Educational Resources for Teachers and Homeschool Families
Help your upper elementary and middle school students uncover the secrets of gravity, friction, and kinetic energy on the snow. Every time snow blankets the ground and kids grab their sleds, they step right into a giant outdoor physics lab. Rushing down a snowy slope feels like pure winter play, but under the surface, a… Continue reading The Physics of Sledding: How to Turn Winter Fun into an Engaging STEM Science Lesson
A No-Prep STEM Science Reading Comprehension Unit If you have ever tried explaining Newton’s Third Law or angular momentum to an eleven-year-old on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, you know the look. Eyes drift toward the window, pencils start drumming, and abstract formulas about mass and velocity end up lost in translation. Physics can feel hopelessly… Continue reading The Physics of Ice Skating: How Friction, Force, and Motion Rule the Rink
Pure Science on the Slopes: How Physics Makes Skiing Possible! Skiing down a snow-covered mountain feels like pure, exhilarating freedom. The crisp winter wind rushing past your face, the swish of skis carving crisp lines into fresh powder, and the thrill of picking up speed—it can easily feel like magic! It isn't magic at all.… Continue reading Newton’s Laws, Friction, and Kinetic Energy on the Mountain: A Physics of Skiing STEM Resource
Do you have young learners that want to learn about sea / ocean life? Here is a 2 page FREE resource taken from My Teaching Library's product: Sea Life – Ocean Early Learning | Preschool to Kindergarten The FREEBIE includes: a trace and color sea life scene worksheet (dolphin & octopus) a trace, color, cut… Continue reading Freebie from Sea Life – Ocean Early Learning | Preschool to Kindergarten
Mink are dark-colored, semiaquatic, carnivorous mammals of the genera Neovison and Mustela, and part of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, otters and ferrets. There are two extant (still in existence) species referred to as "mink": the American mink and the European mink. The extinct sea mink is related to the American mink but… Continue reading Animal Study – The Mink
Scientific classificationKingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:ChordataClass:AvesOrder:GruiformesFamily:GruidaeGenus:AntigoneBinomial NameAntigone canadensis Whether stepping singly across a wet meadow or filling the sky by the hundreds and thousands, Sandhill Cranes have an elegance that draws attention. These tall, gray-bodied, crimson-capped birds breed in open wetlands, fields, and prairies across North America. They group together in great numbers, filling the air with distinctive rolling… Continue reading The Sandhill Crane
Caribou or Reindeer? The Caribou is a wild species of deer often called reindeer when domesticated. They are found in the arctic tundra regions of North America, Asia, Northern Europe, Alaska and Greenland. Caribou can also be seen in sub arctic boreal forests during migration where they take refuge in windy coastal areas from flies… Continue reading Caribou or Reindeer? Learn about these majestic Arctic Animals!
The Arctic wolf also known as the white wolf and the polar wolf! Where does it live? What does it look like? What does it eat? Keep reading to find out the answers to these questions and more! General Appearance and Behavior An adult Arctic wolf can weigh between 70 and 125 pounds. A 70-pound… Continue reading Let’s Learn about the Arctic Wolf!
