Motherhood is wonderful but it comes with a few difficulties. Pregnancy and…
What color do you like your celery? A classic experiment for kids
Before we do things with silverbeet leaves (see my last post) I want…
Fun with plants – Refraction
Let’s do a simple experiment. To prepare I’ve cut two silverbeet leaves…
What’s in my garden? A mini praying mantis
Look what I found on the side of my house. There were…
Fireside Science in the 19th Century
When we thought of a name for this blog we wanted to create an…
The Fantastic Mr Dahl
Roald Dahl had anything but a dull and boring life. I would say he…
Germs can be good for you
How do you feel when you hear the word germ? Once, a…
Why do we need chromosomes?
Our DNA usually hangs around in the nucleus – 46 long strings…
Discovering DNA
In the 21st century we have an amazing set of knowledge at…
Mitch Ladyman: What do mining companies do for the environment?
Mitch is out bush so he asked us to post this on…