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Biology Activities for Home School & Classroom - P2
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Page last updated 1/2016
Below is our continuing collection of family science explorations, all great FREE materials for home school or classroom use, as well as for parents interested in doing science with their children outside of school, such as science fair projects.
- Amusement Park Physics from the Mechanical Universe and Beyond
- Science for Kids fun science and technology
- Science for Kids from the American Chemical Society
- Smithsonian Education: Science & Nature
Kids are natural born scientists, full of curiosity! Exposing children to fun science, at a young age, will help foster a life-long love of learning. Here's our collection of useful links to great science resources perfect for home study.
This is the main page for our explorations of microscopic, freshwater life. Here you will find a growing photographic guide, pond life coloring page, word search and links to some excellent web resources on this topic. Check back frequently, as we will be continually developing the information on this page.
This Home School Science Page of the Science Prof Online website will be continually growing, as we carry out and document new experiments. So check back frequently, or follow us on Facebook or on Twitter @ScienceProfSPO to be notified when new materials are added.
More SPO Science Home Experiments & Activities
Microbiology
This page offers a collection of simple, inexpensive microbiology experiments on microbial control (how to kill microbes, such as bacteria) in the home. Every wonder if your dishwasher sanitizes the dishes?
Kids gathering up Planaria flatworms with plastic pipettes, so tank can be cleaned.
Science Book Recommendations for Kids
Looking for More Free Science Eduction Resources?
Genetics
NEW! Ten Human Genetic Traits: Which Do You Have?
What traits did you inherit from your mother; from your father? The most fun way to learn a little about genetics is to understand heredity first hand. Your own heredity! And you can do that by looking at the traits that you have. Can you roll your tongue?
"Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every conceived notion, follow humbly wherever and whatever abysses nature leads, or you will learn nothing."
- Thomas Huxley (1825-95)
NEW! Paper Airplane Flight Experiment!
Be a scientist by flying paper airplanes. Sweet! Learn about qualitative and quantitative data collection and averaging data from multiple trials.
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How clean does hand sanitizer really gets hands? Do steam mops do a better job of killing bacteria on floors than traditional mops? Find out here and lean how to carry out your own home micro experiments.
Does bright sunlight make you sneeze? You can find the answers in your genes!
THE ACTIVITIES ON THIS PAGE WORK WELL FOR
SCIENCE FAIRS!
Here is my son with his first science fair entry, "Germs & Worms", featuring two experiments; one with flatworm regeneration, the other testing
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NEW SPO HOME SCIENCE PROJECT!!
Betta Fish Care
& Breeding
Follow the saga of Chelsea & Kevin, two star-crossed rather grouchy Siamese fighting fish.
Their love has blossomed and Kevin is now tending a bubble nest full of eggs!
Click here to learn more!