Note: This giveaway has ended; thanks for your interest!
Welcome to a spring science giveaway–sponsored by Be Naturally Curious.
From Valerie at Be Naturally Curious:
“I am a mom to two energetic and inquisitive young girls and also happen to be a former college Biology professor.
One of my greatest passions in life is to help all kids experience the joy of learning science and exploring nature!
I believe this is best done by focusing on concepts and reinforcing learning with multiple, non-traditional teaching techniques, which is why I started Be Naturally Curious, creating science and nature mini-courses for kids grades K-5.
I love to share and discuss ideas about science and learning on our Facebook page —please connect with us!”
“I’ve enlisted the help of several other scientists, many of whom are also moms, to make mini-courses on really important and fascinating scientific concepts (these are the real thing—nothing watered down!).
Current mini-courses include:
- Take Off with Airplane Science
- A Wide World of Vertebrates
- A Butterfly’s Evening Adventure
- Freddie and His Ocean Friends
- Molecules are Everywhere
- The Adventures of Carbon
- Discovering DNA
- Mighty Magnets
- Life in the Desert
- See with your Ears!
- Our Neighbor, the Moon!
- Amazing Animal Migrations
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Plate Tectonics: The Changing Continents
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The Scoop on Sharks
They are designed to give parents the tools to teach higher-level scientific concepts to all styles of learners. Whether you have a kinesthetic learner or a visual one, your child can master everything from molecules and DNA to ecosystems and the carbon cycle.”
“As moms ourselves, we specifically designed the courses so they can be done easily at home or on a trip with minimal supplies—most materials can be cut directly from the course print out. We believe science can be done anywhere!
Each mini-course focuses on a different scientific concept, whether it be how airplanes fly or how dolphins echolocate.
Every mini-course is designed to appeal to all kinds of learners and a wide range of ages (grades K-5), and includes a beautifully illustrated story, a board or card game, a movement-based activity, a craft or modeling activity, and an experiment or outdoor exploration activity.
Try them with all the kids in your family—each person has his or her own best way to learn.
Each mini-course also includes additional resources to allow kids to follow their curiosity (the most important thing we can develop!) and concept badges kids can add to their Science Tool Kits (print out included in each mini-course.)”
The prize
One Simple Homeschool reader will win a complete set of Be Naturally Curious mini-courses (worth $140), in PDF format!
PDFs can be printed in their entirety or in part for the activity materials.
How to Win
Note: This giveaway has ended; thanks for your interest!
To be entered for a chance to win, leave a comment on this post answering this question: How old are your kids, and which Be Naturally Curious course would interest them most right now? (see list above!)
This giveaway IS open to international readers–hooray!
(If you’re reading this via email or reader, you must click here to leave your comment on this post at Simple Homeschool. Comments or emails left elsewhere don’t count as entries.)
For an extra entry, share about this giveaway on Facebook, using the share button at the bottom of the post. Then leave another comment here letting me know you’ve done so!
Special Offer
Be Naturally Curious is offering Simple Homeschool readers 50% OFF all purchases of mini-courses through the end of May!
That makes each course just $5, so go ahead and stock up for next year. Use the discount code SHSPRING2017 at check out.
This giveaway has ended and the winner has been contacted via email; thanks for your interest!
Read the World Summer Book Club 2017
I have twin boys, age 8 and they are both excited about Science! Discovering DNA and Molecules Are Everywhere would be thrilling for them to study.
My homeschooled kids are 12, 9 and 7. I think they would especially enjoy the Discovering DNA kit.
My children are 6, 4 and 2. My oldest would really enjoy the see with your ears echolocation one my middle would really love the shark one. My 2 year old would like to be included in anything her siblings are doing.
My girls are 8 and 11 yr old. They would be interested in anything related to animals (vertebrates, sharks, butterflies and migration).
Thank you for hosting this! I have a 1.5 year old (so far) who loves all things ocean, so he’d like Freddie & His Ocean Friends.
I shared it! Thanks again- this is an AWESOME giveaway. Fingers crossed!
Awesome giveaway! Freddie and his ocean friends would most likely win the day here. I hope we win!!! Thank you!
My kids will be 5 and 2 this summer and are fascinated with butterflies and the daily rhythms of animals. A Butterfly’s Evening Adventure sounds perfect for them!
My kids are 14, 7, and 3. I think they would like them all. Picking just one, Discovering DNA.
sharing the giveaway on facebook
My kids are 11, 7 and 5. I think their favorites would be Mighty Magnets, Molecules are Everywhere, and A Butterfly’s Evening Adventure.
My kids are 11, 8, and 5. I think they would like “Our Neighbor, the Moon”.
My youngest is 8. He would love the Shark unit.
Hi! My name is Cheree and I will be starting homeschool this fall. I have a 5.5yo and 2yo, both boys. We would love all of the mini courses, but especially the one on magnets!
I have 5 kids – 16, 13, 10, 7 and 2! Airplane Science is what the 10 year old is most interested in!
Shared on FB, too!
My children are 16, 13, 9 & 2. They would enjoy several of the mini courses, yet I believe the Wide World of Vertebrates would be a hit!
My kids are eight and three. They would both enjoy the magnet unit!
Thank you for organising this give away!
My children are 8 & 6 and they would be particularly interested in the ‘Butterflies Evening Adventure’ mini course to begin with, we hatched monarch butterflies this year so they have a special interest in them at the moment. I really think they will enjoy all of these courses though!
I have a four-year-old who will be in kindergarten this year. She loves space so I think she would enjoy the moon unit or the airplane unit. We went to a children’s museum where they allowed the kids to make their own paper airplanes and she loved it. So it’s a toss up.
My son is 9. I think he would love the Scoop on Sharks.
I have four kids: 10, 9, 6, and 3. Amazing Animal Migrations would be a home-run of interest for them!
6,9,11 &12.
Scoop on sharks or DNA
My kids are 8, 7, 4, and 2 and they would love The Scoop on Sharks!
My crew is 7, 3.5, and 1.5. The two oldest would love the ocean and space modules!