of the water. Did any water get into the cup? Was the cup heavy or light? After doing that several times, let the children experiment with the cup and let water enter into the cup. Was the cup with the water in it heavier or lighter than the cup with "just air" in it?

Astronomy - Look outside during the day or the night. What do you see?

Air & Air Pressure Links
5 Ways to Demonstrate Air Pressure to Children | ASME
Air Experiments For Kids: Air Takes Up Space Experiment | Gally Kids
All About Air Experiments | Steve Spangler Science
Air Pressure Experiments | Love My Science
Putting Air To Work | PBS Learning Media

More "A" science experiments and activities can be found on this blog at Science Experiments.

How-To Draw Winnie The Pooh

My family loves Winnie The Pooh. You can learn how to draw him at:
How-To Draw Winnie The Pooh | Walt Disney World.

How to Draw Olaf from Frozen l

Here you can learn How to Draw Olaf from Frozen l. Have fun Olaffing!

Types of Volcanoes

Volcano Table | Volcano World

Volcanoes of Chile
Chile is located between the South American and the Nazca Tectonic Plates.

Stratovolcanoes (also called Composite Volcanoes)

This is located on this blog.

Shield Volcanoes

This is located on this blog.

Caldera Volcanoes

This is located on this blog.

Supernova

Yellowstone
Country: United States
State: Wyoming
Yellowstone Caldera is a caldera and supervolcano.

Cinder Cone Volcanoes

Paricutin
Country: Mexico

Somma Volcano

Vesuvius
Country: Italy
This is a very famous volcano. It buried the towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii.

Dome Volcanoes

Monday, May 18, 2020

Volcano Science Experiments

Here are some science experiments you can do with baking soda and vinegar. Watch them explode!!!

Baking Soda & Vinegar Volcano | Science Kids - This also has an explanation of what is happening with this science experiment.

Make Your Own Volcano | Science Bob

Cool Off Volcanoes | Science Fun For Everyone!

How to make a Volcano | Science Fun For Everyone!

Mount St. Helens Eruption on May 18, 1980

Mount St. Helens in an active volcano found in the state of Washington in the United States. It is a stratovolcano (or also known as a composite volcano). This landform is a cone-shaped volcano which erupted forty years ago on May 18, 1980. It was the largest and most destructive volcanic eruption in United States history.

Facts
Mount St. Helens, Washington USA:

Videos
Footage of the 1980 Mount St. Helens Eruption - Smithsonian Magazine

Mt. St. Helens Eruption May 18, 1980

Read more about this eruption at 1980 Cataclysmic Eruption.

Have some fun with volcanoes by creating your own baking soda and vinegar miniature volcano. I have some links on this page.

Country: Chile

Chile

Regions of Chile There are 16 regions in Chile.

List of rivers of Chile

Music

Himno National de Chile
The current version of the Himno National de Chile (National Anthem of Chile) was composed by Ramón Carnicer. The author of the lyrics is Eusebio Lillo. Ramón Carnicer is a Spanish composer and opera conductor born on October 24, 1789 in Tàrrega, Spain. Eusebio Lillo was born on August 14, 1826 in Santiago, Chile. He is a Chilean poet, journalist and politician.

National Anthem of Chile

Himno Nacional de Chile - Chile National Anthem (ES/EN)

Si vas para Chile
Si vas para Chile is a song written by Chito Faró in 1942. In English, "Si vas para Chile" translates into, "If you go to Chile". Learn more about this song and composer at Si vas para Chile.

Si vas para Chile Chito Faró 1971 | YouTube

Si vas para Chile - Los Huasos Quincheros.

Chile Lindo
Chile Lindo was written by Clara Solovera

Chile Lindo

Canción Chile Lindo

Museums
Museo Histórico Nacional (National History Museum) - You can have Google translate this page. This includes a virtual tour and a photo image catalog.

Museo Leandro Penchulef

Indigenous People of Chile

Chile's Indigenous Peoples
Note: Beware there are some inappropriate photos of people that you might not want a child to view. Proceed with caution.

