Science With Me!

Learn about Transport in Plants

Elva O'Sullivan — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:08:14 +0000

Like you and all other living organisms in the world, plants need water and nutrients from the environment in order to survive. Different parts of the plant are involved in transport or movement of water and nutrients. These parts are the roots, the stem and the leaves. The transport system of plants works similar to [...]

Getting Personal… From VHS Cassettes to Science Hub…

Elva O'Sullivan — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 08:15:09 +0000

This whole “experiment” started when my son Loghlen was born. Children don’t come with instruction manuals, and we were as lost as any parents are with their first child. When, at the age of 3, Loghlen would say “play with me, play with me”, I didn’t know what to do – after all, I’m a [...]

Experiment: Making Fake Snow

Elva O'Sullivan — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:15:04 +0000

Who Am I? Hi! My name is Loghlen Rickard. My Mom started Science With Me! to keep me busy and out of other mischief when I was 3 years old. I guess I was the first Me! in Science With Me! Where I Am? This year we are spending our Christmas in sunny Miami so [...]

Is your kid getting too much homework?

Elva O'Sullivan — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:27:11 +0000

I don’t know about anyone else out there, but it is not uncommon for my 3 kids ages 11, 9, and 8 to have between 2 and 3 hours homework per night. I find this very alarming, especially because they already have a very long school day. It’s like we almost have time for nothing [...]

Learn About Electricity

Elva O'Sullivan — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:45:42 +0000

I received an email the other day saying: Love your site! So many ideas and very kid friendly. I am a new user and maybe it’s a bit presumptuous of me to suggest content but….I’m doing ‘Electricity’ in science right now with my grade 5/6 class and would love to see that included in your [...]

7 Reasons I Really Admire Homeschoolers

Elva O'Sullivan — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:45:25 +0000

Better than a thousand days of diligent study is one day with a great teacher. (Japanese proverb) Ok so let’s face it. As the founder of Science With Me! I take education seriously, very seriously. I love to teach and think about the best way to motivate children and encourage them to learn… So why [...]

Why does a boat float but a nail sink?

Elva O'Sullivan — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:45:26 +0000

For those of you that know me well, you know that I love to sail. And so do my kids! So when my 9 year old son asked me the other day “Mom why does a boat float but a nail sink?” I was relieved that I could use science (yet again) to answer the [...]

What does sound travel through?

Elva O'Sullivan — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:00:01 +0000

My kids are fascinated by sound. Maybe it’s because they are very good at making lots of it! But what causes sound? Sound occurs when an object vibrates. When an object moves back and forth we say it vibrates. When something vibrates (like your voice box) it causes the molecules around it to also vibrate, [...]

Why Are We Testing Our Kids To Death?

Elva O'Sullivan — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:00:07 +0000

Just the other day, I needed to pick up one of my sons early from school, but was informed by the school receptionist that he was in the middle of taking a winter assessment. Our kids had just returned from a 2-week winter break and here they were testing again rather than learning! I was [...]

From Earth to the Outer Limits: A Voyage in Images

Elva O'Sullivan — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:33:52 +0000

Can you imagine taking a trip into outer space? Can you envision the incredible sights you’d see peering out the window of the Space Shuttle? For most of us space travel will remain just a dream, but it’s still fun to dream! Luckily for us, cameras on satellites, probes and the galactic gaze of giant [...]