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Turtle EggsBackyard ScienceHomeschool science can be as close as turtle eggs your backyard…
MOM! MOM! COME QUICK WE FOUND A TURTLE! "Oh, yeah? Neat," was my response. I had heard that cry many times before, so I stopped what I was doing to mosey outside...
But this wasn't just ANY turtle...this was a momma turtle! My oldest daughter had picked it up and discovered that she was laying eggs... 
I almost felt guilty snapping pictures during this process, but it's not everyday you get to SEE a turtle LAY eggs and she didn't seem to mind. There was one egg already in the hole she had dug and we watched her lay 3 more eggs, then she started using her back feet to cover them with dirt...
Of course, we went inside immediately to find out how long it would be before they hatched. The answer...box turtles hatch in 75-90 days. What an exciting find! This experience led to “turtlemania” in our house for several weeks. Books on turtles, looking for turtles on the side of the road, a field trip to a nature center program on turtles, turtle drawings and turtle research on the internet. Unfortunately, the eggs we found never hatched. Or if they did, we never knew it. Using your backyard as a science springboard is easy if you teach your children to slow down and observe their surroundings carefully. Ask questions. Why do you think the leaves change color in the fall? How does an earthworm reproduce? What makes hail? Use these as a springboard for further study. Happy Hunting!
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