Kids and Horticulture

Children watching small birds feed from three dishes on a desert patio wall with saguaro cacti and mountains behind
animal science

Winter Birds Are Arriving in Arizona: Start a Backyard Bird-Food Experiment Before FeederWatch Begins Nov. 1

Winter visitors are moving into Arizona's deserts, and Project FeederWatch starts November 1. Here's a...
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Children watching chicken eggs in a tabletop incubator on a farmhouse porch with fall-colored Ozark hills in the background
animal science

The Arkansas State Fair Runs Through Oct. 25: Bring the Poultry Barn Home With a Homeschool Egg Science Lab

The Arkansas State Fair's livestock barns are full this week. Turn your kids' questions into...
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Two children picking the last ripe tomatoes in a backyard garden with autumn-colored Appalachian hills behind them
first frost

West Virginia's Fall Freeze Is Here: Save Your Last Tomato Seeds and Turn Them Into a Homeschool Germination Lab

A statewide freeze warning is ending tomato season across West Virginia. Here's how to rescue...
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Two children planting seedlings in a galvanized raised garden bed in a Sonoran Desert backyard with saguaros behind them
Arizona

Arizona's Cool-Season Planting Window Is Open: A Backyard Soil Lab and Raised-Bed Garden for Your Homeschool

The triple-digit heat has finally broken, and Arizona's low-desert planting season is here. Try our...
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Two children at a backyard picnic table near Ozark woods scooping seeds from a pumpkin into a bowl of water
Arkansas

Before You Toss the Pumpkin Guts, Arkansas: Turn Jack-o'-Lantern Seeds Into a Homeschool Seed Lab

Carving pumpkins in Arkansas this month? Save the seeds for a free float-and-sprout experiment that...
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Two children on a West Virginia porch sorting colorful fall leaves and examining an apple twig, with Appalachian hills in autumn color behind them
apple tree

West Virginia's Fall Color Is Here: A Leaf-Pigment Lab and an Apple-Twig Experiment for Your Homeschool

West Virginia's leaves are turning. Use this week's free leaf-pigment lab to show kids where...
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Two homeschooled siblings at a farmhouse kitchen table setting up a sunflower seed experiment, with autumn hills outside the window
Arizona

New to Homeschooling This Fall? Start Science With a Seed That Sprouts in Just Days

Tens of thousands of families in Arkansas, West Virginia and Arizona are homeschooling with new...
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