Scitoys.com has an impressive array of science gadgets that kids and adults will enjoy making. The website even has an online store that sells everything you need to make some of the gadgets. However, your local RadioShack should have much of the items needed. What sets this website apart from most other science websites for [...]
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Sophisticated Science Gadget How-Tos on Scitoys.com
Posted by ginac on December 31st, 2009
Posted in Biology, Chemistry, Eclectic Homeschooling, Electronics, Gifted, Math, Physics, Science 
Tags: Electronics, homeschool, Science, science projects 
Comments OffFive TED Videos Homeschoolers Will Enjoy
Posted by ginac on September 3rd, 2009
TED is an inspirational movement of great thinkers from around the globe who gather to share unique insights and ideas about humanity. There are TED videos on all sorts of topics, and there are many creative ways to weave them into your lessons. Use these videos to ‘kick-off’ unit studies, to inspire creativity with a [...]
Key Homeschool Strategy: Make Learning Fun!
Posted by ginac on May 18th, 2009
First, I want to start by noting that the overall strategy of our homeschool ‘curriculum’ is to make learning fun. We can teach some pretty advanced concepts to our young learner if we engage his natural curiosity through play. Our philosophy is that if a student has trouble learning a concept, it is because the [...]
“Youtube U” – Free & Easy Access to Top University Courses
Posted by ginac on February 24th, 2009
Homeschoolers have the luxury of learning whatever they want whenever they want, making online videos especially relevant. We believe that its better to assume kids can grasp advanced concepts than to assume they can’t. What’s more, providing material that is challenging is better than offering lessons that are easily mastered. With those philosophies, we (sometimes [...]
Great Homeschool Science Resource: The UVA Virtual Lab
Posted by ginac on January 31st, 2009
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the University of Virginia hosts an innovative website for learning about cutting edge technology, including nanotechnology, scientific instruments, an electronics lab and much more. The UVA Virtal Lab uses short movies created by 3-D software along with explanatory text to take learners through virtual tours of each area. A [...]
Posted in Chemistry, Eclectic Homeschooling, Gifted, Online Tools, Physics, Science, Teaching methods Comments OffWhy Homeschool?
Posted by ginac on June 18th, 2008
Personally, public school was never an option we considered, but for those parents who haven’t made a decision, you may want to read these two recently published articles. These two articles convince me more than ever that the quality of public school education in the U.S. is not only declining, but in some cases, deserves [...]
Teaching Calculus to Little Kids
Posted by ginac on April 5th, 2008
Some people think teaching calculus to little kids is absurd because, traditionally, kids are not taught calculus until high school or college. However, there are a couple of books written especially for teaching calculus to kids as young as six or seven. Why not? Arithmetic isn’t of much use without calculus to explain principles in [...]
Posted in Gifted, Math, Teaching methods Tags: Calculus, Eclectic Homeschooling, homeschool, Math 7 Comments »Jazz Kids
Posted by ginac on January 25th, 2008
PBS.org has some good Jazz lessons for kids of all ages. Although intended for classrooms, it can be adapted for homeschooling. I found that some portions of this website are no longer maintained, so some of the music clips are no longer available. However, with a bit of planning, you could borrow the necessary resources [...]
Homeschoolers can publish their own book
Posted by ginac on January 23rd, 2008
A fantastic way to showcase a student’s collection of works is to publish them in a book. Self-publishing is an inexpensive and innovative way to reward a budding author or artist. We found lulu.com to be a very inexpensive way to publish a small collection of poems and related art work done by our homeschooler. [...]
Posted in Books, Eclectic Homeschooling, Gifted, Interdisciplinary, Writing Tags: Eclectic Homeschooling Comments Off
