Archive for the ‘Art’ Category

  • Homeschool Resources: Electron Microscope Photographs of Snowflakes

    Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

    The United States Department of Agriculture’s Beltsville Agricultural Research Center has a number of electron microscope photographs of snowflakes posted on its website. The Electron Microscopy Unit Snowpage offers photos of precipitating snow crystals, CO2 ice, and some really cool stereo snowflake images. Photo Credit:  Electron and Confocal Microscopy Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U. S. [...]

  • Little Kids Think Seeds Are Cool: Inexpensive Homeschool Lessons

    Monday, August 30th, 2010

    Here’s an idea to use for an inexpensive science and art lesson for small children.  Our two youngest children (3 and 4 years old) have gotten interested in seeds lately.  My wife, Elise, planned a couple of projects for them that they really enjoyed.  First, she took them on a nature walk through our yard [...]