Friday, June 26, 2009

Make a portable flower press!


8 y/o loves to press flowers and use them to make cards for her friends! We usually just bring them in and throw them in the back of the phone book, which we put under a big basket in the kitchen. Then...we forget about them! With a portable flower press, we could put the flowers we find right in the press, so they wouldn't be damaged on the way home or easily forgotten!

Cells Alive!

Plant cell image from EnchantedLearning.com

Cells Alive! is a web site where your biology student can learn everything they want to know about all types of cells.

For younger children, go to EnchantedLearning.com for some materials on plant and animal cells, as well as bacteria.  All ages might enjoy making this 3D model of an Animal Cell from Jell-O!

With all of the hubbub lately over the H1N1 virus - or swine flu - you might be interested in EnchantedLearning's section on the flu virus