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Free Moon Journal For Homeschool Science

April 29, 2025 | 2 Comments
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Today, I am sharing this fun free moon journal for homeschool science. Also, look at my page Exploring Space and Astronomy Free Unit Study for Multiple Ages for more ideas.

The Moon is a big, rocky ball that orbits around Earth.

And it is about 1/4 the size of our planet. Too, tt takes the Moon about 27.3 days to go all the way around Earth.

Your kids will love this journal if you want some easy hands-on science.

Besides the fact that we’re loving being back in Texas, I was looking for something that would spur Tiny on to a few more hands-on activities for science.

Hands-on Homeschool Science

So he has been reading through the book Air Is Not Oxygen: Essential Science You Should Have Learned … But Probably Didn’t!.

It has really been a super fun and quick way to learn the essentials of science. Each concept has two or more ideas for hands-on activities to go along with the fact that is being taught.

We just started through it because we needed something more to add to what he is doing right now, which is chemistry.

Too, I like the fact that it is covering basic essentials in a fun and easy way without laboring complicated science facts.

Homeschool Science

He skipped ahead to a few chapters he wanted to read first and though he has read about the moon phases, I thought it would be a fun and uncomplicated activity to keep a moon journal, which is one of the many activities suggested in the book.

I will share a few other activities suggested in the book too.

Free Moon Journal For Homeschool Science
Free Moon Journal For Homeschool Science

So I prepared this quick moon journal.

The first page has the eight phases of the moon and has a place for your child to write his name.

It also has a place for him to record how long he watched the moon.

The second page is an undated page with 31 boxes on it for 31 days to record or one month.

The top blue box above the gray moon is for your child to write the day, like 1, 2, 3,etc.

The middle box which has the moon is a place for him to lightly mark or color the moon and the double dotted line under the box is for him to label or write the name of it too.

I made this so you can use it with both an older and younger child.

Free Moon Journal - Hands on homeschool science.

The younger child can simple shade or color the moon and an older child can write the name of the moon and add other things he may have observed that night or during the month.

Too, look at these books about the moon.

BOOKS ABOUT THE MOON FOR KIDS

12 Resources and Books For Studying About the Moon and Galileo

If you want to focus on the moon in your astronomy and space unit study, add one of these fun resources to your day.

1. Who Was Galileo?

Like Michelangelo, Galileo is another Renaissance great known just by his first name--a name that is synonymous with scientific achievement. Born in Pisa, Italy, in the sixteenth century, Galileo contributed to the era's great rebirth of knowledge. He invented a telescope to observe the heavens. From there, not even the sky was the limit!

2. The Moon Book (New & Updated Edition)

This newly revised edition, available in time for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, incorporates new, up-to-date information based on recent discoveries, and includes an updated map of the moon's surface. Thoroughly vetted by an astrophysics expert, The Moon Book is a perfect introduction to lunar phases, orbit, the history of space exploration, and more.

3. Galileo and the Magic Numbers

Sixteenth century Italy produced a genius who marked the world with his studies and hypotheses about mathematical, physical and astronomical truths. His father, musician Vincenzio Galilei said, “Truth is not found behind a man’s reputation. Truth appears only when the answers to questions are searched out by a free mind. This is not the easy path in life but it is the most rewarding.” Galileo challenged divine law and the physics of Aristotle, and questioned everything in search of truths. And it was through this quest for truth that he was able to establish a structure for modern science.

4. Moon: A Peek-Through Picture Book

It’s the perfect light nonfiction book for young stargazers—and an ideal bedtime book, ending with a giant moon hovering over a sleepy town hunkered down for bed.

5. Moon Lamp

Novelty Moon Lighting: Realistic Colorful Star Galaxy printed 🌌 Moon Lamp with advanced 3D technology. Now decorate your bedroom, hall, office or desk with our Space Theme gorgeous Galaxy Lamp. Your guests will definitely admire the beauty of this lively moon light.

6. Refracting Telescope for Kids Beginners

Quality Optics: 400mm(f/5.7) focal length and 70mm aperture, fully coated optics glass lens with high transmission coatings creates stunning images and protect your eyes. Perfect telescope for astronomers to explore stars and moon.

7. Jupiter (Planets in Our Solar System)

Everything about Jupiter is big! Its size is big. Even its storms are big! Get the big and small facts about this gas giant that can be seen glowing in the night sky.

