Comments on: Homeschool high school – What is a lab science?

By: Lee

Lee — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:56:25 +0000

Science IS required for admission by almost all colleges. Some colleges allow some flexibility, and others are more specific about the types of science or the lab experiences they require.

Most colleges also require 3-4 years of math – as possible for the student. Some colleges allow some flexibility on WHAT math you teach, and others are more specific, and want to see Algebra 2 or Pre-calculus.

Here is an article that may help you think about math:
http://www.thehomescholar.com/blog/why-is-math-important/22/

Blessings,
Lee

By: edutext

edutext — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:20:43 +0000

I’m quite surprised that science isn’t required by more universities, because it’s probably the most wide covering subject studied. Only basic maths is ever needed in a regular job (and not even that anymore) and obviously English is important but science covers a lot more of what we actually understand in life.

By: Angie

Angie — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:06:32 +0000

Food Chemistry is a great way to get some chemistry into our students. I love the Magic School Bus series that deal with more aspects of science. We need to think more out of the box when describing life experiences that have taught our students more than what can be taught in less than 170 hours in a classroom setting…

Describing a child’s passion in terms of what they have learned is a much better approach to science. Observations, experiments and the all important recapping of their experiences in a written form are excellent ways of accomplishing lab work.

By: Selina

Selina — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:27:46 +0000

JW,
Your idea sounds like a good one but, fresh road kill is NOT a great idea. You could actually get rabies from them. You have probably already thought about that since posting this. You can read more at this site.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/32131.html

By: Sandy

Sandy — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:09:21 +0000

We dissected a snake the cat left dead in the front yard. We broke apart a cheap razor and used sewing pins in a cardboard mat. Not the best methods but for a 9 year old he was thrilled. Luckily I had dissected dogs, cats, etc in college so I was past being squeamish.

By: Lee Binz

Lee Binz — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:06:23 +0000

Sharon,
I’ll answer your question in a future blog post, but the answer is yes!
Blessings,
Lee

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:06:08 +0000

Would a Nature Study count as a lab science? My girls are neither one interested in science – one is going into music, the other film production. We’re doing biology now, and I suspect we’ll either do chemistry or physics, but the thought of doing both is a little…exhausting to thing of to my two non-science-centered girls.

And another question…would earth science count as a lab science? We covered astronomy, weather, etc., oceanography, etc. and built lots of weather forecasting items and built a telescope to study the stars.

Thanks!
Sharon

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:29:30 +0000

Dear Leticia,
Great question! I just answered that question today with another mom, too! The answer is no, it won’t mess them up on the PSAT, SAT, or ACT. There are hardly ever questions that are very specific, only some passing references to “Billions of years ago…” Not enough to really affect a score, and most homeschoolers are savvy enough to answer correctly anyway. I’ll blog post on that topic later, though. It’s interesting!
Blessings,
Lee

By: Leticia Barnes

Leticia Barnes — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:26:03 +0000

I just had a thought about science and testing. I have always taught science through a Christian perspective. Is that going to mess them up with sat testing?

By: J W

J W — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:58:41 +0000

Fresh roadkill is great for dissection, and it’s free. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to convince my husband of that He hasn’t yet let me bring anything dead home except a salmon a fisherman gave me