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Is science one of those subjects you struggle with teaching in your homeschool? You have come to the right place! Hi, I'm Paige Hudson, a veteran homeschooling mom, and author of the programs at Elemental Science. In each season of the Tips for Homeschool Science Show, we will take the complexities of teaching science and break those down into building blocks you can use in your homeschool! Season 11 is just around the corner - new episodes will begin in the spring. Until the, we'll be sharing a few summer episodes on the first Monday of each month. See all the episodes and download show notes at https://elementalscience.com/blogs/podcast

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Season 11 of the Tips for Homeschool Science podcast is all about writing and science.In this episode, we'll be interviewing Robin Williams from All About Spelling. In our conversation, we discussed tips and tricks for spelling all those science words! Get 10% off from All About Spelling through the end of March with the coupon code SAVE10!Key TakeawaySpelling words correctly is important for science.Games are a fantastic way to learn how to spell science words!Episode's Topics00:00 – Intro 02:01 – How to handle spelling science words02:45 – Best tip for spelling and science03:58 – Tips for writing and science05:53 – About All About Spelling09:51 – Wrapping it up Episode LinksFull TranscriptScience Chunks SeriesDownload the FREE All About Spelling PacketAll About Learning PressGot questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
Welcome to season eleven of the Tips for Homeschool Science Show, where we’re breaking down the lofty ideals of writing and science into building blocks you can use in your homeschool.In this episode, we are chatting about notebooking with different age groups!Key TakeawayNotebooking is a wonderful tool we can use to document what our students have learned in a way that is meaningful to them.Episode's Topics00:00 – Intro 00:28 – Notebooking with different age groups00:57 – Preschool Notebooking01:52 – Elementary Notebooking 03:54 – Middle School Notebooking04:59 – High School Notebooking05:55 – Wrapping it up Episode LinksFull TranscriptScience Chunks SeriesGot questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
We are so excited to share this interview about writing in science with two experts from the Well-Trained Mind. In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarret are joining Paige to share tips and tools about the third key to teaching science!Key TakeawayUse your narrations in science for writing.One thing - just worry about your students remembering one thing to write down.Episode's Topics00:00 – Intro 00:35 – Welcome our guests 01:11 – Should we write everything down for science?04:20 – What are your top three tips for writing and science?08:44 – How do we handle the blank stares?11:58 – How do our expectations of writing in science change over the years?14:30 –  What I wish all homeschoolers knew about writing and science (Susan's answer)15:38 – What I wish all homeschoolers knew about writing and science (Susanna's answer)19:24 –The Well-Trained Mind Press20:31 – Wrapping it up Episode LinksFull TranscriptScience Chunks SeriesThe Well-Trained Mind WebsiteThe Well-Trained Mind PodcastGot questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
Season 11 of the Tips for Homeschool Science podcast is all about writing and science. In this episode, we'll discuss how to choose between lapbooks and notebooks in your homeschool.Episode's Topics00:00 – Intro 00:32 – Lapbook or Notebook 01:33 – What is a Lapbook02:04 – What is a Notebook03:17 – 4 Questions to Ask05:18 – Wrapping it Up Key TakeawayLapbooks are great for younger kids and shorter units.Notebooks are great for older kids and longer units.In the end, choose what will work for you and your student.Episode LinksFull Transcript Science Chunks SeriesGot questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
Welcome to season eleven of the Tips for Homeschool Science Show, where we’re breaking down the lofty ideals of writing and science into building blocks you can use in your homeschool.In this episode, we are chatting about lapbooks!Key TakeawayLapbooks are educational scrapbooks that fit into the lap of a student.Episode's Topics00:00 – Intro 00:36 – A review of notebooks 01:36 – What are lapbooks03:32 – The Mini-book05:04 – 3 Ways to use lapbooks 06:58 – Wrapping it up Episode LinksFull TranscriptScience Chunks SeriesGot questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
We’re back with new episodes for the eleventh season of the Tips for Homeschool Science Show. In this season, we are talking about writing and science. I’ve gotten a lot of questions lately about lapbooks, notebooks, and what to expect, so I thought it was time to dedicate an entire season to the third key to teaching science—writing it down. In this episode, we're chatting about notebooking!Key TakeawayNotebooking is the best method of writing for science! Episode's Topics00:00 – Intro 01:05 – What Season 11 is going to look like 01:46 – Why notebooking is the best method for writing in science 03:24 – The Two Components of Notebooking 03:50 – The material component of notebooking05:16 – The visual component of notebooking06:41 – Wrapping it up Episode LinksFull TranscriptScience Chunks SeriesGot questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