8. Galileo Galilei (Genius Series)

Astronomer, physicist, and philosopher Galileo Galilei was referred to as "The Father of Modern Science," because of his groundbreaking research. Making observations about nature, and using mathematics to back them up, he proved the Copernican Theory true: the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the universe. Join Galileo on his pioneering journey to see why his work had such long-lasting implications, and why the Catholic Church even condemned him for heresy.

9. What the Moon is Like

Imagine that you're walking on the moon. What is it like? For thousands of years people looked up at the moon and wondered about it. Now we know what the moon is like. There is no air on the moon and nothing grows, but there are towering mountains and deep craters—and much more.

Colder than the desert, the hotter than the desert, the moon is an amazing place to explore.

10. A Kite for Moon

What would it be like if the moon was your friend? Find out as you walk alongside a little boy who journeys through life to achieve his dream of becoming an astronaut. And then blast off with your little one as you zoom to the moon together!

The story begins when a little boy, who is flying his kite, notices a sad Moon. He sends up kites to her, writing notes promising he will come see her someday. This promise propels him through years of studying, learning, and training to become an astronaut. Until … he finally goes up, up, up in a big rocket ship with a fiery tail.

A Kite for Moon:

  • Features over 20 gorgeous illustrations by award-winning artist Matt Phelan
  • Is the perfect storybook for children ages 4 to 8
  • Celebrates every child’s fascination with space

11. Large Massive Meteorite Specimen

You could also grab these meteorite specimens (artificial) to let your child use for impact craters!

Moon! Earth's Best Friend (Our Universe, 3)

Meet Moon! She's more than just a rock―she’s Earth’s rock, her best friend she can always count on. Moon never turns her back on her friend (literally: she's always facing Earth with the same side!). These two will stick together forever. With characteristic humor and charm, Stacy McAnulty channels the voice of Moon in this next celestial "autobiography" in the Our Universe series. Rich with kid-friendly facts and beautifully brought to life by Stevie Lewis, this is an equally charming and irresistible companion to Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years and Sun! One in a Billion.

MORE LEARNING ABOUT THE MOON ACTIVITIES

  • 5 Facts About The Moon Landing and Make Fun Astronaut Ice Cream
  • Free Moon Journal For Homeschool Science
  • Galileo Discovery of Jupiter Moons and Fun Hands-On Moon Crater Experiment
  • Geronimo Stilton Theme Mouse in Space Fun Puffy Moon Craft (Glow in the Dark)
  • 10 Moon Craft Ideas and Wrapped Crescent Moon Craft For Kids

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Famous Stem Figures And Easy Stem Activities At Home

March 5, 2025 | Leave a Comment
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I have some fun STEM activities at home. And I have a free notable figures in stem printable.

The 5 notable figures I have today are Albert Einstein, Jane Goodall, Nikola Tesla, Grace Hopper and Katherine Johnson.

Each of these famous STEM people has made incredible contributions to the world.

Kids should explore the world of science, technology, engineering, and math through fun experiments, building projects, coding, and more.

Famous Stem Figures And Easy Stem Activities At Home

Too, learning about STEM is more than a subject, it’s a way to teach kids how to think critically.

Besides, we’re teaching kids about life skills. STEM helps a child to cultivate patience and to learn how to not give up when a solution to a problem is not obvious.

Also, what I have learned in teaching STEM is that it is about more than technology. It is a way for children to foster their creativity skills.

For example, many solutions are out of the box. STEM activities at home create an environment where a child is not rushed and can try varied approaches to problem solving.

And in their future, careers and jobs will focus on STEM.

Let’s keep it fun though.

BOOKS ABOUT FAMOUS SCIENTIST FOR KIDS

First, look at some of these notable stem figures and famous scientist.

Notable STEM Figures

Add some of these books to your reading day about science and famous inventions.

Michael Faraday: Father of Electronics

Charles Ludwig retells Michael Faraday’s remarkable life story in fictionalized form. Here is the father of the electric motor, the dynamo, the transformer, the generator. Few persons are aware of the brilliant man’s deep Christian convictions and his determination to live by the Sermon on the Mount. For ages 12 to 15.

Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity

Einstein's astonishing theory of relativity transformed every aspect of physics-from the study of atoms to the study of stars. Relativity is described here in simple, accurate language that young readers can comprehend.

