hands-on
Insects Lesson Plan for K-2
Ideas and links for little ones wanting to know more about bugs. Includes tie-ins to more basic scientific concepts like classification, and habitats.
Jamestown Settlement
Location
Homeschool Science Club: Ice and Snow
5-6 year olds will make frost, paint with ice and experiment with insulation and conduction. 7-9 year olds will make a comet, see a snowstorm in a box and make a frosty treat. 10-13 year olds will measure the resistance of ice and snow and use this data to create a range of crazy sound effects.
When: Friday, Dec 18; 1-4 p.m.
Fee: $28, $25 mbr
Registration opens August 31, 2009
For more information or to register: http://www.smm.org/homeschool/
Homeschool Science Club: Newton's Figments
5-6 year olds will learn about Sir Isaac Newton's laws by playing with objects at rest and in motion. 7-9 year olds will play with objects at rest and in motion. 10-13 year olds will design a marble run from top to bottom. Use digital technology to influence gravity and inertia.
When: Friday, Nov 20; 1-4 p.m.
Fee: $28, $25 mbr
Registration opens August 31, 2009
For more information or to register: http://www.smm.org/homeschool/
Dodge Nature Center Home School Program: Harvest Time
Course Description:
The leaves are changing colors, temperatures are dropping, and wildlife is starting to prepare for the long Minnesota winter. All of this reminds us that fall is here, and in Minnesota this also means that it is harvest time. Come to Dodge and discover fall as we take a hike, taste apples, and make fresh apple cider.
This program is designed specifically for home school groups. Pre-registration is required.
See http://www.dodgenaturecenter.org/Activities/Public-Programs/?activityId=167 to register, and for more information.
Dodge Nature Center Home School Program: Exploring Insects
Course Description:
Designed specifically for home school groups, this program will allow participants to practice their observation skills as they search the nature center for insects of all sizes and life stages. Dodge is on a 'catch-and-release' program, so all insects will be returned to their natural habitat at the conclusion of the program.
Homeschool Happenings: The Civil War
Fort Snelling closed in 1858, but the attack on Fort Sumter in South
Carolina just three years later, caused Governor Alexander Ramsey to
re-open Fort Snelling. Fort Snelling became the entry and training point
for all of the 25,000 Minnesota volunteers who fought in the Civil War.
Learn about their experiences, technology of the period, the war at home
with the Dakota, and even how slaves at Fort Snelling in the 1830s
influenced the lead up to the Civil War.
Fee: $5 per day, $4 per day MHS members.
Homeschool Happenings: World War II
Fort Snelling was a major induction and training center for troops from
all across the Midwest during World War II. Over 300,000 soldiers began
their Army life at the Fort, and special schools for Military Police,
railroad engineers, and translators were set up. See a restored tank
from the Fort Snelling Military Museum, learn about life on the "home
front," practice swing dancing and try out the expanded obstacle course
for "new recruits".
Fee: $5 per day, $4 per day MHS members.
Homeschool Days: Science and Technology
Four unique programs will be offered in September, each designed to
engage homeschool students of all ages with games, hands-on activities,
and a history scavenger hunt with a special “Fort Kids” prize at the
end. For Science and Technology day, students will explore how
19th-century soldiers and settlers used simple machines, science, and
"modern" technology to build and survive in the frontier outpost. Learn
how to make fire with flint & steel, see how the blacksmiths work with
