Kids at Home - We Love Math & Science!
of the toughest challenges so far in our homeschool journey has been
locating "good" Science and Math materials. We know what
we want to study, we know how we want to study it but getting all
the components aligned in a way that works for us is the constant
The Science Guinea Pig
One of the best Science projects we ever did was a habitat study.
We ended up acquiring a Guinea Pig with this study -- after all they
are related to the Prairie Dog. My student was horrified to find out
that that Guinea Pigs were used in Scientific experiments and decided
that this Guinea Pig was going to change the world, and thus "Daphne
the Science Guinea Pig" was invented. We have found that this
animal, the Cavy, really is quite a personable animal and would recommend
them to anyone looking for a sweet animal addition to their family.
This particular animal really has an attitude that anyone can get
along with. For a small animal, she'd rather come out and greet you
than hide in her house, generally because she is a bit of a mooch,
she weighs 3 pounds and has earned every ounce of it!
the most part, my student has been the researcher behind Daphne's
work and has learned a great deal from the questions we have received.
It's been fun to put that furry face at our website! As of 2007 Daphne
is 5 years old and still going strong, though we have gotten to know
her "exotic" pets veterinarian - very well!!
page you are reading and Daphne's other pages are vistited frequently.
We get a lot of questions, though not all make the FAQ page!
you have a Science question you can Ask Daphne!
The Science Guinea Pig: Her Realm!
FAQ - Daphne the Science Guinea Pig has her own
"frequently asked questions" (FAQ) page. Sometimes
the question you ask Daphne gets posted on this page! |
Lab - contains many of the the good resources and
materials that we have found along the way. |
Emporium - A whole
line of gear, designed with humor, for the brainiac at your
(Who is Daphne?)
Daphne the Science Guinea Pig is one of our fun
Science projects. You send the question and we research
it providing you with some great resources and links!
Porcellius - Guinea Pig...The
Best Pet, umm Research Specialist - in the World!
Daphne has her night house, her day hut and her "condo"
(the bottom drawer of our drafting tools!). Three places to
sleep and ponder the big questions in life. Each of her "houses"
contains a variety of books,Internet connections, rolodexes
and green grape stashes. She is one of wisest creatures in
our classroom. She doesn't quite understand why Guinea Pigs
are used as test "dummies" in the lab when they
are so resourceful at the library. After all she has us trained
to clean up after her, (scoop the litter box - yes she uses
a litter box!), change the "fluff" where she sleeps,
get her grapes, salad and her absolute favorite -- orange
Guinea Pig candy. We have found that Daphne has a profound
ability in locating "stuff" for our Science classes.
She's not an expert, but she may be able to help you with
your science project or question!
Read Daphne's FAQ page!