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Is It The Perfect Christmas Tree? {The Amazing Pine}

December 30, 2016 by Paige Hudson

Every year, many of us welcome pine trees into our homes in the form of Christmas trees. Learn more about these evergreen trees in this InstaScience post!

Every year, many of us welcome pine trees into our homes in the form of Christmas trees. These ornamented trees have been a part of holiday traditions all over the world and date back from the sixteenth century. Pine trees are one of the oldest trees in the world – they live long to the age of one hundred years old or more! There are around thirty-five different types of these evergreen … [Read more...]

Filed Under: biology, instascience, nature study, teaching science at home Tagged With: fall, instascience, summer spring, trees, winter

Deck The Halls As You Put The Spotlight On The Beautiful Holly

December 23, 2016 by Paige Hudson

Holly adds lots of Christmas color to this time of year, which makes it a perfect subject to look at during the winter months. Click to learn about hollies!

Holly adds lots of Christmas color and cheer to this time of year, which makes it a perfect subject to look at during the winter months. We are lucky enough to have a holly in our front yard, so we spent a few moments outside studying this plant before we ran back inside to warm up with a cup of hot cocoa! Most hollies are evergreens, so they keep their leaves throughout the winter months. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: biology, instascience, nature study, teaching science at home Tagged With: fall, instascience, plants, shrubs/vines, spring, summer, winter

What Will You Be Doing On Your Holiday Break?

December 20, 2016 by Paige's assistant

Have a laugh as you read the Holiday Break List Edition of Things Only Homeschoolers Say at Elemental Blogging!

Things Only Homeschoolers Say: Holiday Break "For our holiday break, we are planning to make Borax slime and recreate an authentic Victorian Christmas." More Homeschooling Humor See more things only homeschoolers say or laugh along with our homeschool funnies! More Christmas Science Ideas Top Ten Christmas Science Experiments Top 3 Candy Cane Experiments You Absolutely Need To Do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: things only homeschoolers say Tagged With: homeschool funnies, Things only homeschoolers say

Have You Seen This Wonderful Winter Bird? {Cardinal}

December 16, 2016 by Paige Hudson

Male cardinals are easy birds to spot, thanks to their bright red plumage. Come learn about these birds in an instant at Elemental Blogging.

The male cardinal is an easy bird to spot, thanks to its bright red plumage. The cardinal is one of the first birds our daughter learned to spot and it remains one of her favorites! Cardinals have a rare reddish beak which is offset by a circle of black feathers close to their eyes. The male is dressed from head to toe in beautiful red feathers, while the female has a crown of red with a dress … [Read more...]

Filed Under: biology, instascience, nature study, teaching science at home Tagged With: birds, fall, instascience, spring, summer

Will You Decorate with Science this Christmas?

December 13, 2016 by Paige's assistant

Things Only Homeschoolers Say: Decorate With Science "This year, we are going to decorate the entire tree with science!!" More Homeschooling Humor See more things only homeschoolers say or laugh along with our homeschool funnies! More Holiday Science Cheer {Episode 18} How to easily add a sprinkle of holiday science cheer 3 Beautiful ornaments you can easily make with science … [Read more...]

Filed Under: things only homeschoolers say Tagged With: homeschool funnies, Things only homeschoolers say

See a Beautiful Holiday Nature Spotlight {Christmas Lichen}

December 9, 2016 by Paige's assistant

The first time I saw Christmas lichen I was stunned. This dinner-plate-like lichen is festively colored and perfect to learn about during December, even though it only grows in along the Gulf Coast and coastal plains. The Christmas lichen is a brightly colored example of a crustose lichen. These types of lichens are often round, flat, and somewhat crusty. Crustose lichens typically grow on tree … [Read more...]

Filed Under: earth science, instascience, teaching science at home Tagged With: Christmas, fall, flowerless plant, fungi

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Welcome to the Elemental Blogging Laboratory

 
profile picWelcome to the Elemental Blogging Laboratory, a.k.a. the Eb Lab. Here at the lab, I have the pleasure of sharing with you all my passion for mixing up solutions for homeschool science! My name is Paige Hudson. I am a homeschooling mom and science curriculum writer for Elemental Science.
 
Why do I call this blog the "Eb Lab"? It is because I am scientist at heart and by profession, so it pretty much spills into everything I do. I love to share tips and tools with fellow educators as they seek to share science with their students!
 
That is what this blog is all about. One homeschooler to another, sharing her area of expertise, seeking to support you as you teach your students about the wonders of science.
 
So, grab your lab coat, notebook, and goggles...well maybe not the goggles because let's face it nobody looks good in those...and you probably don't have a lab coat lying around your house either...
 
So, grab a cup of coffee and notebook, and head on in to the Eb Lab to gather tools for homeschool science, tips for homeschooling, and the latest Elemental Science news!
 
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