Dive into the ocean with me and let’s swim amongst the schools of fish. We’ll encounter beautiful fish, ugly fish, huge fish, tiny fish, and weird fish. Some fish carry lanterns on their head, others imitate rocks and some look like snakes. Some fish teeth are so enormous, they can’t close their mouths. Did you know some fish can fly?…
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The Sun’s cycle is ramping up The Sun goes through cycles where sunspot activity increases roughly every 11 years when the poles flip. We’re now about two years into the 25th cycle recorded since 1755. Dr. Schunker says the solar maximum in this cycle is likely to occur around 2025 (give or take a year). “That means that the Sun…
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The current floods Australia is experiencing gave us a learning opportunity to understand how floods occur, how we can prepare and recover. I’ve collected a few resources to discuss the natural disaster of floods with our children. Floods occur all over the world and they have been happening for the longest time. Many ancient cultures have legends about floods and…
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When we think of plants we generally imagine those plants growing in our gardens and the countryside around us. We wouldn’t normally think about the truly incredible plants growing in our oceans because we don’t get to appreciate them on a daily basis. Maybe you have been snorkeling, diving or been able to visit a marine center where you have…
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“On Saturday 15 January, at 5:10pm local time, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai undersea volcano erupted in a blast 600 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It could be felt as far as away as New Zealand and Alaska. It prompted a tsunami.” The Guardian Jan 24, 2022 Do you use current events to trigger learning opportunities for…
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Why should we watch birds? Birds bring nature to us wherever we are anywhere in the world. Birds live in the suburbs, and in the country. We spot them around the ocean and in the desert. Some of our feathery friends fly from the Arctic to Antarctica. If you enjoy exploring the outdoors and observing wildlife, then birds are one…
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by Emily Graham When family life gets busy, it’s easy to let outdoor time become something of an afterthought. But when you stop and think about it, many kids (and their parents) just don’t get enough sunlight and fresh air these days. If you’ve ever heard the term nature-deficit disorder, you already know it can have harmful consequences for your…
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These visual math challenges have been created to intrigue and inspire your children. They are designed to be hands on, open-ended inquiries, to challenge them to think deeply about the world around them.
We were thrilled as masterpieces for the Art and Photography Competition poured into our inbox; honoured to receive each one displaying artistic flair and talent. We oohed and ahhed, finding it difficult indeed to choose winners. We wish we could send each one of the entrants a prize for exceptional effort. The Art and Photography Magazine includes all entries into…
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My girls love to mix and mash in their mud kitchen. I op shop for pots and pans, measuring jugs, mixing spoons, cups and bowls… anything that might inspire their love of mud pies! I encourage mud kitchens because they are a great way to explore measurement, capacity and ratio. Today, I directed their mud kitchen creations in a different…
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The next in the series of post combining Math and Art, we are going to consider the Mathematical beauty of String art. The earliest examples of string art can be traced back to Mary Everest Boole, a mathematician who lived in the early 1900’s. She developed a style of ‘curve stitching’ to help children explore math though playful activities. The…
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