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9/15/2021 0 Comments

Open House was a success!!

<Sign of Relief> Well it’s over, and it was great!
The Biology With Berta Open House was a success. I am so grateful to all those who brought their kids out to enjoy the activities, learning booths, and bounce house.
I loved watching the kids build their paper tube rockets and launch them on our homemade rocket launcher. Your kids came up with awesome designs and definitely know how to use plenty of tape! (haha Glad I had enough tape.)
The kids loved making slime and seeing what colors they could make mixing the glue with the different food coloring dyes. I even saw a few kids add beads to their slime so it was more sensory friendly for their siblings. Although I saw a couple parents give a couple “looks” when kids started using the slime in their handmade catapults… Sorry Parents!!
Everyone enjoyed seeing Tiny Tim the Turtle crawling around in his box over with the animal display.
We all enjoyed the Chemistry experiments and all the other things going on last night!
Let’s just say I enjoyed myself probably more than the kids did and I am looking forward to it again in the future!

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8/30/2021 0 Comments

Contest and Free Event!

Hello Parents and Students!

I wanted to update you on some changes I have decided to make as I learn more about how to better serve you and the homeschool community in our area. This year has had some unique challenges for each of us. I want to make my classes as beneficial as possible to each student and family that signs up for classes with me.

First of all I want to announce a CONTEST! I want to be able to give you and your student a unique and fun learning tool you can use in your homeschooling! I will be giving away a 3D printed frog dissection kit that I have printed myself and one free class of your choice! Either group or a one-on-one class of your students favorite science topic. The frog kit will include the frog, his puzzle pieces of organs and a fun interactive lesson plan to go with it if you choose to make it part of your homeschool program!
This contest will be a drawing towards the end of the semester on November 30th.

In order to earn tickets for the drawing all you have to do is leave a review of your experience with one of my classes.
When you recommend someone to my classes and they sign up you will gain extra tickets!
The last way to earn tickets into the drawing is to come to my open house! That's right, I will be having an open house on September 14th!

I am so excited to be able to offer this FREE EVENT to our community! An open house for students and their families to come and enjoy some hands-on science experiments, meet other homeschool families in our community, and see what Biology With Berta has to offer your student.
Come join me September 14th, 5:30-7:30pm at 750 Paradise Road in Prunedale. We will be meeting at the downstairs hall of Grace Community Church and taking advantage of their large game field for some outdoor fun as well! This will be a walk through at your own pace to enjoy the activities available.

There will be a build your own rocket station, chemistry experiment, an obstacle course, and more fun hands-on activities!

Last but not least I have updated the schedule for in person groups lessons and would love for you to check it out now on my website!
As always don't hesitate to reach out with any questions or to sign up for a class!

Thank you all so much!
Berta

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8/30/2021 0 Comments

In-Person Class Schedule Update

These lessons will be held on Tuesdays Starting at 1pm and lasting till 3pm.Lessons will be $15 per class and location will be in Prunedale at Grace Community Church on Paradise Road.
I will be doing two different age groups, a 5-9 year olds group and a 10 and up group.

The 5-9 year old group will have one meeting per topic and kids will get to learn and play with crafts, stories, and games that help them understand and remember the topics.

The 10 and up group will have one meeting per topic with a little more advanced hands-on projects. Students will have similar craft and games but each topic will have a hands-on project for students to challenge themselves while learning.

Contact me now to save your spot!

Mad Chemistry
Everyone loves a good and messy explosion. In this class students will partake in several chemistry experiments and get their hands dirty while they learn. From elephant toothpaste to volcanic eruptions with class will be a blast!

September 21st, 5-9 year olds will talk about acids and bases and make one big class volcano!
September 28th, The 10 year old and up class will be learning about acids and bases and catalyzes and design their own volcanic explosion!

Frog life cycle
Everyone loves frogs! In the class students will learn all about frogs and their ecosystems. What frogs do in the wild and about their life cycle. October 12th, 5-9 year olds will partake in learning how frogs' strong legs help them jump so far! October 19th, The 10 year old and up class will be making 3D models of a frog's life cycle.

Insect hunt and learn!
Students will learn about the important role insects play in our lives and why we need them around!

October 26th, 5-9 year olds will also get the chance to hunt for insects.
November 2nd, The 10 year old and up class will learn how to preserve and start an insect collection.

Bird Watching!
Students will be learning about our local native birds and maybe even some invasive species. We will learn how to spot them with our eyes and ears. Students will also learn about obstacles birds face every day in today’s world and how they can help the birds!

