Over the last two weeks, we’ve explored basic electricity — static electricity, current electricity, switches, and a bit of history. Today we’re moving on to magnets.     Magnets are really cool to kids — big and small. You really don’t need to do too much with them besides dump magnets of various sizes…

  Day 6 of Electricity and Magnetism is here – phew! Are you gathering materials to use this as a unit study for your elementary kids? I hope it’s been a helpful supplement to your homeschool. Today we’re testing conductors and insulators.     Have your kids wondered why wire is coated in rubber, thick…

  Hi there! We made it through the first half of the 10 Days of Electricity and Magnetism series. Are you inspired to tackle this fun subject with your kiddos? We’ve covered a lot this week: bits of history, static explorations, and yesterday we talked about making an electroscope. Today we’re moving along… and talking…

  Welcome back to 10-Days of Electricity and Magnetism, part of the iHomeschool Network Spring Hopscotch. If you’re new here, you might want to read from the beginning as each post builds upon the last to help you pull together a cohesive unit study for your kids. You might also want to take a minute…

  Welcome to day three of the spring hopscotch! Have you subscribed by email yet? It only takes a minute, and you’ll make sure you don’t miss a lesson.     Have you ever seen a small spark fly after you’ve walked across the carpet in your socked feet and touched the doorknob? Have you…