{"id":23515,"date":"2013-12-16T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/?p=23515"},"modified":"2015-03-30T21:33:55","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T01:33:55","slug":"homeschool-science-ideas-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/homeschool-science-ideas-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeschool Science Ideas for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23670\" title=\"Homeschool Science Ideas For Christmas | The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2013\/11\/Homeschool_Science_Ideas_Christmas.jpg\" alt=\"Homeschool Science Ideas For Christmas | The Happy Housewife\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2013\/11\/Homeschool_Science_Ideas_Christmas.jpg 500w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2013\/11\/Homeschool_Science_Ideas_Christmas-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2013\/11\/Homeschool_Science_Ideas_Christmas-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2013\/11\/Homeschool_Science_Ideas_Christmas-142x142.jpg 142w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2013\/11\/Homeschool_Science_Ideas_Christmas-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>By\u00a0contributing writer\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/We7zQv\">Marci<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the weeks leading up to Christmas, we usually take a break from our usual homeschool curriculum and study something fun with a Christmas theme. We read Christmas books, listen to Christmas music, create Christmas art, and learn Christmas science.<\/p>\n<p>Christmas science?<\/p>\n<p>Yep. Like this&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>Snow<\/h3>\n<p>Whether you have a white Christmas or not, snowflakes are on people&#8217;s mind this time of year.\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thehomeschoolscientist.com\/tag\/snowflakes\/\">Study how snow is formed<\/a>, <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marthastewart.com\/276331\/how-to-make-paper-snowflakes\/@center\/1009041\/christmas-crafts-projects#169464\" target=\"_blank\">cut paper snowflakes<\/a>, read about<a title=\"affiliate link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Snowflake-Bentley-Jacqueline-Briggs-Martin\/dp\/0547248296\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1386815806&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=snowflake+bentley&amp;tag=thehaphou-20\" target=\"_blank\"> Snowflake Bentley<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/hands-on-fun-with-snow-painting\/\" target=\"_blank\">create your own snow painting<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>Evergreen Trees<\/h3>\n<p>Learn more about your Christmas tree.<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thehomeschoolvillage.com\/2011\/12\/identifying-your-christmas-tree.html\">\u00a0Identify the trees<\/a>\u00a0at your local tree farm or tree stand. Learn about why evergreen trees stay ever green and <a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/trees-through-the-seasons-art-project\/\" target=\"_blank\">how trees change during the seasons<\/a>.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/tree-scavenger-hunt-free-printable-friday\/\" target=\"_blank\">Go on a Tree Scavenger Hunt with this free printable<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Reindeer<\/h3>\n<p>What are reindeer anyway? Can they really fly? Are they only found at the north pole? Find out!<\/p>\n<h3>Stars<\/h3>\n<p>The clear winter skies make stargazing amazing. Learn about the winter constellations. Study the possible explanations for the Star of Bethlehem.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/star-trails-hands-on-activity\/\" target=\"_blank\">Make your own Star Trails<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Christmas Lights<\/h3>\n<p>Learn about who created the\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/rr\/scitech\/mysteries\/christmaslights.html\">first string of electric Christmas lights.<\/a>\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/people.howstuffworks.com\/culture-traditions\/holidays\/christmas-lights1.htm\">How do Christmas lights work?<\/a>\u00a0Why does one bad bulb stop the whole string from working?<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0Have any other Christmas science ideas to add?<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>More from The Happy Housewife<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/hands-on-fun-with-snow-painting\/\">Hands on Fun with Snow Painting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/real-life\/where-to-cut-down-your-own-christmas-tree\/\">Where to Cut Down Your Own Christmas Tree<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/author\/marci\/\">More Homeschool Science from Marci<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0contributing writer\u00a0Marci In the weeks leading up to Christmas, we usually take a break from our usual homeschool curriculum and study something fun with a Christmas theme. We read Christmas books, listen to Christmas music, create Christmas art, and learn Christmas science. Christmas science? Yep. Like this&#8230; Snow Whether you have a white Christmas or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[521],"class_list":{"0":"post-23515","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-projects","8":"tag-christmas","9":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v15.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Homeschool Science Ideas for Christmas - The Happy Housewife\u2122 :: Home Schooling<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/homeschool-science-ideas-christmas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Homeschool Science Ideas for Christmas - The Happy Housewife\u2122 :: Home Schooling\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By\u00a0contributing writer\u00a0Marci In the weeks leading up to Christmas, we usually take a break from our usual homeschool curriculum and study something fun with a Christmas theme. 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