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Books About Earthquakes and Volcanoes for Kids

Books About Earthquakes and Volcanoes for Kids

If you are looking to add some books to your collection for when you are studying Earthquakes and Volcanoes then…

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FREE Printable Rock Cycle Posters

FREE Printable Rock Cycle Posters

If you are teaching about the Rock Cycle then these free printable Rock Cycle Posters are just what you need….

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Free Printable Lunar Journal for Kids

Free Printable Lunar Journal for Kids

As the nights draw in it is the perfect time to look up at the sky and see what happens…

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How to Make Cast Fossils with Kids

How to Make Cast Fossils with Kids

We love learning about the animals that once roamed our planet and fossils is one of the best ways to…

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Edible Mountain Building Tectonic Plates Experiments for Kids

Edible Mountain Building Tectonic Plates Experiments for Kids

We think that science is fun! But edible science is tasty fun and educational and we love exploring Geology through…

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DIY Dinosaur Timeline

DIY Dinosaur Timeline

Dinosaurs are one of the things that have long fascinated both my kids and I. We have loved watching programmes…

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Creating a History of the Earth Model with Kids

Creating a History of the Earth Model with Kids

We love studying rocks, earth science and geology here in the Rainy Day Mum house and after this summer where…

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Space Science Experiment ~ Exploring one of Jupiter’s Moons

Space Science Experiment ~ Exploring one of Jupiter’s Moons

For the final day of our space week for storybook summer we are heading far out into our solar system…

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Edible Sedimentary Rocks for Kids

Edible Sedimentary Rocks for Kids

Use this edible sedimentary rock activity to start to learn about the rock cycle and fun way to introduce Geology and…

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Exploring Trace Fossils by Making Dinosaur Footprints

Exploring Trace Fossils by Making Dinosaur Footprints

Learning about different types of fossils and how fossils are made is a fun geology activity for kids. It fits…

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Fun Hands-on Volcano Science for Kids

Fun Hands-on Volcano Science for Kids

We’re continuing our rock activities for Earth Science by learning about volcanoes. Volcano science is an interesting part of geology…

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Layers of the Earth Needle Felted Model

Layers of the Earth Needle Felted Model

Models are a great way for kids to be able to learn different things.  In my science classroom, I had…

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Testing Soil – Simple Science for Kids

Testing Soil – Simple Science for Kids

Kids love to dig in the soil and see what is there. But, soil is much much more than just…

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Salt Dough Layers of the Earth Model

Salt Dough Layers of the Earth Model

Science is full of concepts that are a little abstract and you can’t actually experience yourself. Things like there is…

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How to Test Rocks with Kids?

How to Test Rocks with Kids?

One of the best ways to learn about rocks is by making observations and comparing their features. You can do…

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Layers of the Earth Sugar Cookies

Layers of the Earth Sugar Cookies

Are you looking for a fun way to model the layers of the Earth? How about baking some cookies? Our…

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3D Layers of the Earth Model to Make

3D Layers of the Earth Model to Make

One of my favourite areas of science to teach after Biology was Earth Science. I loved seeing the moments of…

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Rock Activities for Earth Science

Rock Activities for Earth Science

There is something fascinating about rocks – they are all around us we see them and when you start learning…

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Edible Metamorphic Rock Activity

Edible Metamorphic Rock Activity

Our edible metamorphic rock activity is a fun way to learn about how metamorphic rocks form. Metamorphic rocks are one of…

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Edible Igneous Rock Activity

Edible Igneous Rock Activity

Learning about how igneous rocks form is fun and easy with an edible igneous rock activity. Igneous rocks are one…

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Fizzing Fossil Dinosaur Eggs – Digging Up Dinosaurs by Aliki

Fizzing Fossil Dinosaur Eggs – Digging Up Dinosaurs by Aliki

Dinosaurs are our hot topic of the moment – I probably know more that I ever wanted to know about an…

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Model Clay Fossils

Model Clay Fossils

With just over a week left of story book summer we’re still focusing on Dinosaurs and today we welcome Cassie…

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