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Cloud Watching and Weather Notes in Maryville
A simple weather study lesson where kids step outside, observe real clouds, and keep short weather notes using Maryville as their home base.
Light and Shadow Explorations: A Complete Investigation
A comprehensive investigation of how light creates shadows. Kids discover light travels in straight lines through hands-on experiments, observation, and data collection. Perfect for spring when afternoons are sunny.
Patterns in Nature Around Maryville
A simple outdoor science lesson that helps kids spot repeating patterns in leaves, petals, pinecones, and shells, then sketch what they notice.
Kitchen Chemistry: What Happens When We Cook
Watch what happens to an egg when it cooks. Kids discover that cooking IS chemistry - heat changes matter in real, visible ways.
The Great Penny Clean-Up
A hands-on chemistry lesson where kids test different kitchen liquids to see which one cleans a dirty penny the best.
The Magic Pepper Trick
A visually stunning lesson on surface tension where pepper "flees" from a drop of soap like magic.
The Magic of Magnets
An introduction to magnetism. Kids test common household items to discover what is magnetic and learn about attraction and repulsion.
Animal Habitats of East Tennessee
Explore the amazing animals that live right here in East Tennessee! From black bears in the Smokies to salamanders in mountain streams, kids learn what a habitat is and why different animals need different homes.