You may know that Charlotte Mason assigned her children multiple streams of history each term, but did you know that she assigned them several streams of science as well? Form …
How Old is Too Old for a Science Book
Charlotte Mason commented that she had few living science books written in English to choose from. (vol. 6, p. 275) I sometimes reflect on this as I agonize over which …
My Favorite Science Biographies (Some of Them)
Biographies hold so much value when teaching science. I’ve seen it over and over again with my own kids. (They have been the guinea pigs for all of my science …
Podcasts on Living Science
Over at A Delectable Education we are in the middle of a series of podcasts on nature study and science. You know it’s my favorite subject, so I’m thrilled that we are exploring …
Physical Geography for Elementary School Students
We talked about geography recently over at A Delectable Education podcast, but as we try to limit each episode to a reasonable bite-sized morsel, there are times when we have …
Elementary Science – Form I (grades 1-3)
A few months ago, I shared with you what Mason had planned for upper elementary science, and now I would like to talk to you about what she had planned …
Nature Study and Science Lingo
Does the science “lingo” used in Mason’s volumes and around the CM community confuse you at times? I thought I would take a few minutes to clarify some of the nature …
Elementary Science – Form II (grades 4-6)
I think many Charlotte Mason homeschoolers have been under the false assumption that Elementary Science means reading naturalists’ books in the morning and taking a nature walk in the afternoon. …
Grow [LARGE] Alum Crystals
A quick search on the internet provided me with several sets of instructions for growing alum crystals, but none of them worked the way we had hoped. We kept ending …
Science – The Last Hold Out
In recent years there has been increasing conversation throughout the CM community regarding doing science Charlotte Mason’s way. Science seems to be a last hold out – that one subject …