Tag: science
The 19th annual Gem, Minerals, Jewelry & Fossil Show and Sale will be held Friday – Sunday, August 19 – 21. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for…
The Perseid meteor shower is the northern hemisphere’s best summer meteor shower and it will peak on August 13. But, this year, you’ll have to fight a full…
Ewwww! I absolutely hate roaches, but this is pretty cool. Budding entomologists are sure to enjoy The Virtual Roach! Orkin has a fully interactive virtual cockroach designed to…
Star gazers have a chance to see 2010 Leonid meteor showers between midnight and dawn on Wednesday and Thursday, November 17 and 18. If conditions are favorable you…
Last year, Isabel and I almost fell asleep in our lawn chairs waiting for a glimpse of a meteor. Hopefully, conditions will be more favorable for us this…
The 18th Annual Gems, Minerals, Jewelry & Fossil Show and Sale will be held Friday, Aug 20, 4 – 9 pm; Saturday, Aug 21, 10 am – 6…
Thanks to SAHMinIL at Catholic Christian Homeschooling for pointing out this freebie: Are you ready to take a Journey to the Stars? The American Museum of Natural History…
. . . otherwise know as animal tracks! For our very last class of this school year, I took my Conservation Frontiers kids out to make casts of…
We are winding down the year at our homeschool co-op and my Conservation Frontiers class ends next week. These kids have been lots of fun to work with….
Crozet’s General Science co-op class had an end-of-the-year field trip to the St. Louis Science Center. The Science Center is always fun, but the highlight of this trip…
To wrap up the year with my Missouri Conservation Frontiers students, I decided to have each make a lapbook of their favorite aspect of Missouri nature that they…
Get ready for a field trip! This year’s 50th annual St. Louis Gem, Mineral, Jewelry and Fossil Show will be held Friday through Sunday, March 26-28, 2010 at…
The Geminid meteor shower could feature up to 140 shooting stars per hour between Sunday evening and Monday morning. The best time period for those in the Northern…
The 2009 Leonid Meteor Shower is being called the biggest meteor shower of the modern age. Astronomers are predicting 20 to 30 meteors per hour over the Americas….
Xplor is the Missouri Department of Conservation’s latest tool for reconnecting children with nature. The magazine is designed to address concern over children’s growing alienation from nature. With…
No, it’s not a “B” movie. The award-winning Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis provides space education programs for schools, corporations, scouts, community groups and the general public. At the…
The Perseid meteor shower peaks tonight and is expected to be visible in the St. Louis area between 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Wednesday, August 12.
Field trip! The annual St. Louis gemstone show is an event my kids have always enjoyed. Sponsored by the Greater St. Louis Association of Earth Science Clubs, the…
Earlier this month Jenn posted The Buzz on Bees at Family in Feast and Feria. It is an extensive resource on bees. Around the same time, my husband…
Thanks to Unity of Truth, for posting a link to the Eagle Cam! The mission of Duke Farms is to serve as a model of environmental stewardship. This…
I am planning an archeology course for my 10th grader next year. The book I ordered just arrived and it looks incredible. I will use it as the…