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How do kids learn a new, and often difficult, subject like science? Rather than rely on rote memory such is often utilized in a public school classroom, it’s important to realize how memory plays a role in the overall process of learning and use this knowledge to make learning easier. Categorizing Information Aids Memory Learning [...]
Pluto is out, and Zena and Ceres are in. Well, almost. Now all three are out. Recently, Michael Brown, an astronomer from Caltech, discovered what he thought was a new planet, which he called Zena. He presented his findings and submitted his studies to the 26th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) who [...]
We see changes all around us. The rusting of an iron object, the ripening of fruit, making of ice cubes, breaking of glass, baking of a cake, the burning of firewood or the souring of milk can teach us a lot about the types of changes that take place around us. I usually include such [...]
If you have ever noticed a bird flying, you will see how it uses its inherent ability to rightly use the aerodynamic forces to fly high in the sky as well as glide through the clouds tirelessly and effortlessly. I use these principles in a myriad of exciting homeschool science experiments, some of which I [...]
