homeschooling science

I've long maintained that I don't do science in my homeschool.
However, today I realized just how much science my kids are involved in even though I don't do science.

1) Both kids are now taking a weekly classes in science at a local science academy. Each class is two hours long, and the kids do a variety of hands on demonstrations / experiments and some "challenges" which are usually of a build something that does this or that.

2) Both kids go take classes at the downtown science museum once a month. Each month the kids have two  one-hour classes in the morning, followed by a special exhibit at the sciences, and then wandering the main exhibit halls.

3) Both kids participate in once a month classes at our local nature center. The kids (and Wander!) are good friends with the staff. Each class is one and half to two hours and usually involves a nature walk with a very knowedgable and kid friendly guide plus some hands-on activities.

4) Both kids are in a three times a month co-op which happends to include a science component. And to top it all off, I'm the science teacher.

And that's not counting what Wander tells them, or the critters that they encounter on their nightly walks with Wander, or the monarch caterpillars that Sparkle found in the back yard and turned into pets. At one point we had at least eight caterpillars in the house, and eventually almost as many pupas. Wander even had to go out and buy more Butterfly Weed to feed the caterpillars. (We since gave most of them to the science acadamy.)

I don't know how much of this we'll continue next school year. We'll see.