The Mapuche are the largest indigenous group in Chile.

To learn more about them, visit:
Chile's Indigenous Peoples: Mapuche.

Cities in Chile

I lived in Chile when I was serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I lived in the southern part of Chile. It is very beautiful. I lived in the cities of Temuco, Puerto Montt, Valdivia, and Villaricca.

Pucón
Mapuche Museum in Pucón or in Spanish (o en español) Museo Mapuche de Pucón
Towards the Mapuche Museum in Pucón

Valdivia
Lobo Marino en el muelle de Valdivia.CHILE. - This video came up in the autoplay on YouTube. It is a seal in Valdivia, Chile.

Red de Museos de la Región de Los Ríos

Museo Submarino O'Brien
Museo Submarino O'Brien
Submarino O'Brien Museo Valdivia Parte 01 and Parte 02 - YouTube

Villaricca
Villarrica CHILE Region de la Araucanía
Museo Histórico Nacional Villarica

World Heritage List: UNESCO

Are you studying a particular country? Do you want to learn more about this country? You can go to the below link to find out more.
World Heritage List: UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).

Saturday, May 16, 2020

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Mr. Popper's Penguins is one of my favorite books. I read this book in January of 2014. It has the funniest situations in it. It sure made me laugh (and cry from laughing so hard). I enjoyed it so much that I bought it from Amazon.com.

(Note: This post was originally posted on my Desert Blossom Learning blog. I have added it to this page too.)

Other labels: Mr. Popper's Penguins, penguin theme, penguin theme unit

Friday, May 15, 2020

Spot & Eric Hill

Spot's First Walk is one of my favorite books that I enjoyed reading to my children when they were younger (a long time ago). It is written by Eric Hill.

Fun with Spot - Includes an interview with Eric Hill, Eric Hill fact file, and Fun & Games,
Here is the actual link of the interview with Eric Hill in 2007. Want to learn how to draw Spot? You can see Eric Hill draw spot at 2:33 in the interview.

Read Aloud
Eric Hill reads 'Where's Spot?'

Spot's First Walk - Reading with Miss Sara and Friends

JetStream - An Online School for Weather

Find lots of information from the National Weather Service. Includes: The Atmosphere, The Ocean, Global Weather, Clouds, The Upper Air, Upper Air Charts, Synoptic Meteorology, Thunderstorms, Lightning, Derechos, Tropical Weather, Doppler Radar, Satellites, Tsunamis

JetStream - An Online School for Weather

JetStream Learning Lessons - This includes lesson plans, quizzes, and downloads.

The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear Book Ideas

One of my favorite children's book is called, The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear. It was written by Don and Audrey Wood. It was illustrated by Don Wood. Don Wood was born on May 4 in the United States. To read more about this author, visit: Don Wood: Scholastic.

The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear Book Ideas

Literature
Recommended grades for this book are Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade. Of course, adults enjoy reading this book too. :0)

Read the book or have it read to you by visiting the below YouTuber.

Read Aloud
The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and The Big Hungry Bear | Reading with Miss Sara and Friends - YouTube
Note: Her YouTube channel was created in March 2020. She has the comments turned off.

Snack Ideas
Eat strawberries like the mouse did in the book.

Crafts
- Draw a mouse eating a strawberry. Add any detail to your drawing.
- Draw yourself eating a strawberry with or without the mouse.

Language Arts
- Look for different parts of speech in the book. You can list them on the board, white board, etc. For example, the below words you will find these words in the title of the book.
- Create an activity for the age of the children.

The following words are adjectives: little, big, hungry, red, ripe
The following words are nouns: mouse, bear, strawberry
The following word is a conjunction: and
The following word is a determiner: the

For Grade 1, the typical course of study includes adjectives and nouns.

Skill: Use and identify common, proper, and possessive nouns
- You can talk about common nouns that are found in this book (mouse, bear, strawberry, etc.).

- What type of noun is the word...?