Nikola Tesla, Electrical Genius

Electrical engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) was indeed an electrical genius. In language suitable for both young and old, author Arthur J. Beckhard describes all aspects of Tesla’s personal and professional life, including Tesla’s childhood and his education at primary school, at the Higher Real Gymnasium, and at the Polytechnic Institute; his years working for the telegraphic engineering department of Austria, then as an engineer in Paris, and then as an employee of Thomas Edison in America; his substitution of alternating current for direct current—a simpler and more economical method of converting electrical into mechanical energy; his rotary magnetic field, which was used in transmitting the power of Niagara Falls to nearby cities; his independent research at his own electrical laboratories in New Your City; and much more. Originally published in 1959 as part of Messner Publications' "Men of Science" series

Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition

Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space.

This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, who lived through the Civil Rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the
country.

Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson

As a young girl, Katherine Johnson showed an exceptional aptitude for math. In school she quickly skipped ahead several grades and was soon studying complex equations with the support of a professor who saw great promise in her. But ability and opportunity did not always go hand in hand. As an African American and a girl growing up in an era of brutal racism and sexism, Katherine faced daily challenges. Still, she lived her life with her father’s words in mind: “You are no better than anyone else, and nobody else is better than you.”

Grace Hopper: The Woman Behind Computer Programming (Little Inventor)

Computers touch our lives everyday, in countless ways, but how do they know what to do? How do we communicate with them and they with each other? Language! Grace Hopper was a pioneer in computer programming, a woman whose scientific research led to computer-language tools and technology still in use today. Her story is filled with trial and error, and readers can follow the journey step by step.

Who Is Jane Goodall? (Who Was?)

Jane Goodall, born in London, England, always loved animals and wanted to study them in their natural habitats. So at age twenty-six, off she went to Africa! Goodall's up-close observations of chimpanzees changed what we know about them and paved the way for many female scientists who came after her. Now her story comes to life in this biography with black-and-white illustrations throughout.

Great Inventors and their Inventions

Can you imagine how different life would be without the printing press? It's unlikely you'd ever have held a book. And your clothes would look very different without the invention of spinning and sewing machines. Without boats, trains, and planes, even our diets would be changed.Read about the fascinating creators of these inventions and the struggles they faced. Some got rich, some fought for every penny, but they all changed the way we live our lives today. Inventors profiled in this collection include James Watt (the steam engine), Elias Howe (the sewing machine), Cyrus McCormick (the reaper), John Gutenberg (the printing press), Alexander Graham Bell (the telephone) as well as many more.This reprinting is complete and unabridged featuring all the original illustrations and reformatted text for easier reading.

Then, look at these stem activities at home.

Add them to your science day.

STEM ACTIVITIES AT HOME

  • Hands-on Ancient Mesopotamia: Easy STEM Irrigation Activity
  • 100 Brilliant STEM Activities Using Everyday Items
  • STEM and Geography: How to Build an Ancient Viking Ship
  • STEM: Build a Da Vinci Parachute Activity
  • Electricity STEM: Lighting Up a Shoebox Tiny House
  • National STEM Day – Popsicle Sticks for Creative DIY STEM Projects
  • Kids Fun Pumpkin Catapult STEM Challenge for Medieval Unit Study
  • 11 Awesome Beach Theme STEM Activities | Quick Sunscreen Painting Experiment
  • How to Build a LEGO Swiss Family Robinson STEM Challenge Treehouse
  • How to Spark Learning with a Candy Cane Maze STEM Activity
  • 8 The Water Princess STEM Activity Ideas and African Clay Pot Craft
  • How to Make a Popsicle Stick Stem Dogsled | Balto Unit Study
  • Fun Candy Corn Stem Activity Which Liquid Dissolves Candy Corn Faster
  • 5 Easy Bat Stem Activities and Create a STEM Bat Habitat
  • How Do Sharks Float STEM Activity Free Shark Unit Study & Notebooking Pages
  • 15 Star Wars STEM Activities Ideas | Fun Flashlight Science and DIY Lightsaber
  • Dive Into STEM Learning With An Exciting Jello Earthquake Experiment

Next, look at a few facts about these 5 notable STEM figures which you can use alongside the free printables.

