Mohr Adventures in World Schooling

How to make your own "Milky" Way Galaxy. Pour some milk in a shallow bowl or saucer.  This works best with any milk other than non-fat.  Add a few drops of liquid water color or liquid food coloring.  Use a toothpick to move the color about as you wish.  The real fun happens when you add a drop or two of liquid dish soap, or put soap on the end of your toothpick.  The fat in the milk is repelled by the soap, so you should get some fun movement in your liquid, swirling about like a galaxy.

Home Science Tools is one of my favorite sites to look for science projects to do with the kids.  They have a number of science curriculum available, guides to help you select the best curriculum for your needs, and kits to help provide some of the tools needed for experiments.  They have also created their own topic specific curriculum for early elementary.  Topics include scientific skills, animals, plants, seasons, space and states of matter.  Guides include adaptations for advanced/older students, younger students, special needs students, and small group settings.  We tested out space and plants. Explore Science: Space This teacher's guide creates four lesson themes.  Some supplies are provided including an inflatable globe, and activity pages are included in the back.  Topics covered include the relationship between the Earth and the sun, revolution versus rotation modeling (year and day), lunar phases, Earth's layers, and the solar system....