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Three Science Project Mini E-books -from Homeschool Freebie of the Day; make an “Ocean in a Bottle”, a “Cartesian Diver Toy” and a “Tornado Simulator”.
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Free Online Science Seminars -sign up at  Homeschool Science Academy to get dates and times for free, live, 45 minute online seminars.

• “Anatomy and Physiology of the Pancreas”
• “SAT and ACT – What You Should Know”
• “Top 10 Academic Mistakes Homeschoolers Make – and How to Avoid Them”
• “There’s Life in the Blood”
• “So, You Want to be a Doctor – What it Takes Now and What to Expect”
• “How to do Well on Timed Tests”
• “But What About Socialization?”
• “What You (students) Can Learn From My TA’s.. the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”
• “What I’ve Learned from Human Cadavers.. about Life, Death, God, and Anatomy”
• “Working Toward Academic Excellence – A Practical and Biblical Guide”
• “Teaching the Sciences – 6th – 12th Grade”
• “Sports Scholarships for Homeschooled Students – How to Get Them”
• “Creation Clues – The Urge (to go) and Other Rarely Thought of Human Body Characteristics”

Space Exploration: The Moon

Launching to the Moon and Beyond Fun Pages -labeled drawings of the Ares rockets that will take astronauts to orbit and return them to the moon, a word search puzzle, maze, connect-the-dot puzzle and a cut-out Ares I rocket. From NASA for grades K-4.

On the Moon Educator Guide -from NASA for grades 3-12. This guide brings hands-on engineering and the adventure of space exploration to life for students and they will be challenged to design and build:

• An air-powered rocket.
• A shock-absorbing system that will protect two marshmallow “astronauts.”
• A rubber band-powered rover.
• A cardboard crane for maximum load-lifting ability.
• A paper cup modified so that it can carry a marble down a zip line and drop the marble onto a target.
• A solar hot water heater to cause the greatest rise in temperature.

Nature Study

Free Sample Pages of “Outdoor Secrets” -three story excerpt from a classic book of nature stories, “Outdoor Secrets” by Margaret P. Boyle. From Simply Charlotte Mason.

The Vikings

The Viking Empire Mini-Activity Study – includes links, printables and recipes. From Hands On Teaching Tips, available for the month of March.

Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry Lesson -printable “Give Me Liberty or Death” speech*and 12-page study guide, from Knowledge House.
*March 23, the anniversary of Patrick Henry’s famous speech.

Denese

Tags: American history, astronomy and space exploration, education freebies, nature, online classes, Science

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