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100 Amazing Homeschool Ideas for Architectural Engineering
Do you have a kid who is fascinated with architecture? Click now to find amazing ideas and resources to include Architectural Engineering in your homeschool.
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Top 10 Online LEGO Classes your Kids will Love
LEGO ® bricks continue to inspire curious and creative minds to build more, do more and learn more. With the recent addition of robotics to the LEGO ® bricks line-up of toys it’s truly amazing what our kids can learn to do. That’s why learning with LEGO bricks is a great way for kids to explore educational ideas from STEM to history, literature and more. The digital age continues to grow as a requirement in many career fields. As homeschooling parents we want to be sure we are staying ahead of the cutting edge curve and preparing our homeschool children to be able to compete in the job market in their future. By…
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How to Foster Creativity in Gifted Children
Creativity can be a natural for many gifted children. Some seem to be born with an innate ability to draw, paint, build, or express ideas in a creative way. That said, creativity is also a skill than can be developed. In fact, creativity is a skill that parents can foster within their gifted children. The key is finding what your child is interested in, and then, providing them opportunity to explore that interest in creative ways. By fostering creativity within your gifted child, you can help them mature emotionally, mentally and socially. Allowing them to explore and create their own creative interests can also help them to build confidence. Creative…
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10 MORE Ways to Study the Periodic Table of Elements
Science can be dry and boring. Or, it can be an exciting hands-on adventure. And the periodic table is no exception. Oh sure, that table is full of what could be dull facts that can make many the student’s head swirl with boredom. But, that table also contains a lot of fascinating information. I wrote previously about 10 cool ways to study the periodic table and it’s become one of the most searched out posts on my site. There are some cool ideas there and you should really check it out. But first, I decided to bring you another 10 ways to study the periodic table. This post contains affiliate…
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10 Fun STEM Experiments that You Can Do Today
Children have a natural curiosity. And, STEM experiments allow a child to explore their curiosities in hands-on ways. It takes learning out of the textbooks and puts it in the forefront of a child’s mind. Asking a simple question and allowing a child to hypothesize the answer ignites a sense of curiosity. By asking a simple question and allowing a child to hypothesize the answer you can ignite that sense of curiosity. Through experimentation, they learn to answer their own questions and discover results. It’s a simple way to teach the scientific method. I’ve gathered 10 fun STEM experiments that can do today using simple items found around your home…
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6 STEM Gifts for Smart Kid Middle Schoolers
If you’ve been around Great Peace Academy before you know my son loves all things science, technology, engineering, art, and math. In other words he loves STEM activities. Below I’m sharing 6+ STEM gifts for kids who are enthralled by these areas of learning. His mind is constantly active and it’s hard even for him to fall asleep at night because he’s always thinking about engineering, or drawing something. Even when he’s processing an activity he’s whistling, humming, snapping his fingers in rhythm because his active, creative mind simply must have an outlet for the many prolific thoughts that are zooming through his brain at any given moment. Finding something…
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10 Online Coding Resources for Kids to Learn Computer Code
The digital age is here and we need to be preparing our kids to speak the language of computing, coding. Most likely, whether we’ve taught it to them or not, they have a decent understanding of it all by just being around computers their entire lives. Looking forward to their adulthood we must recognize that computers, and coding of computers will play a very important role in their ability to hold and keep a job. With computers being used from everything from point of sale, to scheduling apps, personal files, photo storage, to automotive computerized systems. The reality is that regardless of what profession someone may intend to go into, computers…
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Ideas for Teaching STEM utilizing a 3d Pen in Homeschool
My son is fascinated by all things STEM, throw in art and he’s over the moon excited. Which is why I’ve been working to figure out how to utilize a 3D pen in homeschool to encourage his active mind to explore STEM in many aspects. No doubt my son is fascinated by engineering, which means that science, technology and math are at the forefront of his mind throughout the day. Oh, he’s not specifically separating out those various fields in his mind, to him, all are necessary when engineering anything. Take Da Vinci for example. His notebooks contain hundreds of sketches that encompass science, technology, engineering and math in all of…