FACTS ABOUT STEM FIGURES & ABOUT THE FREE PRINTABLE

There is 1 page per famous STEM figure. Each page has facts along with a few activities or two.

Add these pages to your notebooking pages or lapbook.

Look at my post How to Turn Boring Worksheets into Fun Minibooks – From Boring to Interactive to fold them into minibooks.

The five scientist this freebie is focused on are: Albert Einstein, Jane Goodall, Nikola Tesla, Grace Hopper and Katherine Johnson.

And here are a few facts about each one.

ALBERT EINSTEIN FEW FACTS

  • He is known for the Theory of Relativity.
  • The famous equation E = mc², helped us understand the relationship between energy and matter.

JANE GOODALL FEW FACTS

  • She is known for being an Primatologist, Ethologist, and Anthropologist.
  • She was the first to study chimpanzees in the wild.

NIKOLA TESLA FEW FACTS

  • He was known for being a pioneering inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and physicist.
  • Tesla invented the first remote control in 1898.
Famous Stem Figures And Easy Stem Activities At Home

GRACE HOPPER FEW FACTS

  • Grace Hopper was one of the first people to work on computers.
  • Grace Hopper created the first compiler. It is a tool that translates computer programming code into a language that computers can understand.

KATHERINE JOHNSON FEW FACTS

  • Katherine Johnson was an African American woman mathematician who worked for NASA.
  • She helped send John Glenn into orbit.

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Make Science Exciting: Free Human Body Homeschool Unit Study

January 21, 2025 | 15 Comments
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When we started our human body homeschool unit study we were excited to learn about all the free resources. Also, look at these other pages Best Homeschool Unit Studies and Fun Human Body Crafts for Kids Who Love Hands-on Learning for more ideas and topics for hands-on learning.

Too, our human body is an amazing and wonderful complex system.

And everyday it does amazing things like running, eating and healing.

Make Science Exciting: Free Human Body Homeschool Unit Study

However, all these free and wonderful human body homeschool unit study resources can be an unwieldy beast to tame as they took over my page.

That is unless they are organized of course so we can use them.

Plus, I don’t want you to miss out on any super duper ideas when you start your human body unit study.

Free Resources for Human Body Homeschool Unit Study

So I have organized the resources by grade where possible just to give you an idea of where to start and then by topic like craft or teacher guides.

Prek/K/Elementary

First, look at some resources for the elementary kids.

Besides, you know how I feel about grade levels, they’re just a guide but not what defines our kids.

  • Your Brain and Nervous System – Audio too.
  • Learn About Your Brain Activities by Ticia at Adventures in Mommydom
  • Free Printable Skeleton Game
  • Spelling by Picture – Fill in the blank spelling for human body
  • Free body minibook
  • Human Anatomy Notebooking for upper elementary to middle school
  • Muscular system hand craft 
  • Human Body T Shirt by Everyday Graces.
  • Sensory Touch Activity
  • Paint Your Organs T Shirt
  • Idea to print Doctor’s Bag
  • Human Senses Prek to 2 . 9 page .pdf Teacher’s Guide
  • Free Organ Cards
  • Skeletal System Unit Study
  • Learning About The Human Body Part 1: The Skeletal And Muscular Systems
  • Digestive system craft 

Middle School

Next, look at these middle school resources for the human body unit study.

  • Human Body Systems by Cindy at Our Journey Westward. Hands- on activities for studying the bones, circulatory system and blood compatibility.
  • Black and white printable life sized CHILD skeleton
  • Anatomy unit study
  • Circulatory System Game by Ticia at Adventures in Mommydom
  • Color printable life sized child skeleton – So cool.
  • Black and white printable life sized ADULT skeleton
Mega List Free Resources for Human Body Homeschool Unit Study. Crafts, Lesson Plans,Teachers Guides for Elementary, Middle and High School @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus


High School

Lastly, I gathered up some high school resources too.

  • Advanced Matching Human Body Organs Worksheet.
  • Human Reproductive System (again be sure to look over before you hand this to your teen).
  • Study of the Skin
  • Atlas of Human Skeletal Anatomy Ebook – 68 page .pdf super helpful
  • Cervical Dilation Illustration. Remember to look over these sites first. This illustration was super helpful in understanding labor and delivery. The illustration starts with a cheerio and goes up to the size of a bagel.
  • The Endocrine System Teacher’s Guide.

