Your kids will love learning more about tropical fish with this colorful, engaging ocean life picture book by Tam Warner Minton. Quite often we hear about the benefits of using living books to teach history . . . but did you know that there are living books that teach science,…
High school students can get hands-on lab experience with these live homeschool science labs from College Prep Science. I can still remember the smell of formaldehyde and . . . the FROG. It was eighth or ninth grade, and we were dissecting a slimy, smelly frog. And I loathed it….
Chemistry. Just the word seems to strike fear in the heart of many students. But what if there were a way to make chemistry less intimidating by introducing basic concepts in a FUN way? Well, there actually is a way to learn basic chemistry concepts without cracking a textbook. And…
Most of my kids are not really into science activities. They would much rather read a textbook, complete worksheets, or watch science videos. Recently, though, Collin has taken an interest in what I would call creative science activities. (One of his coolest projects was a lamp made from a can…
Over the years I’ve discovered that simplification is the key to homeschooling a larger family. One way I streamline things is by teaching only math and phonics in the early grades (K-2). However, it’s vitally important to be introducing history and science to younger learners, even if those subjects aren’t…
Learning the periodic table can be a daunting task. In fact, I have to confess I never advanced beyond a basic understanding of how to use the table for my chemistry assignments in high school. But what if there were a fun, challenging video game that could eliminate all the…