Science Corner: Spring Flower Dissection

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Spring is a exceptional time to take a closer look at the structure of a flower. Many of the typical spring blooms, such as lilies, tulips and daffodils, have clearly seen elements, which makes them excellent specimens for your students to study the structure of a flower. One of the best was to do this is through a flower dissection, but how does one perform such a dissection? Step by Step … [Read more...]

How to choose your homeschool science curriculum

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As homeschoolers, many of us adhere to a certain learning philosophy, such as classical or interest-led.  These methods give us a basic framework for choosing curricula, but it can still be a challenge to find the one specific curriculum that fits your particular family. Every family has different goals and learning styles, which means that no one homeschool science curriculum can fit every … [Read more...]

Using Lapbooks to Teach Science

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Are you looking to enhance your science curriculum? Or are you wanting to use something a bit different to teach science in your homeschool? How about using lapbooks to teach science? These incredible educational tools will help you to shake up your current educational plan. On top of that, lapbooks can inject some life and interest into the way your students record what they are learning … [Read more...]

Why Should I do a Science Fair Project?

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As homeschoolers we tend to skip over the science fair project because it appears daunting, but it is an excellent tool for giving our students hands-on experience with the scientific method. Why should I do a Science Fair Project? I have learned through my teaching and research experience that to truly understand science, one must be familiar with this fundamental process. All students need … [Read more...]

Science Corner: The Importance of the Scientific Method

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Using the scientific method regularly will teach the student to look at all the evidence before making a statement of fact, which makes it an integral part of science education. If we want our students to be prepared for higher education science, they must be comfortable with this most fundamental process. What is the scientific method? In a nutshell, the scientific method teaches the brain to … [Read more...]

Science Corner: Holiday Science Projects

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There is a lot of buzz around the internet about the holidays, including a fair amount of ideas for weaving science into your festivities. I thought that this year I would share with you a list of holiday science projects that I have compiled to use with my children this season. Links to Holiday Science Projects Reduce, Reuse, Recycle at Christmastime: The Homeschool Scientist has some … [Read more...]

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