Resources:
Core Standards: ELA: Language: Grade 1

Other grades are listed at World Book Typical Course of Study for the different subjects.

Science
I will add ideas to this section at a later time.

* Research on the below nouns that are found in this book.

Strawberries
Mouse
Bear

Math
I will add ideas to this section at a later time.

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Lava Lamp Without Using Alka-Seltzer

This is so cool!!! Check it out!

Lava Lamp Without Using Alka-Seltzer

Beautiful photos of all 61 U.S. national parks

Here is a slideshow of 61 National Parks in the United States. You may have visited some of these places in person. Enjoy the beauty of these parks as you go through the slides.

Beautiful photos of all 61 U.S. national parks

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Another one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books is called Oh, the Places You'll Go!. This is a perfect book for everyone to know the places will go. It is great for those that are graduating in 2020 during this time of the COVID-19. You can go many places, just do it.

Hop on Pop

I love Dr. Seuss children's books. Hop on Pop is one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books. It is read by Martin Freeman.

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Owls

There are many type of owls. Some owls are nocturnal (which means they are active during the night). Some owls are diurnal (which means they are active during the day). Three diurnal owls include the Northern hawk-owl, Burrowing Owl, and the Snowy Owl. There might be other owls that are active during the day but you will need to research to find those owls.

Owls
AllAboutBirds (CornellLab)
Owls | Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Owls | Oregon
Living With Wildlife: Owls | Washington

Barn Owl
AllAboutBirds: Barn Owl

Barred Owl
AllAboutBirds: Barred Owl
Wikipedia: Barred Owl

Burrowing Owl
Burrowing Owls - Athene cunicularia Facts, photos, and owl calls (sounds).
All About Birds: Burrowing Owl
Wikipedia: Burrowing Owl

Great Horned Owl
AllAboutBirds: Great Horned Owl

Horned Owl/Eagle Owl
Owl hooting - YouTube

Snowy Owl
Coloring.ws: Snowy Owl
All About Birds: Snowy Owl
Wikipedia: Snowy Owl

Spotted Owl
AllAboutBirds: Spotted Owl

Owl Cams
Great Horned Owl Cam - AZGFD
Watch Live Barred Owls! Wild Birds Unlimited Barred Owl Cam | Cornell Lab - YouTube

Owl Documentaries
Experiment! How Does An Owl Fly So Silently? | Super Powered Owls | BBC - YouTube
Great Horned Owl on the Hunt | Nat Geo Wild - YouTube

Reading or Story Time
Children enjoy reading books or have books read to them.

Here are some books you can find online or at your local library.

Owl Babies by Martin Waddell (A popular children's book.)
[Read Aloud] Owl Babies by Martin Waddell - YouTube
Owl Babies Picture Book Animation - YouTube

Little Owl's Night Board Book by Divya Srinivasan
Little Owl's Night - Animated - YouTube

Guardians of Ga'Hoole Book Series by Kathryn Lasky

DVDs
You can even watch the movie, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'hoole.

Owl Crafts
Felt Owl Pattern
Flying Owl and A Home for Mr. Owl: Summer Reading 2012 Storytime Brainstorming
Harry Potter Party Owl Balloons
Paper Plate Owl Craft: Mommy Savers
Snowy Owl Winter Craft - This uses a shower sponge (loofah) for the owl's body using white craft paint. You use construction paper for the owls eyes (yellow, white, and black), black for the beak and feet, and brown for the branch the owl is sitting on..

Coloring Pages
abcteach: Owl Coloring Pages
AFUNK: Owl Coloring Book
Coloring.ws
CyberSleuth Kids: Owl Coloring Page
Owl Coloring Page @ Preschool Coloring Book

Masks
Zoomboomafoo: Moonface the Barn Owl Mask

Puppets
Colorful Shape Owl Craft for Kids
Paper Bag Animal Puppet - A Fun Owl Craft for Kids
Snowy Owl Paper Bag Puppet Craft

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Raccons

A raccoon is a nocturnal animal. They love to hunt for food at night..

