A special “thank you” goes to this post source (link at end of post). No matter what home school curriculum you follow, you may feel the need to incorporate Bloom’s Taxonomy in all of your home school lessons. Bloom’s Taxonomy is essentially a category based learning hierarchy. It builds on what you already know over [...]

A special “thank you” goes to this post source (link at end of post). Amy Huntley is a former science teacher and Mom that runs a great blog where she shares activities that she has done with her family. This exploration of polymers and bouncing balls  caught our eye and we were happy that Amy [...]

A special “thank you” goes to this post source (link at end of post). I’ve started a new category in my sidebar for links to chemistry experiments you can easily do at home. They include some activities from NiseNet, the Nanoscale Informal Science Education website. While these are designed for museums and schools, many of [...]

A special “thank you” goes to this post source (link at end of post). Thanks to my fellow GeekDad writer Jenny for pointing me towards Charlie’s Playhouse, a toy company dedicated to games and learning tools about evolution. As Jenny writes: The 24th of November is the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s [...]

A special “thank you” goes to this post source (link at end of post). Photographer Lori Adams sent mea review copy of the new book she produced with author Helen Pashley about triops. This book is the reference you’ll need when you try raising these frisky little critters for yourself. It has all the information [...]

A special “thank you” goes to this post source (link at end of post). Are you planning on home schooling your child? Does the concept draw you and worry you at the same time? It is perfectly natural to be anxious about the schooling of your child. More so when you are planning to take [...]

A special “thank you” goes to this post source (link at end of post). Testing for bacteria (germs) can be a great idea for a science fair experiment since there are so many possibilities for science questions, and because carrying out the experiment is pretty easy using widely available bacteria growing kits. Besides, who doesn’t [...]

A special “thank you” goes to this post source (link at end of post). Welcome to the New Series of Challenges! Autumn Series #1Nature Journal-How To Get Started “A field notebook may be made a joy to the pupil and a help to the teacher.”Handbook of Nature Study, page 13 Inside Preparation Work: Read in [...]

A special “thank you” goes to this post source (link at end of post). This may just be the easiest, messiest, and most fun science activity I know. It is a classic, and I have gotten several requests recently to post directions. You should know that if you try this activity and  you are not [...]

A special “thank you” goes to this post source (link at end of post). Would you want to drink green milk, how about orange mashed potatoes? The color of foods might affect just how much you want to eat them, but what about the birds in your neighborhood, would they care what color their food [...]