Wondering how the Sassafras Science series came about? And how this modern living book will work for science in your home? In this Season 10 bonus episode, we're answering these questions and more!Episode's Topics00:00 – Intro 00:32 – The story of how the Sassafras twins came into existence03:29 – The Novel 05:24 – How you can use the Sassafras Science Adventures Novels05:37 – What the support materials are meant to do06:00 – The Activity Guide06:39 – The SCIDAT Logbook07:10 – The Lapbooking Guide08:00 – The Coloring Pages08:40 – What does a week with Sassafras Science look like?09:20 – What do you need for Sassafras Science?09:44 – Will Sassafras Science work for your family?11:14 – How can Elemental Science help you with living books and science?Episode LinksArticle - Are you wondering how the Sassafras Science series works?The Sassafras Science AdventuresGot questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
Are living books superior? In this episode, we'll be discussing whether or not living books are superior and if they are the only tools you should use in your homeschool.Key TakeawaysLiving books are really wonderful resources to have in our homeschooling toolbox. Living books help create interest pegs and these interest pegs can help boost retention of the material.Living books aren't necessarily superior or the only way to teach science, but rather a tool that we have in our homeschooling toolbox.Episode's Topics00:00 – Intro 00:42 – Are living books superior?02:48 – Yes, living books are superior.04:20 – No, living books are not superior.05:17 – How to choose if you should use a living book06:14 – If you listen to nothing else, this is the part to hear07:53 – How Elemental Science can help with living books and scienceEpisode LinksFull TranscriptThe Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 7: ChemistryGot questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
One of the options for the DO part of science is nature study. And the wonderful thing about nature study is that it partners well with living books! In this episode, the empress of nature study, Cindy West, is coming on to share about this homeschooling game-changer.Key TakeawaysNature study is science! It's experiential and hands-on, almost as if it's a science lab for your kids. Nature study can be ever-changing based on the needs of your homeschool. Maybe that's the most important thing to say about nature study - it can look like whatever you want it to look like in your homeschool.It's exercise. It's sunshine. It's getting oxygen to muscles. It's getting the wiggles out. Episode's Topics00:00 – Intro 01:30 – What is nature study?02:47 – How Cindy discovered nature study03:36 – What has nature study looked like in Cindy's house?05:44 – How do nature study and living books work together?09:02 – How Cindy can help you with nature study14:14 –  How Elemental Science can help with living books and scienceEpisode LinksFull TranscriptOur Journey Westward WebsiteGot questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
What does it look like to use living books for middle school science? In this episode, we'll be chatting about what you need for middle school science and what it looks like when you use a living book as your main source of information.Key TakeawaysThe three keys remain the same - do, read, and write - but they mature with your students.Discussion time is still just as important, but the questions you ask will be more thought-provoking and less information-parroting.Don't forget to add in a science fair project!Episode's Topics00:00 – Intro 00:55 – Your goals for middle school science01:54 – What you need to do during the week05:49 – Day 1 (Read and Write)08:26 – Day 2 (Rinse and Repeat)10:12 – Day 3 (Hands-on Science)11:42 – Day 4 (Additional Information)12:28 – Day 5 (Additional Projects)13:21 – If you listen to nothing else, this is the part to hear15:16 – How Elemental Science can help with living books and scienceEpisode LinksFull TranscriptThree Keys to Teaching Science The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 3: BotanyWriting in Science: Part 1 - The Elementary Years and Part 2 - Middle School and BeyondScience Fair Project ResourcesGot questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
At this point in the season, you know how amazing living books are . . . but how can you fit them into your plans? Enter morning time! In this episode, the queen of morning time, Pam Barnhill, is coming on to share about this homeschooling game-changer.Key TakeawaysMorning time is the best time of the day! It's about connections, efficiency, and quick wins. Morning time is a great time to add in living books on science. Morning time is also a good time to look at nature.Episode's Topics00:00 – Intro 01:27 – What is morning time?02:57 – How did Pam find morning time?03:56 – What does morning time look like in Pam's house?05:37 – How does morning time help us with science?08:16 – How Pam helps with morning time10:00 –  How Elemental Science can help with living books and scienceEpisode LinksFull TranscriptYour Morning Basket WebsiteGot questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
