In my experience, the biggest challenge related to science lessons is doing the experiments. But we can do a few things to increase our motivation and eliminate obstacles. For example, …
Nature Lore: The Beginning of a Science Education
“In Science, or rather, nature study, we attach great importance to recognition, believing that the power to recognise and name a plant or stone or constellation involves classification and includes …
Secrets of Paul Fleisher: The Man Behind the Book by Michele Jahncke
Last summer, I had the idea to include a short biography of each author I use with my living science curriculum. So I approached Michele Jahncke to see if she …
Living Science Through the Lives of Scientists
I’m not a consistent journal keeper. I’ve started and stopped, using various methods, more times than I can count, but a year ago, I learned about a new idea from …
Nature Study Lays the Foundation for Science
Form 1 science (grades 1-3) includes all nature study and no formal science. (e.g., chemistry or physics) That is hard for some people because they want to get to the …
The Real Scientific Method
Charlotte Mason said, “out-of-door nature-study lays the foundation for science.” (3/281) But have you ever wondered how that works? To explain, I must start by clearing up a scientific myth …
My Thoughts on the Science Standards
When I began preparing science curriculum, it was for a public Charlotte Mason style charter school that was expected to satisfy each of its state’s learning requirements. It was a …
Physics, A Three Part Series
I am happy to announce a series of articles on Physics by Richele Baburina, posted at CharlotteMasonPoetry.org. Richele is the author of Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching, published by Simply …
Does Nature Seem Like a Foreign Language to You?
When I was 21, I spent five weeks in a little eastern German town named Wernigerode. It had only been four years since the wall came down and the people …
Will a Living Education Prepare My Child, Technically? by Don Rhymer
I met Nicole at CMI’s 2017 Eastern National Education Conference while participating in her science immersion. She asked me if I’d give a perspective about a Charlotte Mason educated high …