Books
Raccoons and Ripe Corn by Jim Arnosky
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
A Pocket Full of Kisses by Audrey Penn

eBooks
I wrote two Corn eBooks
They are for the alphabet and numbers 0-25.
You can use it with the book Raccoons and Ripe Corn by Jim Arnosky.

Raccoon Facts, Photos

Procyon lotor (Linnaeus); Raccoon

Raccoon Activities
AFUNK: Raccoon Coloring Book
First-School: Raccoon Theme Preschool Activities and Crafts

STEM & STEAM

What in the world does STEM and STEAM mean?

Well, the letters stand for something. For STEM, here is what it means.
S stands for Science,
T stands for Technology.
E stands for Engineering
M stands for Mathematics.

Now, they have added one more to make STEM. STEM + ART = STEAM. Art is very good part of STEAM since it adds the creative part into all of these subjects.
S stands for Science,
T stands for Technology.
E stands for Engineering
A stands for Art..
M stands for Mathematics.

Monday, May 11, 2020

United States Virtual Tours

Here are some virtual tours of these famous locations in the United States.

United States

Find Your "Virtual" Park National Park Service | NPS.gov

National Park Service | NPS.gov - Find all of the parks located in the United States.

George Washington Memorial Parkway | NPS.gov
DC, Maryland, Virginia

Washington, D.C.

United States Capitol
Architect's Virtual Capitol
Visit the Capitol

National Museum of Natural History Virtual Tour - Smithsonian

United States Botanic Garden Virtual Tour

Alaska

Denali National Park & Preserve Interactive Panoramas | NPS.gov
Denali National Park & Preserve Virtual Tours | NPS.gov

Klondike Gold Rush National Park Virtual Tours | NPS.gov

Arizona

Arizona National Parks | NPS.gov

Canyon de Chelly National Monument

Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon In Depth Video Series | NPS.gov
Grand Canyon River Archeology Virtual Tour | NPS.gov

Riordan Mansion State Historic Park

Navajo National Monument - Photos only

Tuzigoot National Park Virtual Tour | NPS.gov

Wupatki National Monument Virtual Tour | NPS.gov

California

Yosemite National Park
Virtual Yosemite

Georgia
The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library Virtual Tour

Idaho

Yellowstone National Park
(This park is located in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.)

Yellowstone Virtual Tours | NPS.gov
Yellowstone: America's Sacred Wilderness | PBS
Explore the Fort Yellowstone Historic District

Maryland

Antietam Battlefield Virtual Tour | NPS.gov

National Aquarium

National Aquarium Virtual Tours
Maryland & Washington D.C.

New Mexico
New Mexico History Museum | Interactives - Interactives, Online Exhibits, Podcasts

Montana

Yellowstone National Park
(This park is located in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.)

Yellowstone Virtual Tours | NPS.gov
Yellowstone: America's Sacred Wilderness | PBS
Explore the Fort Yellowstone Historic District

New York

Statue of Liberty | NPS.gov

Ohio

Glenn Research Center - NASA

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Hospital Virtual Tour

Utah
Church History Museum - Discover the spiritual, artistic, and cultural legacies of the Latter-day Saints.

This Is The Place Heritage Park | Virtual Tour

Utah | NPS.gov

Virginia
Colonial Williamsburg - It also includes teacher resources that includes museum exhibits and inteactives. Some of these include "Historic Threads: Three Centuries of Clothing", "Conserving the Murray Sisters", " Portrait of George Washington", "Mapping Colonial America", and "Coins & Currency in Colonial America"

Jamestown Settlement & American Revolution Museum at Yorktown

Monticello - Learn about Thomas Jefferson, take virtual tours, find educational resources and Learning at Home resources, and much more.

Washington

Mount Rainier 360 | NPS.gov

Wyoming

Yellowstone National Park
(This park is located in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.)

Yellowstone Virtual Tours | NPS.gov
Yellowstone: America's Sacred Wilderness | PBS
Explore the Fort Yellowstone Historic District