Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection

Someone sent me this Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection. It’s pretty cool!  You take apart an owl pellet and then it tells you the names of the bones and where it fits for reconstruction. This is a lot better than me trying to figure out what part it is and where it fits.  I’m going to email this link to my children and tell them they better do this or I’ll get some REAL owl pellets instead! :)http://www.kidwings.com/owlpellets/index.htm#

What’s Bugging You?

Check out this neat educational site all about summer bugs. They have a list of activities for insect study and lots of websites listed where you can get even more information. There is a cool section about how to make a book of bug riddles and jokes. They even give you quite a few to get you started.

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson013.shtml

Rock Around the World

Did you know that scientists can tell what kind of rock you send to them? Follow this site and find out how you can send a rock to a scientist. They will test the rock with the same technology they use on the mars exploration rover and then tell you what the rock is made of. They feature a rock of the month and give you some interesting links where you can learn even more about rocks. You will see pictures of the whole process of what your rock goes through when you send one in. Here’s the link….http://ratw.la.asu.edu/

Summer Garden

On this first day of summer, you may be thinking that it is too late to put in a garden if you haven’t already. Truth is, there is still lots of time to plant a garden. You might even get some great deals on plants at your local nursery or garden center.

You can plant any type of squash, radishes, tomato plants, beans, cucumbers and more. You can even wait until mid July to plant a crop of beans and lettuce. They sometimes do better in the fall.

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