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Free Virtual Homeschool Science Class & More!

April 17th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Tuesday, April 17, 2012 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
SuperchargedScience.com

Age Range: 8-14 (approximately, with parental supervision)

ClickScholar Katrina Cannon suggested this website that offers a FREE, live Science Tele-Class on April 24th in which you and your kids can learn about energy and motion by building roller coasters and catapults! 

The step-by-step class is taught by former NASA rocket scientist, Aurora Lipper.

When you get to the site you must enter your email address to register for the class.

A new screen opens that explains that in addition to the Science Tele-Class, you can get a free copy of Aurora’s Science Activity Video Series and Workbook (valued at $30) if you invite 3 friends to join the free teleclasss. This is optional and you can participate or simply click on “Skip this…” at the bottom of the page.

If you skip that option, a new page opens where you’ll find details on the day and time of the call and an explanation of how the Teleclass works along with a list of materials you’ll need for the class.

This free class is designed to be a sample of the full “Supercharged Science” series that you can purchase at the website.  But you don’t have to purchase a thing to enjoy the Science Teleclass on April 24th.

Bonus:  If you go the home page you can learn how to get a free Homeschool Science Guide with over 30 experiments plus a subscription to The Science Newsletter, and access to Science Fair project resources.

 

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Learn with Leonardo da Vinci!

April 12th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Thursday, April 12, 2012 and time for Social Sciences at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Museum of Science: Exploring Leonardo

Age Range: 9-14 (approximately, and easily adapted to younger and older students with parental supervision)

The Museum of Science in Boston offers this online, interactive exhibit that explores the life, work, and inventions of Leonardo da Vinci.

When you get to the site you’ll see a brief introduction and a menu that includes:

*Inventor’s Workshop – Discover Leonardo’s futuristic inventions and design your own! Test your knowledge of machines with “Gadget Anatomy”.

*Leonardo’s Perspective – Learn Leonardo’s artistic techniques for representing the 3D world on 2D surfaces. Play around with linear perspective, size and distance, and investigate aerial perspective as well.

*Leonardo: Right to Left – Explore Leonardo’s curious habit of writing in reverse. Try “mirror writing” yourself!

*What, Where, When? – Read a brief biography of Leonardo da Vinci by clicking on a map of Italy to see what he did in the cities of Milan, Florence, and Rome.

Throughout the exhibit you’ll find a total of 5 lesson plans for hands-on classroom activities to extend learning. They can be tweaked for the homeschool environment or used as a homeschool support group activity.

 

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Free Live Expedition to Arctic & Antarctic Poles!

April 10th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Tuesday, April 10, 2012 and time for Science at Clickschooling!

Recommended Website:
STEM Academy: Virtual Arctic Expedition

Age Range: 11-18 (about grades 6-12 with parental supervision)

This coming Thursday, April, 12th, at 1:00 PM (ET) you can take the ultimate virtual expedition to explore the Arctic and Antarctic poles with scientists from Discovery Channel’s groundbreaking series, Frozen Planet. This broadcast is sponsored by the STEM Academy. (STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.)

Scientists will talk about their experiences in the polar regions and the work they are doing each and every day to study the evolving landscape and ecosystems there.

As explained at the website, researchers “will discuss how their career lets them make a positive impact on the environment every day, and what students can do to make a difference.”  

Registration is required but no special equipment is needed to view this event online. All you need is an internet connected computer.

Those that register for the event will be notified when the archive is available soon after the live event. So, if you can’t make the date/time for the live event, you’ll be able to watch the broadcast when it’s convenient.

Enjoy!

Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
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ClickSchooling is an ezine that brings you one, F.R.E.E, web-based curriculum idea every day — Monday through Saturday!

You’ll enjoy the daily recommendations (delivered directly to your email inbox) for educational and entertaining websites that help your kids learn.

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Diane Flynn Keith began publishing “ClickSchooling” in the year 2000 while she and her husband, Cliff, homeschooled their sons. Now, Diane’s sons are grown, and she is an internationally recognized voice in education outside the traditional classroom walls.

Diane is the author of the rave-reviewed book, “Carschooling: Over 350 Entertaining Games & Activities To Turn Travel Time Into Learning Time with games like Windshield Entomology, Road-Cut Geology, 18-Wheeler Chemistry, and Drive-By History that are guaranteed to turn your kids into “Road Scholars”.

Stop by the Carschooling website for tons of resources and activities for you and your family to enjoy at www.Carschooling.com.

Ms. Keith is also a popular speaker at education conferences throughout the U.S. To learn more about booking Diane for a lively presentation at your next event email: editor@homefires.com.

Diane is the editor of www.Homefires.com that provides information and resources along with free monthly teleconferences on homeschooling, unschooling, and educational alternatives.  She provides support for parents who want to help their preschool-age children learn at home at: www.UniversalPreschool.com.

