Mixing Math into Summer, While Keeping Play at the Top of the Agenda
Guest post by Marlene Kliman. Illustrations by Valerie Martin. In recent years, the importance of maintaining children’s academic skills over the summer has edged into the national conversation (www.summerlearning.org). With … Continue reading
Rainy Day Activity: Snapshot Serengeti has a new batch of photos!
We got an e-mail last week from Zooniverse alerting us to Season 5: a new crop of photos that need identifying over at Snapshot Serengeti. We spent a few minutes … Continue reading
Close Encounter: Sea Turtle Stranding in Florida
Like many marine species, sea turtle populations are endangered because habitats, nesting grounds and food supply are polluted and destroyed by human activities. Many organizations and volunteers worldwide are working … Continue reading
Discovery! Triceratops Family Unearthed in Wyoming
The Black Hills Institute of Geological Research and the Naturalis Biodiversity Center announced in May that they found three triceratops skeletons on a ranch near Newcastle, Wyoming. The researchers, who were … Continue reading
The Buzz About Bees: A Tumblehome Quiz
Summer’s fast approaching and the pollinators are out in full force. Test your knowledge with our bee quiz (scroll down for answers)! 1. True or False? Charles Darwin used bees … Continue reading
The Humbling Power of Tornadoes
Guest post by Michael Erb, author of Kelvin McCloud and the Seaside Storm, and Tumblehome Learning’s resident weather expert. Last week, a tornado struck the town of Moore, Oklahoma, killing 24 … Continue reading
So, What Caused the Fish Kill?
Emily Sanders is a typical seventh grader – reluctant to see the summer end, she is dealing with BFF drama with her friend Leanne as she heads back to school … Continue reading
Weekend Guest: a Gray Tree Frog
It’s a good thing we looked before we sat down because this gray tree frog was relaxing on our weathered adirondack chair. Happy Friday, everyone.
Let’s Get Kids Moving in School: Physical Education is Not a Recess From Learning
The May 2013 recommendations from the National Institute of Medicine (IOM) agree with what many teachers and parents have been saying all along – physical movement every day not only lessens … Continue reading
Wildlife in the Backyard? Proceed with caution…
The more humans expand our turf, the more likely the animals will want to share. Sometimes it works – we have foxes in the back yard, and they keep our … Continue reading
Happy 105th Birthday to John Bardeen (1908-1991), two-time Nobel Laureate in Physics
Today is the birthday of John Bardeen, one of a handful of scientists who revolutionized the computer industry in the mid-20th century. He was the first person to win the Nobel Prize … Continue reading