Additionally, look at these hands-on activities. After all, this is how learning sticks.

MORE HUMAN BODY HOMESCHOOL UNIT STUDY ACTIVITIES

Hands-On Activities (All Grades)

  • Kids Stethoscope Activity
  • Major Organs of The Human Body Labeled Fun Felt Anatomy Activity
  • 8 Eye Facts & Human Body Activities Middle School & Fun Eye Model
  • Human Anatomy
  • Edible Skin Project 
  • Resources and Books About The Human Body For Preschoolers
  • 12 Human Body Games For Middle School & High School
  • Printable Paper Doll Human Body Together
The Basement Workshop Store
  • Brain Fluid Activity
  • Eye Anatomy
  • Circulatory System with licorice pull and peel
  • Printable Label Human Eye
  • Build a sticks and stones skeleton outside
  • 7 Human Body Facts and Kids Human Body T-Shirt Project
  • Making Blood + What Are the Components of Blood
  • Making a Lung
  • Bend a Bone
  • Drawing Artistic Anatomy the arms, legs and torso
  • Free Human Body Coloring Pages from Dover
  • Build An Edible DNA Model
  • How to Turn a Pizza Into a Fun Edible Human Cell Model
  • 9 Free Major Organs Of The Human Body Printables Dot to Dot



  • Manipulatives showing bacteria and virus. Using pipe cleaners and pom-poms
  • Printable pdf lung
  • Label the Bones of the Arm X-Ray Simple Activity
  • Rigid versus Flexible Bone Activity.
  • DIY Heart Pump
  • Simple and Easy Circulatory System Hands-on Activity for Kids
  • Basic Steps in the Digestive System and a Fun Digestive System Craft
  • Craft a Fun Hand Straw Model to Explore Human Anatomy Muscles & Tendons
  • Spinal Cord with lifesavers
  • Make a heart from recyclable plastic
  • How To Make A Fun Bones Of The Hand Labeled X-Ray Craft
  • How to Make a Human DIY Heart Model Easy Craft for Kids
  • Hands-on Playdough Brain Activity
  • 7 Human Skull Facts and Cool Human Skull Anatomy Activity
  • 8 Facts About the Respiratory System & Fun Lung Craft for Kids

Edible Projects

  • Eyeballs.(Pinterest image)
  • Eye Cake Balls
  • Eatable Skin Mold
  • Eyeballs cream cheese and life savers. Link is not on site, but Pinterest image is great.
  • Fun Edible Spine
Make Science Exciting: Free Human Body Homeschool Unit Study. When we started our human body homeschool unit study we were excited to learn about all the free resources. Also, look at these other pages Best Homeschool Unit Studies and Fun Human Body Crafts for Kids Who Love Hands-on Learning for more ideas and topics for hands-on learning. Your human body is an amazing and wonderful complex system. Human body lapbook for kids.
  • Candy Spine by Ticia at Adventures in Mommydom
  • Another Edible Skin Layers
  • Components of Blood Experiment
  • Edible Bone Model
  • Edible Skin Layers Cake

Interactive Content, Media, Images Human Body Homeschool Unit Study

Also, your kids will enjoy some of these interactive games and pictures.

Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray The Bartleby.com edition of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication.
Paper Mache Body Images.
Anatomy Arcade – Beats worksheets.

3 D Brain Anatomy A virtual 3-D
You Tube How the Heart Pumps

Journey through the Digestive track infographic
Video about Skin

HUMAN BODY LAPBOOK FOR KIDS

Make Science Exciting: Free Human Body Homeschool Unit Study. When we started our human body homeschool unit study we were excited to learn about all the free resources. Also, look at these other pages Best Homeschool Unit Studies and Fun Human Body Crafts for Kids Who Love Hands-on Learning for more ideas and topics for hands-on learning. Your human body is an amazing and wonderful complex system. Human body lapbook for kids.

  • Dynamic and Fun Human Body Lapbook for Multiple Ages

    Dynamic and Fun Human Body Lapbook for Multiple Ages

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History

Finally, look at this cool history of medicine.

A Civil War Surgeon’s Diary Transcribed. Great way to tie in history with science. Read a Civil War Surgeons Diary.