Diane’s best-selling program is her new “Unschool Your Teen Audio Seminar & Resource Guide.” It shows parents how to collaborate with their teens to bypass high school and standardized curriculum and still get into the college of their choice and/or have the career of their dreams. Learn more at www.UnschoolYourTeen.com.

Diane’s latest program, “Basic Building Blocks for Homeschool Success,” is a step-by-step guide to homeschooling filled with resources and information on how to begin homeschooling and thrive doing it! Learn more at www.Homefires.com/buildingblocks.

Today, Diane guides and mentors families through her websites, coaching programs, and live events. She is driven to liberate families from conventional schooling so that they can live happy, fulfilled, extraordinary lives.

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Email: Editor@Homefires.com

 

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Easter Egg Science!

April 3rd, 2012

Hi!  It’s Tuesday April 3, 2012 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!

Easter and Spring Festivals are here! Eggs are everywhere in omelets to Easter baskets! Here are some fun ways to use eggs to learn science…

Recommended Websites:
See Below

Age Range: Varies (with parental supervision)

*Discovery Education: The Good Egg Project - ClickScholar Fran Wisniewski recommended this website that offers free, downloadable egg-themed, lesson plans on agriculture and nutrition for grades K-5.

Don’t miss the FREE Farm-To-Table Virtual Field Trip on April 18th at 1:00 PM (ET). Register to virtually transport your kids to a working egg farm.

*Science Junction: Egg-Cellent Adventures - An egg is a very big cell. This website offers science experiments to help you discover:

  • The Biochemistry of the Egg Shell
  • Diffusion and Osmosis in Animal Cells
  • Physics via The Flying Pizza Pan Egg Drop!

*San Diego Zoo: Egg-speriments - The San Diego Zoo has a resident scientist who offers some fun facts about eggs and some egg-citing science activities with hard boiled and raw eggs including:

  • What’s the Strongest? — Test the strength of eggs!
  • Make an Egg Float — Find out what a little salt water can do to help.
  • Spin Your Eggs — Use this trick to tell which egg is raw, and which is hard-boiled!
  • The Egg-in-a-Bottle Trick — Find out how to get a whole, intact, hard boiled egg into a narrow-necked bottle!

*Spinning Hard Boiled Egg Water Sprinkler - The Science Frontiers website explains how to make hard boiled eggs act like water sprinklers — has something to do with gravity and centrifugal force.

*Make A Hard Eggshell Soft! – This eggs-citing experiment uses a little vinegar and a hard-boiled egg to get some amazing results.

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Fun Science with Bird Games & Activities

March 27th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Tuesday, March 27, 2012 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
Audubon: Just For Kids
 
Age Range: 6-12 (with parental supervision)

The National Audubon Society’s mission is “to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity.”  At their website, they offer a kids’ section filled with games and activities that teach children about birds and other animals.

When you get to the site you’ll see a selection of activities that include:

*Green Scene – Solve riddles that test your knowledge about ecology as it relates to air, health, water, energy, land, and wildlife.

*The Game Place – Play games that teach about bird species and their songs, as well as bird migration.

*Video & Live Cams – Enjoy live streaming from cameras trained on a Hummingbird nest and Barn Owl nest. Watch a variety of wildlife video clips that include a bat, bobcat, cougar, fox, hawk, and more!

*State Bird Department – Do you know the name of your state bird? Find out here!

When you’re through exploring the “Just For Kids” section of this site, use the menu at the top of the screen for more in-depth information on birds, conservation efforts, and more.

 

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Science Games for Kids!

March 20th, 2012

Hi!  It’s Tuesday, March 20, 2012 and time for Science at ClickSchooling!
 
Recommended Website:
Science For Kids

Age Range: 6-18 (grades 1-12, with parental supervision)

This New Zealand based website offers all kinds of fun and interactive games that teach science and technology.

When you get to the ad-supported site, you’ll see a brief introduction and a menu of science games sorted as follows:

*Living Things – Learn about food chains, microorganisms, the life cycle of a plant, animals, and human anatomy and health.

*Physical Processes – Explore electricity, magnets and springs, light, forces, sounds, friction, and more.

*Solids, Liquids, & Gases – Discover the matter that makes up our earth.  Experiment with water, melting points, rocks, minerals, and more.

Just click on a game to get instructions and begin play.

When you’re through playing all of the science games, explore the rest of the menu including:

*Experiments – Get interesting facts about nature, dinosaurs, famous scientists, forensic science, and more.

*Quizzes – Test your knowledge of space, chemistry, biology, physics, atoms, states of matter, and more.

*Projects – Get instructions for making a string phone, a robot, stalactites and stalagmites, a microscope, a rain gauge and much more.

*Lessons – Try these lesson plans designed to teach students the basics of science.

*Videos – Watch animations and film clips that explain weather, physics, chemistry, sports science, video game technology and more.

This is a remarkable science resource you can refer to again and again.

 

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