I met a fellow homeschool mother several months ago in that cool cyber location known as Facebook. She had recently begun her home educating journey with her two children. Shelli had joined some of the same local Facebook homeschool related pages I was on and I believe many of us realized quite quickly that she was a BIG Science Nerd. I say that completely lovingly too. As a result of meeting her in cyber world(and later in person), I began reading her burgeoning blog called The Heathen Homeschooler and you should check it out. While Shelli and I have totally different views on young/old Earth and other things like religion and creation, she is a joy to know and I have gleaned a new found interest for all things Science. Shameless plug here for her Facebook page too ;-)
Whilst on this journey of rediscovering Science, I have come across some really amazing and other downright fun websites and Facebook pages. One such find has been the Instant Egghead video series on Youtube. Instant Egghead is done by the magazine Scientific American. The videos are not only educational, but entertaining and short enough that even the most non-precociously blessed child will sit and watch them. Try this one about what happens to our bodies after death and tell me you aren't drawn in.
Another really neat one is Science Dump. Look at the amazing things we humans can do with advances in Science; this woman, with a rare medical condition, got a new skull as a result of science.
And one of my favorites(which I have known about for years)goes along with my earlier blog entry on the Horrible Histories series, is Horrible Science. We have been collecting the books for as many years as we have the HH ones by Terry Deary. Talk about a fun read and a great website. Sadly, because Horrible Science is also a European venture, finding the books and Science Kits here in the US is pretty darn tough. I tend to grab all ours at, yep, you guessed it, used book sales and thrift stores.
Regardless of your belief system, Science has a place in the world for us all. Get outside and take a walk, go bird watching, dig in the dirt, garden, visit your local Science Center, anything, just go do it.
