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Tag: biology
Science labs for high school
Y’all my kids are in high school and I’ve discovered science labs are much more difficult than our labs in elementary and middle school. Elementary science lessons were easy, “Go grab the baking soda and the vinegar, and let’s go!” Now I need actual equipment for our science labs, and I can’t complete science lessons…
How to classify animals unit
As a young child I remember both the best time in our school year and the worst time of our school year for science lessons came when we had to make a diorama. I hated them because I always did 85% of the work, but never quite did that final bit to get a really…
You MUST try online homeschool science with your high schooler
All right, here’s the deal. I haven’t taken a science class since college. It was science for elementary school teachers and it was a blast. I loved it. I’m a bit out of date on current science, at least 20 years out of date. My kids are now in high school, and I want them…
9th grade homeschool curriculum
I think I’ve made all of my decisions for our 9th-grade homeschool curriculum. I’m trying to balance increasing expectations to prepare them for college classes in a few years, and for life in general, and ensuring they still enjoy life. All in all, I think I’ve found a good balance with our 9th-grade homeschool curriculum.…
Teaching kids how to identify leaves
A few years ago I joked in a blogging group, “It’s December and the leaves finally fell off the trees here in Texas, should I make a fall leaves post?” We all laughed, or I should say I got lots of laugh emoticons on the post, but it’s true. By the time we get falling…