What does it look like to use living books for elementary science? In this episode, we'll be chatting about what you need for elementary science and what it looks like when you use a living book as your main source of information.Key TakeawaysLiving books are definitely excellent tools we can use to accomplish the goals for elementary science. Remember, with living books, we're creating a relationship with the knowledge. So we want these narrations and these written and notebook pages to be a personal record of what the student has learned. For the first three days you're reading and writing and you're doing, you're getting those three keys done. Then if you want to add in extra projects, you can do those on the next two days.Episode's Topics00:00 – Intro 00:56 – Your goals for elementary science01:49 – What you need to do during the week03:31 – Day 1 (Read and Write)06:22 – Day 2 (Rinse and Repeat)07:22 – Day 3 (Hands-on Science)09:07 – Day 4 & 5 (Optional Extras)10:17 – If you listen to nothing else, this is the part to hear11:10 –  How Elemental Science can help with living books and scienceEpisode LinksFull TranscriptThree Keys to Teaching Science The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 1: ZoologyGot questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
Let's chat about living books and science! In this episode of the Tips for Homeschool Science podcast, we'll be discussing what to look for in a living book for science, how you can use these books, and a few suggestions for you to check out!  Key TakeawaysYou want a living book to pull the reader in such a way that they don't even realize that they're learning about science.We can use living books as a resource that we add on to our current science program to add a little bit more interest. Or we can use living books as our main spine or main source of information for science.However you choose to use living books for science, you can't go wrong! You are creating an interest and a passion in this subject within your students by using these resources. Episode's Topics00:00 – Intro 00:34 – What to look for in a living book for science02:06 – How to use a living book for science05:27 – Recommendations for the preschool years06:20 – Recommendations for the elementary years07:13 – Recommendations for the middle school years08:18 – Recommendations for the high school years09:08 – If you listen to nothing else, this is the part to hear09:56 –  How Elemental Science can help with living books and scienceEpisode LinksFull TranscriptLiving Books for Science List Sassafras ScienceGot questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
Season 10 of the Tips for Homeschool Science podcast is here! This season will be all about living books and science. In this episode, we'll be discussing what living books are with Charlotte Mason education expert, Leah Boden, the Modern Miss Mason.Key TakeawaysA traditional education spoon-feeds. A Charlotte Mason education ask of the child, "Why don't you contribute?"Living books help our kids to form relationships with knowledge.If a book is full of facts and pictures, it's not a living book.Episode's Topics00:00 – Intro 01:23 – Who was Charlotte Mason?04:05 – The single most important idea from her education philosophy06:35 – What is a living book? 10:57 – Tips for picking living books12:40 – How you discuss living books with our kids.19:33 – Leah's living books for science, plus a glimpse at how they handled science24:52 – Leah's new book - The Modern Miss Mason.31:20 –  How Elemental Science can help with living books and scienceEpisode LinksFull TranscriptThe Modern Miss Mason WebsiteLeah Boden's InstagramGot questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
Welcome to the final episode in season 9 of the Tips for Homeschool Science podcast! In this episode, we'll be discussing how classical science compares to traditional science and a few of the benefits we have found from doing classical science.Key TakeawaysThe classical student won’t follow the traditional model, but you can rest assured that they will be prepared for what’s ahead.We found that classical education allowed us to dig deep into an area of science to come up with questions that our student had.The way that classical education approaches science already has the foundation of success already woven into a plan for science.Episode's Topics00:00 – Intro 00:20 – Traditional Science versus Classical Science01:51 – Our Experience (at least part of it) 03:33 – Three Benefits of Classical Science06:12 – Wrapping it up07:00 – How Elemental Science can helpEpisode LinksFull Transcript - Which is better traditional science or classical science? {Season 9, Episode 116}Got questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