What is blood hands on activity and free blood components minibook for a human body homeschool unit study @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus featured
Making Blood
Homeschool Unit Study Human Body. Hands-on Activity 5. Edible Skin + Skin and Major Body Systems Minibook @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus Featured
Edible Skin
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Mega List Free Resources
Body Part Labeling and Human Skeleton Quiz Free Minibooks - Free Human Body Unit Study @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus FEATURED
Body Part Labeling 
Human Body Unit Study. Rigid versus Flexible Bones Hands-on Activity @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus featured
Rigid versus Flexible Bone Activity
Human body unit study DIY Heart Pump @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus featured
DIY Heart Pump
20 Human Body Books for Middle and High School Homeschooled Kids @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus featured
Human Body Books for Middle and High School
Human body unit study DIY Stethoscope. Hands-on Learning @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus featured
Kids Stethoscope Activity
Free Human Body Lapbook and Unit Study @ Tina's Dynamic Homeschool Plus featured
Beautiful Human Body Lapbook and Fun Unit Study
Make Science Exciting: Free Human Body Homeschool Unit Study

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Electricity Hands-On Homeschool Science Activity

December 12, 2024 | 4 Comments
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I have a fun electricity hands-on science activity. We’re making a low voltage circuit. Also, look at my post 4 Weeks Free Physical Science Unit Study & Best Hands-on Ideas.

We have been getting all science-y around here because Tiny has been loving the book Air Is Not Oxygen: Essential Science You Should Have Learned … But Probably Didn’t.

We have been reviewing it, but I accepted it because it is chock-full of easy hands-on science for all ages.

Electricity Hands-On Homeschool Science Activity

Did I mention it is a quick read and for adults too?

As I got some of my organization projects done this past month (where did the month go), Tiny has been reading Air Is Not Oxygen: Essential Science You Should Have Learned … But Probably Didn’t and planning the easy hand-on activities he wanted to try.

Next, look at some of these books about electricity.

BOOKS ABOUT ELECTRICITY FOR KIDS

I prefer living books when I can find them.

5 Electricity Books for Kids Who Love to Read and Be Read To

Learning about electricity is a fascinating subject for kids to learn about. Add one or two of these books to your home library.

Electronics for Kids: Play with Simple Circuits and Experiment with Electricity!

Why do the lights in a house turn on when you flip a switch? How does a remote-controlled car move? And what makes lights on TVs and microwaves blink? The technology around you may seem like magic, but most of it wouldn’t run without electricity. Electronics for Kids demystifies electricity with a collection of awesome hands-on projects.
In Part 1, you’ll learn how current, voltage, and circuits work by making a battery out of a lemon, turning a metal bolt into an electromagnet, and transforming a paper cup and some magnets into a spinning motor. In Part 2, you’ll make even more cool stuff as you:–Solder a blinking LED circuit with resistors, capacitors, and relays–Turn a circuit into a touch sensor using your finger as a resistor–Build an alarm clock triggered by the sunrise.

Switch On, Switch Off (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

Read and find out about electricity in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

It seems like magic! It's not—it's electricity. But how does a light actually work? In this clear and simple book learn all about electricity, how it's produced, and how it can be used.

At the end you'll learn how to conduct safe, fun experiments that will let you generate electricity yourself!

Electrical Circuit Experiment Kit White

  • Size: Battery case: ( L X W X H): 57 x 30 x 13 / 2.24 x 1.18 x 0.51inch.
  • Material: The mini bulb is a kind of tungsten wire bulb, made of glass, metal, insulation materials.
  • Application: Used for electrical experiments in primary and middle schools/home DIY circuit test.

Oscar and the Bird: A Book about Electricity (Start with Science)

Start with Science books introduce kids to core science concepts through engaging stories, fresh illustrations, and supplemental activities. When Oscar the kitten finds a tractor in a field and accidentally turns on the windshield wipers, he is full of questions about electricity. Luckily, Bird knows the answers! With the help of his friend, Oscar finds out how electricity is made and stored, which machines need electricity to work, and why we always need to be careful around wires, batteries, plugs, and sockets. Back matter includes an index and supplemental activities.

