Every so often a family comes to Charlotte Mason’s method from a more conventional path and asks a very reasonable question: why not simply take one science at a time? …
Experiments Must Be Made
If you read through Charlotte Mason’s old school programmes, you’ll find the same short instruction printed under science, term after term: Experiments must be made. Not “may be made if …
Giving Charlotte Mason Style Science Exams
For many of us, the word exam still carries the weight of our own school days—the silent room, the sweaty palms, the red pen, the sense that everything came down …
The Power of Awe in a Charlotte Mason Education
As each of my children graduated, I found myself surprised by the people they had become. I only had my own experience of early adulthood to compare them to, and …
Rethinking STEM: How Charlotte Mason Science Cultivates Scientific Thinking
If you ask most parents what they want from their children’s education today, “strong STEM” is almost always near the top. We all feel the pressure of a technological world, …
The Science Notebook: How Clear Thinking Grows on the Page
If the nature notebook teaches your child to look with affection, the science notebook teaches them to think with steadiness. One leans into wonder; the other leans into order. Together, …
Microscope Mini-Series: Part 3
How to Choose a Compound Microscope for Middle School & High School Biology By the time students reach the upper years, their science work shifts. They’re ready to move from …
Microscope Mini-Series: Part 2
How to Choose a Stereo Microscope for Your Homeschool Once you know what a stereo microscope does, the next question is the practical one: How do I choose a good …
Microscope Mini-Series: Part 1
Two Types of Microscopes (and How to Choose the Right One for Your Homeschool) There’s a moment every homeschool parent remembers—the first time a child leans over a microscope and …
Why I Offer Both Faith-Based and General Audience Versions of My Curriculum
When I first began preparing science curriculum, it was for a Charlotte Mason–style charter school. In order for them to use my lessons, I had to remove the Bible verses …