Welcome to episode 5 in season 9 of the Tips for Homeschool Science podcast! In this episode, we'll be discussing rhetoric stage science - your goals, the tools, and how to put it all together.Key TakeawaysThe goals for the rhetoric stage student will be to teach them how to learn and apply the principles of science to what they see in front of them. I'm going to suggest that the level of rigor will be dependent upon what your student wants to do in the future. We can do this through textbooks with experiments, through events and science, through exams, and then we can also have them do in-depth research projects and in-depth science projects that can enhance what they are learning. Episode's Topics00:00 – Intro 00:26 – What is a rhetoric stage student?03:04 – Your goals for rhetoric stage science03:46 – How hard should rhetoric stage science be?04:36 – The main tools for rhetoric stage science08:07 – The optional tools for rhetoric stage science09:21 – A model week of rhetoric stage science10:13 – Wrapping it up11:03 – How Elemental Science can helpEpisode LinksFull Transcript - What should rhetoric stage science look like? {Season 9, Episode 115}Got questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
Welcome to episode 4 in season 9 of the Tips for Homeschool Science podcast! In this episode, we'll be discussing logic stage science - your goals, the tools, and how to put it all together.Key TakeawaysThe goals of logic stage science are to capitalize on the student's need to know why and continue to feed them with scientific information. Science fair projects are a great tool for our kids to see the scientific method from start to finish and our logic students really benefit from that experience because it's helping them to think critically and to organize the information. Look at all the tools, all 7 of them, as options you as a classical educator can use.Episode's Topics00:00 – Intro 00:50 – What is a logic stage student? 03:15 – Your goals for logic stage science 03:59 – The main tools for logic stage science07:54 – A case for the science fair project 09:17 – The optional tools for logic stage science12:31 – A model week of logic stage science13:45 – Wrapping it up 15:00 – How Elemental Science can helpEpisode LinksFull Transcript - What should logic stage science look like? {Season 9, Episode 114}Writing in Science - Elementary Years and Middle SchoolThe Complete Writer: Writing with Ease by Susan Wise BauerThe Science Fair ProjectGot questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
Welcome to episode 3 in season 9 of the Tips for Homeschool Science podcast! In this episode, we'll be discussing grammar stage science - your goals, the tools, and how to put it all together.Key TakeawaysThe goals of grammar stage science are to spark an interest and build a foundation for the future.For the grammar stage, you need to have the three keys - do, read, and write - plus, you can add projects and memory work.We want what we do for science, what we read about in science, and what we write down in science to all relate.Episode's Topics00:32 – What is the grammar stage02:04 – Your goals for grammar stage science02:26 – The tools for grammar stage science05:08 – The key to putting the pieces together05:40 – A model week of grammar stage science07:06 – A quick word about kindergarten07:44 – Wrapping it upEpisode LinksFull Transcript - What should grammar stage science look like? {Season 9, Episode 113}Living Books - Inspiring your students to love science with living booksGot questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
Welcome to episode 2 in season 9 of the Tips for Homeschool Science podcast! In this episode, we'll be addressing whether a plan for classical science can be rigorous or not.Key TakeawaysAt its core, a rigorous, or a strong, science foundation is going to have three things each week - doing, reading, and writing.You'll have those three keys in a well-balanced way. A strong plan for science will start early and build upon that foundation throughout the years - sound familiar? That's exactly what classical education calls for.Episode's Topics01:00 - What makes a plan for science strong? 02:28 - What else makes science strong? 03:31 - Science and classical education 04:44 - Grammar and logic stage (quick look) 06:08 - Wrapping it upEpisode LinksFull Transcript - Is classical science weak? {Season 9, Episode 112}Got questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
Welcome to season 9 of the Tips for Homeschool Science podcast! In this episode, we'll be sharing the basics of classical education and how science fits into that model.Key TakeawaysThe heartbeat of classical education is to teach our students to think critically and to know how to learn.In classical education, there are stages or cycles of learning that every student goes through. In each stage, you are teaching to the student's strengths. Episode's Topics01:16 - My history with classical education and homeschool science02:50 - What is classical education04:14 - The stages of classical education05:24 - Science and classical education06:36 - The four-year cycle08:03 - Wrapping it up08:37 - A look at Season 9Episode LinksFull Transcript - What is classical education? {Season 9, Episode 111}Got questions? Email support@elementalscience.com or connect with us on the web: Instagram - @elementalscience Website - https://elementalscience.com/ Read this far? THANK YOU! Please help us get the word out by REVIEWING this podcast, by SUBSCRIBING to this podcast, and by SHARING this podcast with your homeschooling friends. We would REALLY appreciate it!
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The monthly tips are great!

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