by boot | Mar 10, 2025
While trees blossom and leaf out in the spring after being dormant during the winter, they actually form their buds during the previous summer or fall. In the winter, they don’t have the energy to grow structures that are small and complex. Sometimes it’s hard to see...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
What you need: paper scissors How to: Start by cutting your paper into a square. (If you are using a piece of copy paper, fold the top right corner down so that the top edge is lined up with the side edge. Trim off the extra part on the bottom.) Fold the paper in half...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
Snow is precipitation (water that falls back to earth) that happens when water vapors in the air freeze. This happens when the temperature in the clouds is very cold. Snowflakes are made up of ice crystals that form around a small particle, like dust. Snowflakes start...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
What you need: A square of paper (colored or not, patterned or not, you decide! Maybe use white paper and cover it with cherry blossoms?) ruler scissors pencil push pin or straight pin small beads (optional) an unsharpened pencil with a rubber eraser OR a straw OR...
by boot | Mar 10, 2025
What you need: empty bottle balloon bowl of hot water How to: Notice that there is only air in the bottle. Now put the balloon on top of the bottle. Set the bottle in a bowl of hot water. What happens to the balloon? Why? Extend this: For older students, talk about...
