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Life Science

K–6th

Living things, ecosystems, and the human body. Life science connects kids to the natural world around them.

6 articles

Skills your child will master

  • Distinguishing living from non-living things
  • Identifying plant parts and what they need to grow
  • Understanding animal groups, adaptations, and habitats
  • Exploring life cycles, food chains, and ecosystems
  • Introducing cells, genetics, and body systems

Starts with observation — what can you see in your backyard? — then builds toward systems thinking with companion experiments at the kitchen table.

Living & Non-Living Things

K–1st1

Living & Non-Living Things: A Backyard Investigation at Home

Head outside with a checklist and investigate what is living, non-living, and once-living. Your child will apply the four characteristics of life to real objects they find.

3 min readK–1st

Plant Life Cycles

K–3rd1

How to Teach Plant Life Cycles at Home

A homeschool parent's guide to teaching plant life cycles — from seed to sprout to adult plant and back to seed. Hands-on growing activities, observation journals, and the science concepts behind germination, growth, pollination, and seed dispersal.

7 min readK–3rd

Plants & Plant Parts

K–1st1

Plant Parts & Needs: A Seed-Growing Experiment at Home

Grow beans in a bag and watch roots, stems, and leaves appear. Your child will test what plants need to grow and observe each plant part doing its job.

3 min readK–1st

Animal Classification

1st–4th1

How to Teach Animal Classification to Kids

A homeschool parent's guide to teaching how scientists group animals. From basic vertebrate and invertebrate categories through mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects — with sorting activities that build real classification skills.

6 min read1st–4th

Habitats and Ecosystems

2nd–5th1

How to Teach Habitats and Ecosystems

A homeschool parent's guide to teaching habitats, ecosystems, food chains, and food webs. How to help children understand the connections between living things and their environments — from backyard observations to biome studies.

7 min read2nd–5th

Human Body Systems

3rd–6th1

How to Teach the Human Body Systems at Home

A homeschool parent's guide to teaching the major body systems — skeletal, muscular, digestive, circulatory, respiratory, and nervous. How to make anatomy tangible through hands-on models, experiments, and your child's own body.

8 min read3rd–6th

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