Learn about ‘Dem Bones

If your child wants to learn about the bones in their body, you can easily teach them by using a built-in teaching aid – their own skeleton. Or, you can peruse Science With Me!’s own resident skeleton, Stanley, for a look at the way bones are organized in the human body! Read More..

Born to Learn? or Too Bored to Learn?

Hi everyone!

Before you read my latest post, take a look at this short thought-provoking animation. Like me, I think it will resonate strongly with many of you. In particular I think my homeschooling audience, along with parents who are worried about what is currently happening in the public school system will enjoy it. The animation is less than three minutes long – please take the time to watch it before you keep reading.

Learn about Respiration

Like other vertebrates, you rely on a large amount of energy made available through the metabolism of food and oxygen. Humans and many other organisms are called “aerobic” organisms because they need oxygen in order to survive. Read More..

From Earth to the Outer Limits: A Voyage in Images

Can you imagine taking a trip into outer space? Can you envision the incredible sights you’d see peering out the window of the Space Shuttle? For most of us space travel will remain just a dream,
but it’s still fun to dream!

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Why Are We Testing Our Kids To Death?

Just the other day, I needed to pick up one of my sons early from school, but was informed by the school receptionist that he was in the middle of taking a winter assessment.  Our kids had just returned from a 2-week winter break and here they were testing again rather than learning!

I was in a bit of a shock — what on earth could they be testing them for now?  They had already been given a baseline exam at the beginning of the year, and had taken numerous other “little” tests before the winter break. This was all in preparation for our state assessment, which was not scheduled for another few months. With all of these assessments, I wondered how did we ever end up in this vicious testing cycle? Read More..