Is your son or daughter interested in science and aeronautics? If your child is also high school junior and a Texas resident, s/he might be interested in NASA's High School Aerospace Scholars Program, an interactive on-line learning experience, highlighted by a six-day internship where selected students are encouraged to study math, science, engineering, or computer [...]
The Pendant Nest of a Northern (Baltimore) Oriole
A couple days ago during homeschool club, a good friend of ours, who knows of my girls' interest in birds (and that we've been studying birds for the last few months), presented Jerah and Joely with a little gift — a beautiful little pendant nest they had found on a broken branch. But being the [...]
Educational "Go Fish" for Science and History
How can a 5-year-old learn to identify Chopin, Magellan, Pasteur, Watt, and 48 other notable people? By playing the simple game of Go Fish. But let me start at the beginning. Over 10 years ago my husband and I purchased a deck of Composer playing cards from a music store in Anchorage, Alaska. We didn't [...]
The Circulatory System

I went to nursing school several years ago, dropping out before finishing so I could have my third child. I've always been interested in medicine and human anatomy and physiology, so it only follows that I'm excited about teaching my children about it too. We've been reading through the Usborne Science Encyclopedia for science, and [...]


















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