Science is much more than just learning facts and memorizing animals or planets. The study of Science involves using what you know and then thinking and reasoning from there.
When studying Science you start with what you already know - you know what ice looks like.
You ask questions and guess what will happen - I wonder how ice got to be like that or I wonder what will happen if I let it sit out.
Then you start experimenting and testing your guesses - leave ice sit on the counter and observe what happens.
You can write down what you did and what happened in a notebook.
Then you talk about and analyze what happened and why it happened.
When you do hands-on activities you are much more likely to remember what you learned and how you learned it. This helps you develop confidence and helps you learn how to solve problems.
You can start Science with young children, even. Boys, especially, tend to be interested in experiments and making observations. My 6 year old son loves doing Chemistry. To him, chemistry means putting baking soda in the drain and then pouring vinegar over it and watching the bubbles and fizzing. :))
Children naturally ask questions and wonder about the world around them. Encourage your children to wonder and ask questions and then help them find the answers to their questions. A walk around your neighborhood or a television show or documentary can promote plenty of questions.
You can use books to help you have a more structured program. You can use the internet to help enhance what you are already discussing. Don't try to do it all in a few years. Break down your study of Science over many years. Science can be broken down in to three areas - Physical Science, Earth Science, Life Science. If you take a few years for each area, then you will have more manageable bits of information to study. You can check my website below for more ideas and book recommendations for homeschool Science.
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Heidi Johnson enjoys helping people find resources to simplify and improve their lives.
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