Welcome to our Start of the Academic Year!
Homeschool Curriculum Program Starting in September!
Next week starts the first week of the main Academic Curriculum for the year. For three months, September through November, we'll be exploring Physics of Motion, Sound and Light as well as Electricity & Magnetism. These are fundamental to all branches of science.
Our first week will be in Mechanics where we explore forces and gravitational fields. We start on Aug 30th for the year with two live classes each week, Mon and Tues at 10am Pacific.
STEP 1. Before our year starts, please download your Academic Packet for the year. This has my teaching schedule, material lists, experiment lists, everything you need to get started with my online program.
STEP 2. Gather the materials for September. The experiments we do in class as well as assign after class will use the materials from the list in the Academic Packet (page 16).
STEP 3. Tune into the live class on Monday at 10am. Aurora will introduce one science topic for 15 minutes, then demonstrate the experiment(s) students can do for the week. Students may choose which experiments to be completed. Aurora will also answer student's questions for 15-20 minutes while students begin working on their experiments.
IN ADDITION #1: Design challenges are longer projects that are announced on Tuesday and due the following Sunday.
IN ADDITION #2: Parents may download additional resources such as recommend reading materials, vocabulary and spelling lists, contributing scientists for historical research, and more. These resources are listed next to the "Experiment List" button in the "Live Classes" section of the science website.
IN ADDITION #3: When appropriate, Aurora will spend extra time after the first 15 minutes of instruction demonstrating math skills needed for further study and lab worksheets.
Any new labs or content Aurora publishes during the year will appear as buttons in the appropriate section.
I hope this is helpful! See you soon!
~Aurora
P.S. Thank you to everyone for joining me for a great year of science!