Before I became a mother, I was a Biology major. It was my dream to work as a forensic pathologist or with a Level 4 or 5 infectious disease. I loved the hands on appeal of lab classes; I even carried my own dissection kit.
Fast forward a few years. I had two babies and wound up earning my degree in a unrelated field. My dissection kit is up in the attic; the last lab I performed was mixing vinegar and baking soda. I long for the days of experiments and the Scientific Method. Then we decided to homeschool. Oh the things I plan to do! First we need a microscope:
If I had my way, I’d buy a fancy dissecting microscope that could pick up atoms from Saturn’s rings. But for now, we’ll settle for a handheld one:
There are all sorts of specimens you can purchase for dissection and observation through the mail. I don’t think my children are ready for dissection yet; but these may be just the thing for them:
There are so many kits out there now to raise your own living creatures: butterflies, ladybugs, ants, and frogs. We can even count Sea Monkeys. Those are real, right?
If the thought of animals or specimens in your house makes you a bit uneasy, you can always learn about them in magazines such as Zoobooks. Whatever you choose, the world of science is very exciting for a homeschooling family!
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I was never fond of science growing up – because I didn’t learn much about it in a fun way. My kids love science now! We’ve raised butterflies and ladybugs, dissected owl pellets, and designed so many of our own units about science. I would say it’s probably our favorite subject!
I was a lot like that as well. I read more than investigated. But now I love it all! I hope my kids love everything they learn. One can hope
My kids are HUGE science addicts! Mythbusters and Disney Science of Imagineering are their favorite things to watch. They also love science experiments!
I think I tried to get them to watch Mythbusters once.
I like the children’s microscope you have in this post…it looks vert inviting for a little one!
Hopefully not too inviting that they would want to play with it out of Mommy’s sight!
How fun! We are getting chickens, so we may be hatching our own chicks! And I also have two Mythbusters addicts. My sons are hooked on that show. We watch the seasons of it on Netflix online. They LOVE IT.
Oh how I want to raise chickens!