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Gymnosperm or angiosperm with Fiona from Sassafras Science
Fiona McRay has come by the Sassafras Science blog today to share the difference between gymnosperm vs. angiosperm plants!
2 Ways to use Living Books for Science
I love living books. These books bring a subject to life in a way that no textbook can.
Living books hold the students’ interest and engage them with the information they are learning in a way that the students will not easily forget. We use them as often as we can in our homeschool—in history, grammar, math, and of course, science!
Are Giant Pandas Herbivores Or Carnivores?
We are excited to welcome out friend Tashi to the blog today to answer the question - are giant pandas herbivores or carnivores? {Free Printable Included}How To Use Living Books For Science With Elementary Students
I’m happy to be back on the Sassafras blog to share more about how to use living books to teach science to your elementary students.
The National Parks Junior Ranger Program
We have asked Brock Hoverbreck, one of the local expert from our botany leg, to come by and tell you guys more about the Junior Ranger program.
How To Use Notebooking With Different Ages
Paige is back on the Sassafras Science blog to share how you can use notebooking with different ages!How to Successfully use Living Books with Multiple Ages
Living books give us the ability to easily scale a lesson to fit multiple ages. But how exactly does one go about doing that?
Three Reasons Not to Use the Sassafras Science Books
This is the Man with No Eyebrows, and I must share with you today why you should NEVER allow your students to pick up one of these Sassafras Science books.
Can I really teach homeschool science through high school?
With each passing homeschool year, we are getting closer and closer to high school. In fact, as I was planning out this next year it hit me - we have only got two more years before we reach high school.
There can be a lot of pressure in that realization. It feels like all of the sudden homeschool is going to really count. And with that feeling, a fear sets in, one that says if I don't get it right, my kids will be ruined for life.
I wanted to take a moment to encourage you this month.
Living Books for Science
Come see how to you can select the right living books for your science study along with a list of options from which you can choose.
3 Tips for exploring science during spring
Spring is a season full of changes in the world around you. These few months present us with loads of opportunities to study certain aspects of science.
This month I wanted to share with you three tips to help you maximize the potential of the season!
The Three Types of Muscle Cells in the Body ~ A Letter from Dr. Apple
We recently wrote Dr. Apple in Bangkok with a follow up question about the types of muscle cells from our last visit. She was kind enough to respond!