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Learning science with Janice VanCleave

The name Janice VanCleave has been synonymous with teaching science successfully for many years. Now, this scientist, teacher, and award-winning...
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Informal education and homeschooling: a perfect match

The marvelous thing about homeschooling your child is -- you can tailor every lesson to meet your child's needs. If your child is a hands-on...
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Informal Education 101: What is kitchen chemistry

What happens when you mix vinegar with baking soda?How can you make a rocket with a drop of dishwashing liquid and a piece of paper?Why does bread...
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Incubating eggs at home

At my daughter's request, we are incubating chicken eggs at home!This wasn't as tricky as I'd supposed -- at least so far. We started by going to...
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Interests, obsessions and informal learning

Tom loves fish. And he loves the aquarium. Here in Woods Hole MA, there's a tiny little aquarium with a couple of seals, a few formal exhibits, and...
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Turning a walk in the woods into a science lesson

What's the difference between a walk in the woods and an informal science lesson? Actually, the distinction is very simple. When you go for a walk,...
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Videos for homeschooling - look, listen learn (part one)

The research is in: kids learn from videos and TV. Visual learners, aural learners, kids with autism and kids with ADHD are even more likely to...
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Homeschool Resources - Why Kids and Science Museums Go Together

When my kids were small, both my husband Peter and I worked for science museums. We were science geeks, and we even got engaged in the planetarium!...
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