Science is all around us. We don’t really need a classroom to observe different aspects of science at play in our daily life. Take the electricity in the house that makes such a difference to our lives, or something as complicated as the mass transportation systems of buses and trains in the city. The colorful blooms in the garden can be used to explain biology and the flying butterflies can be used for a discussion on the principles of flight. Everything uses science and it is this aspect that can help make homeschool science interesting.
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Get those brains ticking
Learning science is not so much about getting the right answer as it is about stimulating the brain to think. When you teach a child how some scientific principle works and then demonstrate it with an experiment you enhance their curiosity. Thinking up new experiments based on the same principle that you demonstrated helps them to expand their learning capacity besides making the subject more interesting.The idea is to help them develop the ability to teach themselves.
Two experiments a day policy
A good way to enhance their interest in science as a subject is to ensure that you conduct at least two experiments a day. This may sound like a lot but you must realize that an experiment does not have to be complicated, even measuring the time it takes for an ice cube to melt can be an experiment. This policy will ensure that you explore different aspects of science together. You can even allow them to pick one experiment while you get dibs on the second one. The interactive activity is likely to be all the more rewarding when they want to do it themselves.
Record personal experiences
The wonder of an experiment that amazed them, or the spectacular failure of another experiment can all be relived if you take care to record these personal experiences. You don’t have to write essays of five hundred words to do so. A camera can come in handy and a picture with a pithy caption can be all that you need to record the event. Looking through this record will make it interesting for the children to see what comes next.
Article Inspiration: About Homeschooling
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