Learn All About Cells with Slime
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Learn All About Cells with Slime

My kids weren’t really interested in learning about cells until I said slime. Okay, it was a fairly cheap trick since I knew they loved slime. But I also knew that slime would be the perfect way to learn about cells. I can’t say I’ve ever touched cytoplasm but it sounds very slime-like to me….

Secular Science Homeschool Curriculum List for Elementary
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Secular Science Homeschool Curriculum List for Elementary

Secular science curriculum is one of the most sought-after items in the secular homeschool community. Finding quality resources that cover everything we want, in a manner that we understand, and in a style we desire is like searching for a rainbow unicorn. What makes a science curriculum secular? It’s interesting to me that there is not…

Setting Up a Science Experiment with Water Testing Kits
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Setting Up a Science Experiment with Water Testing Kits

Teach your kids to set up a proper science experiment with the Water Testing Kits. Easy to set up experiments that produce fast and easy results.Science was my worst subject growing up. It didn’t come easily to me so I didn’t enjoy it. Then sometime after college, I realized that sometimes the hardest parts of…

5 Ways to Introduce the Periodic Table of Elements
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5 Ways to Introduce the Periodic Table of Elements

Do you try to introduce concepts well before necessary so it doesn’t seem like such a new topic?  I’ve noticed this trend and I really like it.  Royal (7) just started multiplication – a very very basic multiplication.  But this way, when he really needs to learn it, it won’t be this completely new concept. …

Engaging Problem-Solving Gifted Science Curricula – William and Mary

One reason we wanted to homeschool the boys was to encourage them to think, not just recite.  Sometimes reciting is appropriate, but the ability to think through a problem or issue is a talent that is learned.  And it’s not learned quickly but through practice.  So many books, TV shows, and people just want to…