This resource page contains information and quick links to the activities suggested in Summer's Lab. Any corrections or additional resources will also be found on this page.

Resources for Summer's Lab

Spine Texts*

The following book is scheduled for use in this guide, however, it is optional.

• {Optional} DK Children's Encyclopedia, 2017 Edition

*Disclosure: The above spine text link is an affiliate link from Amazon.

Teacher Resources

The following two books are resources that we have written to help you as teach science at home:

• The Homeschoolers Guide to Experiments
• Success in Science

Quick Links from the Summer's Lab Teacher Guide

Introduction

• Scientific Demonstrations vs. Experiments

Lesson Links

Animals Unit

• Week 1: Apple Frog
• Week 3: Fingerprint Snake
• Week 4: DIY Ant Farm

Humans Unit

• Week 3: Edible Cell and Cell Builder
• Week 4: Veggie Skeleton Reference and Body Systems Booklet

Plants Unit

• Week 1: Plant Growth Video
• Week 2: Nature Print T-Shirt
• Week 4: Tree Sculpture

Weather Unit

• Week 1: Shadow Tag
• Week 4: Banana Snowmen and All About Seasons

Rocks Unit

• Week 1: Sedimentary Rock Cookies
• Week 2: Torn Paper Mountains
• Week 3: Volcano Slime

Space Unit

• Week 3: Space Sandwich Article, Fruit Solar System, and Solar System Bracelet
• Week 4: The Stars and Their Stories by Alice Griffith and 5 Tips for Stargazing

Matter Unit

• Week 1: Atom Cookies and Atoms and Isotopes Game
• Week 4: Solution Painting

Energy Unit 

• Week 3: Flashlight Tag

Templates 

• Download a packet with the appendix templates.

Changes to Summer's Lab

Corrections

There are no know errors at this time. If you do find an error, please send it to support@elementalscience.com so that we can correct it in the next printing.

Changelog

• 2022: A second printing is released with several changes to the format.
• 2020: The first edition was released.