Nikola Tesla, Electrical Genius

Electrical engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) was indeed an electrical genius. In language suitable for both young and old, author Arthur J. Beckhard describes all aspects of Tesla’s personal and professional life, including Tesla’s childhood and his education at primary school, at the Higher Real Gymnasium, and at the Polytechnic Institute; his years working for the telegraphic engineering department of Austria, then as an engineer in Paris, and then as an employee of Thomas Edison in America; his substitution of alternating current for direct current—a simpler and more economical method of converting electrical into mechanical energy; his rotary magnetic field, which was used in transmitting the power of Niagara Falls to nearby cities; his independent research at his own electrical laboratories in New Your City; and much more. Originally published in 1959 as part of Messner Publications' "Men of Science" series.

First, Tiny read about the different forms of electricity.

I thought there was just one kind, the kind that comes from the outlet. (you know I run from science).

Anyway, thank goodness the kid knows more than his mother.

But then again, this book has been making it easy for me him to learn about the different forms of electricity.

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Electricity Hands-On Homeschool Science Activity. I have a fun electricity hands-on science activity. We're making a low voltage circuit. We have been getting all science-y around here because Tiny has been loving the book Air Is Not Oxygen: Essential Science You Should Have Learned ... But Probably Didn't.  I accepted it because it is chock-full of easy hands-on science. Did I mention it is a quick read and for adults too? We changed this activity a bit to make a low voltage circuit.

Look at what he did today that he thought was pretty cool and look at how what we used as we changed this activity a bit to make a low voltage circuit:

Electricity Hands-On Science Activity

  • Rayovac 6 volt batter from a lantern (because Dad had it). The original activity called for a simple D cell battery.
  • 1 red alligator clip
  • 1 black alligator clip
  • red side light from a trailer (because its way cooler than a tiny flashlight bulb, which the original activity called for. The trailer light was cheaper too)
  • bread tie (connected as a ground wire to light)
Electricity Hands-On Homeschool Science Activity

This is pretty easy with a fun wow factor. First, take the bread tie and wrap it around the metal part of the light fixture to make a ground wife.

This wasn’t on the original activity but it made for a bit more ingenuity for Tiny.

Then, Tiny hooked the black alligator clip wire to the negative side of the battery and then hook the red alligator wire to the positive side of the battery.

Then connect them to the wire feeding the light bulb. Easy peazy and I can do this.

It’s better to do than to just read about this quick and easy activity that really any kid or adult can do to understand what is a circuit.

Electricity Hands-On Homeschool Science Activity. I have a fun electricity hands-on science activity. We're making a low voltage circuit. We have been getting all science-y around here because Tiny has been loving the book Air Is Not Oxygen: Essential Science You Should Have Learned ... But Probably Didn't.  I accepted it because it is chock-full of easy hands-on science. Did I mention it is a quick read and for adults too? We changed this activity a bit to make a low voltage circuit.

When it comes to science, me and Tiny are all hands-on instead of worksheet. A little bit of thrill goes a long way with us.

I have another activity or two coming on this book that we are lapping up!

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Electricity STEM: Lighting Up a Shoebox Tiny House

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I have a fun electricity stem lighting up a shoebox activity.Also, look at my post 4 Weeks Free Physical Science Unit Study & Best Hands-on Ideas.

Learning how electrical circuits work are important science skills for kids 4th grade and up.

When you understand how electricity works, you can begin to troubleshoot electrical devices and can even begin to build and design your own inventions!

Electricity STEM: Lighting Up a Shoebox Tiny House

It’s important for kids to get hands-on experimenting when learning the different parts of a circuit.

When they have an opportunity to practice using electricity, they’ll soon see the importance electricity plays in our everyday lives.

This highly engaging electrical activity will challenge kids to design their own homes by providing each room with a light, fan, and switch!

 I love it when you can combine creativity in a learning project!

BOOKS ABOUT ELECTRICITY FOR KIDS

Next, look at these books to add to your learning day.

5 Electricity Books for Kids Who Love to Read and Be Read To

Learning about electricity is a fascinating subject for kids to learn about. Add one or two of these books to your home library.

Electronics for Kids: Play with Simple Circuits and Experiment with Electricity!

Why do the lights in a house turn on when you flip a switch? How does a remote-controlled car move? And what makes lights on TVs and microwaves blink? The technology around you may seem like magic, but most of it wouldn’t run without electricity. Electronics for Kids demystifies electricity with a collection of awesome hands-on projects.
In Part 1, you’ll learn how current, voltage, and circuits work by making a battery out of a lemon, turning a metal bolt into an electromagnet, and transforming a paper cup and some magnets into a spinning motor. In Part 2, you’ll make even more cool stuff as you:–Solder a blinking LED circuit with resistors, capacitors, and relays–Turn a circuit into a touch sensor using your finger as a resistor–Build an alarm clock triggered by the sunrise.

