The secret to giving your kids a really great homeschool science education...even if you don't know much science yourself, or don't have the time to teach it.
Gr. 5-8. Hakim opens the new Story of Science series with
a book guaranteed to kick the history of science up a notch.
Dividing the text into manageable sections with zingy titles
("Why Mars Is a Little Loopy"), she livens the writing
with questions, asides, and changes of tense; recaps, restates,
and refers back to important points; strews color illustrations
with substantial captions thickly throughout; and sprinkles it
all with fresh insights. Best of all, she respects the ability
of young readers to absorb difficult ideas--whether that's early
developments in physics, or the discovery and refinement of mathematics
and geometry.
Art Sussman explains the Big Ideas in science to help teachers and students understand and enjoy science. Dr. Art shows the connections among these big ideas, and how this big idea framework helps learners understand and remember required science content. Companion for the book, Dr. Art's Guide to Science: Connecting Atoms, Galaxies, and Everything in Between (Hardcover).
Science Experiments For Kids
Simple, easy, cheap experiments and science fair projects you can do in your homeschool using the scientic method.
Anywhere Activities
Written by a preschool teacher who specializes in early childhood science, these easy-to-do ideas are fun ways for you and your kids to learn simple science concepts. Each activity extends the science ideas of each PEEP and the Big Wide World story.
Bizarre Stuff
This site is an ever growing warehouse of the kinds of projects
some of the more demented of us tried as young people, collecting
in one place many of the classic, simple science projects that
have become part of the collective lore of amateur science.
Dancing Raisin's Science Project NEW
Kid bored out of his gourd? Add a little snap, crackle, pop to his dull afternoon with water, baking soda, white vinegar and raisins in this kitchen chemistry experiment.
DragonFlyTV
Join in with real kids doing their own science investigations
of their favorite activities. A PBS series with programs and
experiments outlined here.
Daphne The Science Guinea Pig
If you have a Science question you can Ask Daphne! Daphne is known for her creativity and resources! If she can't find an answer she'll tell you that, but when she does, she'll supply the resource, (if possible) as well.
EarthSky FAQs
The articles and podcasts are by scientists and cover interesting and varied topics. In general the articles are suited for around 8 and up and the podcasts for 12 and up.
Hunkin's Experiments
Cool cartoons that will have you experimenting with food, light,
sound, clothes, and a whole lot more! Hundreds of cartoon
experiments from cartoonist, broadcaster and engineer Tim Hunkin.
Interactive
Online Exhibitions
From the Natural History Museum in England, lead you through
the actual steps naturalists use to classify and identify objects
found in nature.
Mentos Geyser - Diet Coke Eruption
The simple experiment that became an Internet sensation. Mentos + Pop = Fun. Words cannot begin to describe the awesome eruption that is created from adding Mentos candies to a 2-liter bottle of soda. The eruption is enormous... and so is the learning if you consider the chemistry. More science experiments from Steve Spangler's favorite Science Experiments.
The One Inch Square Project
Science is about testing - and about looking closely. Some scientists
use microscopes to take a close look. We're going to use a simple
piece of paper.
Project ideas for BA CREST
The BA is the UK's nationwide, open membership organisation dedicated
to connecting science with people, so that science and its applications
become accessible to all.
Reeko's
Mad Scientist Lab
Science experiments for children of all ages. Kick off your shoes.
Pull up a chair. Make yourself comfortable Oh yeah, did we mention
that protective goggles are required.
Robert Krampf, The Happy Scientist
Robert Krampf offers to email you a wide variety of experiments that are unusual, safe, dramatic, cheap, and fun. His new site here provides ways to follow him on Twitter and "friend" him on Facebook.
Santa Barbara Science
We went to Brian Rich's seminar on homeschooling science at the
Home=Ed Conference. Advice and experiments.
School
Science Clips
Interactive Flash science lessons for kids by age level from
the BBC.
Science Activities for Children
New activities and experiments every other month that can easily
be done at home. From the American Chemical Society.
Science Made Simple
Kids, learn science the easy, hands-on way. Get fun science projects
& great experiments using household materials. Clear, detailed
answers to your science questions.
Science Project Ideas for Kids
Janice VanCleve's new science blog. While every child will not choose a science career, every child will benefits from mastering science skills. So let's get started.
Science Toys
Make toys at home with common household materials, often in only
a few minutes, that demonstrate fascinating scientific principles.
Science With Me
Animations, games, worksheets, kids science projects, e-books, e-coloring books. Some sections free to try, site membership available with adult registration.
Solar Energy Education For Kids Of All Ages
It's never too early to start our children's solar energy education. The experiments are sorted by appropriate age groups. These activities require parental supervision.
Yes
Mag Projects
As everyone knows, Science is more fun if you get to do
something! So here you go, print out the following projects and
do them at home.
Supercharged Science Homeschool Science Activity Manual & Video Guide
This is a collection of easy - but really cool - science experiments, AND includes step-by-step videos that show you exactly how to do them. Plus learn the 3 keys to teaching homeschool science the easy way. Do activities like making plasma in your microwave, building an electrostatic motor, creating speakers that can play music from your ipod and more. Also, learn how as a parent you can teach science more effectively AND more easily too.
Yuckiest Site
on the Internet
Burps, spit, worms and bugs. All about these yucky things and
then some. Totally gross.
Field Trips
Some call it Autoschooling as we learn on the go, visiting historic
sites, science and art museums, civic monuments, and more.
Mentors and Career
Advice
Double Helix Science
Club
Club members do heaps of their own cool experiments, get the
chance to work with some of Australia's leading scientists doing
real research.
Schlumberger Science
Lab
Scientists and engineers share their expertise with learners
from around the world. It is a place dedicated to science educationa
source of knowledge for teachers and students. Global in scope,
and in many languages.
Society for Amateur Scientists
A resource for young and old alike who do science on their own.
If you enjoy the art of science, this organization is also for
you.
Science Clubs
Science a GoGo
Invent a solution to the science problem of the month and win
a silly prize. Come back regularly.
Star
Fleet Academy
Try science as a member of Star Fleet Academy. Use the Universal
Translator to communicate with other members who knows where!
Ages 9-12. It is remarkable, and very gratifying to see nanotechnology
and immunology linked, to find logic and word puzzles essential
to advancement of the plot, and to find biology, chemistry, physics,
and anthropology as features of every conversation."
~American Association for the Advancement of Science, "Science
Books & Films"
Your kitchen will be transformed into a laboratory worthy
of a mad scientist as you make startling discoveries about how
cabbage can detect acid, how bacteria makes yogurt, and how decomposed
sugar turns to caramel.
by Frances Bartlett Barhydt, Paul W. Morgan
Covers all major areas of the curriculum, including plant science,
animal science, health and nutrition, chemistry, physics, earth
science, meteorology, air and space science, scientists and their
contributions, measurements and number systems, science education
resources, and more.
The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science
64 Daring Experiments for Young Scientists
by Sean Connolly
Introducing 64 valuable science experiments that snap, crackle, pop, ooze, crash, boom, and stink!
