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Welcome back to the bi-weekly homeschool Science Corner! This week I want to share with you some activities to help you as you teach your students about the solar system. What is the Solar System? Our solar system is the collection of planets and other objects that orbit around the sun. It includes the eight major planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. It … [Read more...]
Classical Science Curriculum for the Grammar Stage Student
So far in this series, I've shared about the basics of classical education and the rigors of classical science. Today, I want to share a brief overview of what classical science curriculum can look like for the grammar stage student. What is a grammar stage student? A grammar stage student can mean different things to different people. So let me clear up the confusion by saying that I mean … [Read more...]
Science Corner ~ Activities on Balance
In today's Science Corner, I wanted to share a few activities on balance. What is Balance? Balance exists when there is an even distribution of weight which allows someone or something to remain upright or steady. Every object has forces, or energies of motion, acting upon it. A book sitting on a table has the force of gravity pulling it down to the floor and the force of the table … [Read more...]
Learning the Color Brown through Science
Welcome to the Learning Colors, Shapes & ABC’s through Science preschool series! My goal is to introduce my preschooler to his colors, shapes and letters through scientific activities. My hope is that this will increase his observations skills and make learning these basic facts more interesting. We will also be adding in art activities, books, notebook pages and other motor activities, which … [Read more...]
Product of the Month ~ The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 2: Anatomy
Welcome to the Elemental Science’s Product of the Month for October! This month we are featuring the second book from our living book series, The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 2: Anatomy! What is the book about? The Sassafras twins are zipping into homes around the world to deliver a living books education for anatomy like you have never seen before! The Sassafras series was born out of … [Read more...]
Science Corner: How To Write a Research Paper
Several months ago I shared with you the differences between a report and a research paper. In a nutshell, the student writing a report does some research and churns out facts, while the student writing the research paper analyzes a topic and does some research before forming an opinion and writing a paper on a subject. In today's Science Corner, I want to share with you more about how to … [Read more...]