Switch On, Switch Off (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

Read and find out about electricity in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

It seems like magic! It's not—it's electricity. But how does a light actually work? In this clear and simple book learn all about electricity, how it's produced, and how it can be used.

At the end you'll learn how to conduct safe, fun experiments that will let you generate electricity yourself!

Electrical Circuit Experiment Kit White

  • Size: Battery case: ( L X W X H): 57 x 30 x 13 / 2.24 x 1.18 x 0.51inch.
  • Material: The mini bulb is a kind of tungsten wire bulb, made of glass, metal, insulation materials.
  • Application: Used for electrical experiments in primary and middle schools/home DIY circuit test.

Oscar and the Bird: A Book about Electricity (Start with Science)

Start with Science books introduce kids to core science concepts through engaging stories, fresh illustrations, and supplemental activities. When Oscar the kitten finds a tractor in a field and accidentally turns on the windshield wipers, he is full of questions about electricity. Luckily, Bird knows the answers! With the help of his friend, Oscar finds out how electricity is made and stored, which machines need electricity to work, and why we always need to be careful around wires, batteries, plugs, and sockets. Back matter includes an index and supplemental activities.

Nikola Tesla, Electrical Genius

Electrical engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) was indeed an electrical genius. In language suitable for both young and old, author Arthur J. Beckhard describes all aspects of Tesla’s personal and professional life, including Tesla’s childhood and his education at primary school, at the Higher Real Gymnasium, and at the Polytechnic Institute; his years working for the telegraphic engineering department of Austria, then as an engineer in Paris, and then as an employee of Thomas Edison in America; his substitution of alternating current for direct current—a simpler and more economical method of converting electrical into mechanical energy; his rotary magnetic field, which was used in transmitting the power of Niagara Falls to nearby cities; his independent research at his own electrical laboratories in New Your City; and much more. Originally published in 1959 as part of Messner Publications' "Men of Science" series.

Electrical Shoebox House STEM Activity

When I was a kid in school, I was intimated by science and especially electricity.

I had that stereotypical thought that science was for boys and way too difficult for me to understand.

When I was thinking about classes to teach for my up and coming tutorial year, one word kept jumping at me: STEM.

STEM is a highly used buzz word for educators across the world. It stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

I was terrified to teach STEM, but I knew if I wanted my kids to be comfortable with science, I was going to have to get over my fear of it. And boy am I glad I did.

If you’re feeling uncertain about your abilities to teach STEM, don’t. Just jump in and do it.

To do this activity you’ll need:

  • a shoebox
  • alligator clips (at least 4)
  • 2 AA battery holders with wires connected
  • 4 AA batteries
  • one motor
  • one switch
  • 2-3 miniature light bulbs
  • tape
STEM Activity - Lighting Up a Shoebox

To begin this activity, your kids will need a good grasp of how a circuit works. You can always have them play around with the circuits to practice lighting up all of the light bulbs and the motor.

EASY HANDS ON HOMESCHOOL SCIENCE

When they have a pretty good understanding of the concept, it’s now time to build the house. First, section off the different rooms of the shoebox. You can use scraps of cardboard to be the dividing walls.

Lighting Up a Shoebox House

Once the walls are up, it’s time to wire the house.  

You may need box cutters to cut holes in the walls (shoebox) to run the wires from the outside of the shoebox into the inside.

Electricity STEM: Lighting Up a Shoebox Tiny House

Tape may be needed to secure the power source on the outside of the house.Now it’s time to hook up your electricity.

Challenge your kids to light up two rooms of the house and run one fan.

Then, if you want to add a little bit of design into your challenge, your children can cut out a door and design furniture.

This highly engaging electrical activity will challenge kids to design their own homes by providing each room with a light, fan, and switch!Click here to make this fun and easy hands-on homeschool science activity!

It really is a tiny house! What a cool way to learn about electricity!

Want to see a really cool shoebox house? Take a look at this video Shoebox House STEM Project

Get even more ideas for teaching hands-on science in your homeschool below!

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Written by Christa at Little Log Cottage School.

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