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.
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
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
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
Documentary: Ghost of the Mountains
The Magic School Bus series - K-3 cartoon that explores different science topics
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
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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