Teaching homeschool science is challenging as you want to make it an interesting experience for you child. You want the child to be invested and interested in what you are teaching. In addition you want the child to do a hands on experiment to really understand what’s being done and then make them remember what has been taught for not just the school year but for ever.
Does it seem like a really tall order? It need not be one if you use the simple trick of dividing up the homeschool science into many academic subjects. That way each lesson will be from a different subject, will include a core fun activity and be easy to remember. What subjects should you use? Here’s a guide that you can use. Feel free to improvise and make it easier for your family to implement.
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Astronomy and Space Exploration
Star gazing, constellations, hot air balloons, and the Hubble telescope. Just about every day and night time activity associated with the space above your heads can be fitted into this academic subject.
Biology
To do with all things living, let this include plants, pets and more. Learn about the human body, the different kinds of animals that exist in the sea and on land, the weeds that grow in the garden and a whole lot more.
Chemistry
From baking soda volcanoes to slimy putty, its all chemistry. Come up with interesting experiments in the kitchen at home to show the children how the ice crystals form in water. Or help them create different colored ice pops with food colors and a whole lot more fun with chemicals.
Earth Science
Natural disasters like earthquakes, tornadoes, tsunamis and volcanoes all come under this heading. Add current pressing issues like recycling resources to save us from pollution, and talk about the depleting ozone layer. Anything related to planet Earth goes right here.
Nature Journals
Key words here are observation, record writing and research. No matter what the field trip or outing may have been teach your children to come close to nature and her myriad ways by recording all that they have seen.
Physics
This one is my favorite and includes everything from magnets to light bulbs and a whole lot more in between. Make bubbles, fly kites on the wind currents and design your own circuit board in this subject.
Article Inspiration: About Homeschooling
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