Science

 Computer Science

Download PYTHON for free (pick Mac or Windows)

Raspberry Pi - mini computer created for students

A Beginner's Guide to Coding (by Marc Scott)

Creative Coding in Python (by Sheena Vaidyanathan)

Raspberry Pi for Kids (Dummies series, by Richard Wentk)

Coding Projects in Python - this book actually explains things very well.  It includes the exact code you need to write games, etc.

www.ozobot.com

OzoBlockly (software to program the Ozobot)

Dash Robot (programmable robot made for younger children)

Tinkercad - 3D design software online and free - uses online CAD - lots of YouTube tutorials on how to use this software

BLINK Learn to Solder Kits - these are wonderful.  Good quality and they work


Science Curricula

Simple Studies Charlotte Mason Guides

Scientific Connections through Inquiry - Brand new and all of the levels are not out yet, K-8

The Good and Beautiful science units (k-8)

https://www.apologia.com/shop  K-12 science curriculum

https://bereanbuilders.com/ecomm/  K-12 science curriculum

https://gravitaspublications.com  K-8 science curriculum

https://noeoscience.com K-8 science curriculum

https://novarescienceandmath.com  High School science curriculum

https://topscience.org K-12 science packets taught by topic/project-based

https://www.explorationeducation.com 4th-high school, Physical Science, hands-on

https://eequalsmcq.com  Middle school/high school science curricula

Sassafras Science - K-5 science curricula.  I am totally enamored with this program

https://elementalscience.com  K-12 science curricula (makers of Sassafras Science)

Summer's Lab - K-1st science (makers of Sassafras Science)

Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding - this seems like a K-8 discovery-based, hands-on science curriculum

https://guesthollow.com - literature-based science curriculum, K-12

https://www.masterbooks.com/homeschool-curriculum/subject/science  K-12 science curriculum

https://scienceshepherd.com - Middle school/high school curriculum

Memoria Press Science - All ages classical science curriculum

https://thehomeschoolscientist.com

Derek Owens Physics and Physical Science - taught online, high school

Beautiful Feet's History of Science - 3rd-7th/8th

Beautiful Feet's History of the Horse - 4th - 6th/7th

Ambleside Online - this is an all-encompassing K-12 curriculum that follows the Charlotte Mason method.  If you click on each individual year, you can see their recommendations for living science books


Science Kits/Stores

https://www.homesciencetools.com/science-curriculum-kits/ - sells everything you need to do science labs at home

https://www.rainbowresource.com/category/6880/Magic-School-Bus-Science-Kits.html  Magic School Bus science kits - K-5

https://store.thamesandkosmos.com/collections/science-kits

Electricity Science Kit

https://www.zometool.com


Resources, website, etc

Planet Earth I and II (incredible documentary series with David Attenborough)

Merlin Bird ID app by Cornell University - this app is amazing

The Sky Live - plug in your location and this website gives location/time for astronomical events in the sky

Physics Experiments - How-To - 10 pages worth of experiments from the Home Science Tools website

https://handbookofnaturestudy.com

Science with living books

Charlotte Mason Nature Study

Crash Course Science Courses - high school/college level videos covering several fields of science

An Incredible Thread on the WTM forums about using living books for high school PHYSICS

Another Thread on the WTM forums - living books for high school BIOLOGY

Stickied Thread from WTM forums - homeschooling high school PHYSICS

Stickied Thread from WTM forums - homeschooling high school CHEMISTRY

Stickied Thread from WTM forums - homeschooling high school BIOLOGY

https://www.real-world-physics-problems.com/mythbusters-physics.html

Mythbuster's Teacher's Guide - basically a list of episodes that focus on physical science

NASA Kid's Club

NASA STEM 

Documentary: Wings of Life

Documentary: Ghost of the Mountains

The Magic School Bus series - K-3 cartoon that explores different science topics

Documentary: Night on Earth

Documentary series: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey   (Old Earth/evolution content - high school age)

University of Colorado Boulder Projectile Simulator (physics)

Interactive Periodic Table from the Royal Society of Chemistry

Scale of the Universe - interactive tool

The Deep Sea - goes through the layers of the ocean

Hubble Telescope home page

Hubble Telescope Live 

NASA MicroObservatory

NASA Science at Home Activities


Books

The Story of Science Series by Joy Hakim

The Handbook of Nature Study in Color series

Beautiful Feet's Science Book Collection

The Quicksand Book (by Tomie DePaola) - early elementary

My Book of Rocks and Minerals (DK) - elementary

Tornadoes! by Gail Gibbons - elementary


Articles

https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/teach-classical-high-school-science/

https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/nature-study-in-a-nutshell/

https://sabbathmoodhomeschool.com/charlotte-mason-living-science/

https://www.steampoweredfamily.com/activities/stem-kits/


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