In book two of the Halley Harper series The Friendship Experiment, Halley finds herself using chemistry to figure out who is trying to steal the treasure of Camp Eureka and how she will get her best friend back. Will Halley figure out the secret message in time or will she lose her best friend forever? How much is her own past is involved with this hidden camp treasure? Grab a copy of book one ... Read More about Halley Harper’s Friendship Experiment
Summer Science Goals
Do you ever wake up during the summer before the kids get up and start to panic not knowing what to do for the day? I do. I usually have lofty summer goals that we will read more, practice math, and grow academically. But in reality we are hiding out indoors from the blazing Texas heat and usually eating. Eating and eating and eating. (Truthfully, I've got to stop myself from taking the kids to ... Read More about Summer Science Goals
Ocean in a Bottle featuring Eugenie Clark
Our summers usually consist of either fishing the Texas coast or driving to a Florida beach. Either way we have a slight chance of catching or seeing a shark (queue the Jaws music). So I thought the "Shark Lady", Eugenie Clark, would be the perfect featured female scientist to kick off the summer. Eugenie grew up in the 1930's and a chance visit to a New York Aquarium changed her life. It was ... Read More about Ocean in a Bottle featuring Eugenie Clark
Duck..duck…float!
I have felt like a duck here lately as the end of the school year approaches, "staying afloat but paddling like the dickens!" But did you know that there is something that is helping ducks stay afloat? That little something is oil that they carefully place on their feathers each day. I have been so lucky to help organize my daughter's science week at school and I was asked to look into animal ... Read More about Duck..duck…float!
Here’s to the science moms
My mom was a science mom, she was an amazing science teacher. My grandmother was a science mom, she taught countless children about creation. I am a science mom... I bet you are a science mom too. This one is for the moms who: Spot a rainbow and stop everything they are doing to point it out to their kids. Even though they are tired, keep answering their child's questions about why ... Read More about Here’s to the science moms
LEGO Catapult Flier
I was reminded the other day how amazingly different all three of my kiddos are when we were playing with chalk. My 2 year old daughter was happily scribbling away when I looked over and saw my 4 year old son chopping up the chalk with a shovel... #girllifeboylife So I thought I would reinvent one of our favorite experiments - candy catapults - to send his Lego policemen soaring throw the air. ... Read More about LEGO Catapult Flier