November 9th, 5-9 year olds will have fun trying to be birds and survive a day in the modern world.
November 16th, The 10 year old and up class will be learning how to use apps while bird watching to add value to citizen science projects around the world by using an internet enabled device right from their own backyards.

Who is in my backyard?
Mammals are all around us in this beautiful area we live in. In this class students will learn about our local mammals and will learn how to find tracks and how to identify tracks when they do come across them.

November 30th, 5-9 year olds will have fun learning about mammals in our area and looking for tracks using a track guide.
December 7th, The 10 year old and up class will be learning about the mammals in our area and how scientists document and take molds of footprints to take home for further study.

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7/29/2021 0 Comments

Big Announcement today!

Biology with Berta will now be doing in-person group lessons!

These lessons will be held on Tuesdays Starting at 1pm and lasting till 3pm.Lessons will be $15 per class and location will be in Prunedale at Grace Community Church on Paradise Road. I will be doing two different age groups, a 5-9 year olds group and a 10 and up group.

The 5-9 year old group will have one meeting per topic and kids will get to learn and play with crafts, stories, and games that help them understand and remember the topics.

The 10 and up group will have two meetings per topic with a little more advanced hands-on projects. Students will have similar craft and games but each topic will have a hands-on project for students to challenge themselves while learning.

Please contact me via email or text to sign up!

August 17th, 5-9 year olds will have fun trying to be birds and survive a day in the modern world.
August 24th and 31st, The 10 year old and up class will be learning how to use apps while bird watching to add value to citizen science projects around the world by using an internet enabled device right from their own backyards.

September 7th, 5-9 year olds will talk about acids and bases and make one big class volcano!
September 14th and 21st, The 10 year old and up class will be learning about acids and bases and catalyzes and design their own volcanic explosion!

Frog life cycle
Everyone loves frogs! In the class students will learn all about frogs and their ecosystems. What frogs do in the wild and about their life cycle. We will end the class with a frog dissection.

September 28th, 5-9 year olds will partake in plastic model dissections.
October 12th and 19th, The 10 year old and up class will be using real specimens for dissections.

Insect hunt and learn!
Students will learn about the important role insects play in our lives and why we need them around!

October 26th, 5-9 year olds will also get the chance to hunt for insects.
November 2nd and 9th, The 10 year old and up class will learn how to preserve and start an insect collection.

November 16th, 5-9 year olds will have fun learning about mammals in our area and looking for tracks using a track guide.
November 30th and December 7th, The 10 year old and up class will be learning about the mammals in our area and how scientists document and take molds of footprints to take home for further study.

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7/28/2021 0 Comments

New Class Ideas, I want to hear from you!

FSo I’ve been thinking about doing group classes for the fall semester! I’d love to get your opinion on your favorite topics.

So far I’ve brainstormed this list, which are your favorites or is their any you’d like me to add?

1. Bird watching and their ecosystems
2. Insects and collection methods (kids create a boxed collection)
3. Frog life cycle ending with a dissection
4. Chemistry explosions!
5. Physics and how things fly
6. Mammals in our area
7. Human body systems ending with a pig dissection
Let me know any and all thoughts!

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6/8/2021 0 Comments

Summer Update!

Dear Parents and Students,

Summer is here! I wanted to give everyone an update on what is going on with Biology With Berta until the fall.

I have already spoken with some of you one-on-one about the upcoming schedule and look forward to working with everyone more as summer and fall come fully around!

I will be working several day camps at Hidden Hills Ranch, which will affect my availability during the summer weeks. (There's still time to sign up for some of those camps if you visit their website now!)

So I have added a new feature to the website at www.biologywithberta.com, that allows you to see my availability and to schedule a class with me. Using the new Calendly feature on my website you will be able to request a time slot that I have open, cancel a meeting, or even ask to schedule a 30 minute call.
This will be a great new tool for both you and I, because you will be able to schedule week by week letting me know how many meetings you would like and what weeks you are unavailable (hopefully because of a fun vacation.)

I also know that some of you will be taking the summer off from lessons and schooling, I mean it is summer right?! This will also be available in the fall and will make it easier to jump right back into tutoring, lessons, or even a hike!

With all this said, my email and phone are always listed if you need to speak with me as well. Shoot me a text! It's honestly the fastest way to hear back from me.
I hope as we all start to get into the warmer months, everyone is taking time to get out in nature even for a few minutes and learn more about the world around us!
Happy Summer All!
--
Berta Chatman
(831) 261-3532
biologywithberta@gmail.com
P.S. Here is a link to the Hidden Hills Summer Camps https://www.hiddenhillsranch.org/camp-information

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10/2/2020 0 Comments