Math for Elementary Students
These sites have many games to home your math skills.
High School Math
Hooda Math is awesome. This is not your typical Math website. Instead, it is filled with games that rely on logical thinking. I love Hooda Bridges and Pentapuzzle.
Science
Optical Illusions make you see things that are not there. Here is one. Which red line is longer? Answer: They are both the same size.
Try this one. It is a famous illusion. Do you see the old woman or the young lady?
Biomes,Habitats and More
Science Experiments To Do At Home
Home Made Play Dough
Materials:
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3 cups of flour
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1 ½ cups of salt
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6 tsp cream of tartar
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3 tbsp of oil
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3 cups of water
Instructions:
*Junior Scientists must have a responsible adult assistant to help!
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Dissolve salt in the water.
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Pour all ingredients into a large pot.
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Stir constantly over medium heat until ball forms by pulling away from the sides.
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Knead the dough mixture until the texture matches play dough (1-2 minutes).
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Store in a plastic container. It should last for at least 3 months.
You can even try adding a package of Kool-Aid to give the playdough color and a nice scent!
Snow Fluff
Materials:
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1 cup of corn starch
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1 cup of shaving cream
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Food Coloring
Instructions:
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Pour the cup of corn starch into a large bowl. Use a spoon to scoop the shaving cream on top of it. Put 5-10 drops of food coloring on top. Stir to mix.
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When the mixture looks like grated cheese, use your hands to squish the mixture even more.
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Pretty soon the shaving cream and corn starch will form a ball, about the same texture as dough.
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If your mixture is really wet and sticky after mixing, it needs a little more corn starch. If it won’t stick together and falls into pieces, add a little more shaving cream.
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That’s it! Try sculpting snow angels, snowmen, or make a tiny snow fort!
How does it work?
The tiny pieces of corn starch get mixed into the shaving cream and suspended in the mixture. Shaving cream is made of tiny bubbles, and the surface tension on the surface of the bubbles help ‘float’ the corn starch particles when the two mix.
