So when I was raising my whelps, I would find things we could do that illustrated science in action. We helped to feed the baby smolts at a salmon hatchery, and they learned to take water temps, chart feeding times and amounts, and got to see the wee fishy's grow. It translates the dry text into real world benefits.
Even took them on a field trip to take genetic samples down at the docks in Garibaldi for a population dynamics study I participated in.
You may not have salmon hatcheries in Oz, but nurseries can be just as scientifically rewarding, and probably smell a lot better since they're raising flowers instead =)
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I used to do stuff like that when they were younger, though getting mine to chart anything has always been an epic battle (we've done rainfall and plant growth, haven't tried fish growth as the ones in our aquaponics are hard to see XD
We still do mostly practical stuff, just eldest has to do more theoretical stuff now given what he wants to get into. Fortunately he is interested in it and has voluntarily done extra on occasion. I think if he had the option to do extra algebra and chemistry instead of English he would take that in a heartbeat XD
Nurseries only smell so much better depending on how much manure they're using ;D