Mitosis Cookies - Science 9

What a wonderful gift to be able to learn Mitosis through decorating cookies! How much fun is that! It was such a great way to see how cells divide and what happens to the chromosomes inside of the cell. 

I got this idea off of Pinterest, where lots of my ideas come from these days! If you are interested in following my High School Science Board or any others - you can find them here!

Blessings,

Natalie

Science 9 DNA

Elizabeth learned about DNA and as always she went through the lessons in BC Science. Then it was time to get on with some great hands on work. 

First I had Elizabeth create a double helix from this lesson by the University of Utah. This lesson was very well explained including visuals. I think it gave Elizabeth much more clarity on how DNA is constructed.

Next she did this amazing experiment from the Genetics Science Learning Centre. It was about extracting DNA from split peas. The wonderful part is it worked!!

I really want to encourage you to add into your textbook experiments and hands on activities. They really help to solidify concepts and make science come alive! Do you have any DNA based activites that you have done? I would love to hear about them!

Blessings,

Natalie

Hands-on Earth Science with Discovery Education

I just love new terms. Fresh and shiny, just ready for lots of new ideas, new resources and new explorations! I love starting each new term knowing the promise of the learning that is ahead!

We have begun our new science unit for this term. The unit is on Earth Science. We continue to enjoy the great benefit of having my daughter's friend join us for science. This makes it so much richer. If you haven't ever done this I encourage you - invite a friend along!! 

Chemistry was so great last term that we have decided to carry on with the same format using Discovery Education’s Teams Earth Science. 

I picked up some of the needed materials on the weekend and got it organized. 

Here is a list of the videos that are in this series:

• TEAMS: Earth Processes: Maps and Models
• TEAMS: Earth Processes: Mountain Building
• TEAMS: Earth Processes: Rocks and Soils
• TEAMS: Earth Processes: Sedimentation
• TEAMS: Earth Processes: Time and Position
• TEAMS: Earth Processes: Weathering and Erosion

Our daughter is also doing Adaptive Curriculum and if we have time I will also have her do the Hands of a Child Lapbook of The Earth. 

Todays lesson on Maps and Models had a model of a contour map, so the girls covered the page with a ziplock bag and built their contours with different colors of clay. They turned out very well. 

We are looking forward to the future lessons this term and another great opportunity for hands-on science! Blessings!