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What's wrong with hands-OFF learning, anyway?

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Hands-on learning is a terrific idea. You get right in there, and you DO something. As a result of doing, you learn. Hands-on learning can be used...
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Informal education and homeschooling: a perfect match

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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 learner,...
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Informal Education 101: What Is a Visual Learner?

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When kids are in preschool and kindergarten, teachers knock themselves out to provide for a variety of different learning styles. Teaching materials...
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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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Informal Education 101: What Is a Living Museum?

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Living museums are all about suspending your disbelief, and imagining yourself as a part of the past... a member of a long-gone community. Unlike...
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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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Informal Education 101: What is inquiry based learning?

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In essence, there are two ways to learn. The first is to be taught. The second is to discover for yourself. Inquiry based learning is the second....
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Informal Education 101: What is informal education?

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If formal education takes place in school (or homeschool), informal education takes place everywhere else. Informal education can be led by experts...
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Informal Education 101: What is citizen science?

Normal 0 No, you don't have to hold a doctorate to "do science." In fact, kids as young as five and six years old are already...
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Interests, obsessions and informal learning

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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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