A Moment of Science
by Seth Prezant I recently saw a bumper sticker that reads, "What Our Children Need is a Moment of Science". It made me smile. A big teeth-grinning smile! It's not that I am against a moment if silent...
View ArticleScience Experimentation: A Vital Component of Home School Education
by Linda Jeschofnig, M.S. Media reports continuously bemoan the decline of science literacy in America. The US now ranks 27th among nations in high school students’ science scores. At the same time...
View ArticleTake a Self-Directed Geology Field Trip Today!
by Trina Riegel, M.S. There is no reason why home-schooled students can't enjoy as rich a geology learning experience as their campus-based peers. They already have the foundational tools of good...
View ArticleMaking Memories
by Seth Prezant Two city kids, a Jew and an Italian, go camping in the woods. It may sound like the opening of a joke, but it was the beginning of new great memory. I was eight years old when my father...
View ArticleFun with Forensic Science
by Kate Lormand, M.S On an early fall morning Lydia came downstairs only to find her mother wringing her hands at the kitchen sink. “What's up Mom?” she asked. Her mother was visibly upset, “I left my...
View ArticleConsiderations for the Creation of Scientific Laboratory
Experiments for a Home-Based LabPaq by Dr. Paul VorndamThe design of science lab experiments to be conducted by unsupervised students in a home environment often requires more attention to detail than...
View ArticleWho Did I Get THIS Nose From!
by Professor Kate Lormand, M.S. Have you ever wondered where you your physical traits came from? Maybe someone has exclaimed “you look just like Uncle Horatio”……and you are a girl! From the beginnings...
View ArticleHow to Study Science Independently: Advice for High School Science Students
by Linda Jeschofnig, M.S. and Peter Jeschofnig, Ph.D. It is so unfortunate that many people develop a fear of science somewhere early in life. Yes, the natural sciences are not the easiest subjects to...
View ArticleI Have a Dog that Doesn't Shed
by Seth Prezant I look back on this past year and, like many of you, I think about what I have achieved since last January. This leads me to think about the things I didn't achieve and that reminds me...
View ArticleConsiderations for the Creation of Scientific Laboratory
Experiments for a Home-Based LabPaq by Dr. Paul Vorndam| The design of science lab experiments to be conducted by unsupervised students in a home environment often requires more attention to detail...
View ArticleLearning to Love Science with Microbiology
by Cynthia Alonzo, MS Too often we educators are challenged by the misconception that science classes are not necessary or critical for students without science related career goals. Yet, many issues...
View ArticleGeology for the Distance Learner
by Trina Riegel, M.S. Geology means the study of the earth. In order to best understand Earth, students must study Earth directly. This means outside, in the elements, looking at rocks and minerals...
View ArticleHow Do Science and Math Become Real?
by Daniel Yordy Science and math are typically taught and learned in a vacuum, as numbers and diagrams from the pages of a workbook. But project-led learning gives an entirely different approach in...
View ArticleScience Labs For Home School Families
By Dr. Ronald E. Johnson, C.Ph.D. Home school families sometimes shy away from science labs/experiments, but realize that most colleges require some lab projects (especially for biology and chemistry)....
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