This past week was my turn to have science at our house and prepare the experiments for Chapter 12 which was on the immune system, bacteria, etc. (We are using Exploring Creation Human Anatomy.) The book didn't have a whole lot of hands-on ideas so I turned to my wonderful friend Rebecca who is a biology teacher extraordinaire! :) I ended up with 3 small-ish ideas that worked great for this lesson!! Activity 1: This wasn't really an experiment, but I told the kids we were going to start ... Read More about 3 Activities to Teach About Bacteria

As you know, we are nearing the end of a Exploring Creation Human Anatomy for Elementary age kids...we have LOVED our science this year! We have had great fun with 2 other families meeting weekly to do projects and experiments. Chapter 11: Your Senses Life-Size Ear Activity {this is a great hands-on activity that my friend Michelle gave me, you set up an "ear" for the kids to crawl through!!} Once inside the ear (under our table) the kids found a hammer, stirrup, a shell ... Read More about Dissecting a Cow’s Eyeball (and more!)