The Science of Winter

15 years ago

Now that the first day of winter is just around the corner, I have found myself standing at my picture…

How to Teach Science Every Day

15 years ago

Why is it that science intimidates us?  I've heard it more than once--I even used to feel that way!  That…

Putting the Garden to Bed

15 years ago

It's mid-November and I'm feeling an increased sense of urgency to finish my winter preparations.  So after nearly a week…

Great Migrations on National Geographic Television

15 years ago

As the Scientific Homeschool we love our science channels. We watch Mythbusters, How It's Made, Planet Earth, Destroyed in Seconds…

Darwin’s Darkest Hour

15 years ago

I've been looking forward to watching this particular film for a long time, unfortunately in our area there's not much…

Going secular for the holidays

15 years ago

With Halloween upon us and Thanksgiving on the horizon, I find myself looking ahead to the winter holiday season with…

Learning to Say “Yes”

15 years ago

Now that we're practicing unschooling, I've been consciously making an effort to say yes more often. We've done no formal…

Secular Homeschooling Lonely Business in Central Maine

15 years ago

Homeschooling is becoming more mainstream, but secular homeschooling, particularly secular homeschooling without religion, remains a lonely endeavor in central Maine.…

Child-Led Inquiry or Unschooling

16 years ago

It's been a long time coming, I think, but our family is finally taking the plunge into unschooling.  Unschooling is…

20% of Plant Species Face Extinction

16 years ago

Mainly because of population sprawl and habitat loss, scientists say that roughly twenty-percent of the Earth's plant population is under…