As you are gearing up for another year of homeschool after a summer break, take time to consider what the word ‘education’ means to you. According to Webster’s Dictionary, it means : the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or [...]
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Posted by ginac on August 15th, 2009
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Posted by ginac on January 31st, 2009
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the University of Virginia hosts an innovative website for learning about cutting edge technology, including nanotechnology, scientific instruments, an electronics lab and much more. The UVA Virtal Lab uses short movies created by 3-D software along with explanatory text to take learners through virtual tours of each area. A [...]
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Posted by ginac on October 4th, 2008
Although this isn’t the usual weekly homeschool language arts lesson, it is interesting enough as a unit study that you should adapt it to include more language arts activities. For example, choose from the extensive glossary of terms to create a vocabulary list, stressing definitions, spelling, etc. Also, have your homeschooler do some additional research [...]
Posted in Biology, Chemistry, Eclectic Homeschooling, Interdisciplinary, Language Arts, Physics, Science, Teaching methods, Unit Study Comments OffU.S. Math & Science Scores Lacking: Homeschoolers Not Exempt
Posted by ginac on August 28th, 2008
The TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) is conducted every four years and compares 4th and 8th grade math and science scores for dozens of participating nations around the world. Surprisingly (or not), the U.S. scores are not great. Depending on how you look at the scores, they are either lackluster or terrible. [...]
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Posted by ginac on March 28th, 2008
Home school parents are lucky. They can choose curriculum materials customized to their children’s learning style, tailor the material to suit their children’s interests and take the time to focus on a really good question — even if it takes a week! As a result, learning becomes an adventure full of daily discoveries and fun. [...]
Interdisciplinary Chemistry Resource
Posted by ginac on January 20th, 2008
We recently acquired a chemistry textbook and are enjoying it’s interdisciplinary approach to learning. The book, entitled simply ‘Chemistry A Project of the American Chemical Society‘, (ISBN: 978-0-716-73126-9) has an added bonus – A full-featured companion website. The website is useful even for those who don’t own the text because the content can be used [...]
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