by Aurora Lipper | Feb 25, 2017 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
Aurora is also a part of the Central Coast Astronomical Society, and she arranged for the club to have a special tour of the Stanford Linear Accelerator on January 26, 2017. Here’s a report from a club member about the trip: The Central Coast Astronomy...
by Aurora Lipper | Feb 9, 2017 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
First discovered in 1886 by Hans Heinrich Landolt, the iodine clock reaction is one of the best classical chemical kinetics experiments. Here’s what to expect: Two clear solutions are mixed. At first there is no visible reaction, but after a short time, the liquid...
by Aurora Lipper | Feb 1, 2017 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
Did you know that supercooled liquids need to heat up in order to freeze into a solid? It’s totally backwards, I know…but it’s true! To supercool a liquid, you slowly and carefully bring down the temperature to below the normal freezing point...
by Aurora Lipper | Feb 18, 2014 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
If you don’t have the patience to do multiplication on paper for every single math problem that comes your way, then you’ll really enjoy this math lesson! You’ll be able to multiply one and two digit numbers in your head, which you’ll be able to use when checking your...
by Aurora Lipper | Feb 11, 2014 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
Light is energy, and it can be defined by four things: intensity (how bright), frequency (or wavelength), polarization (the direction of the electric field), and phase (time shift). We’re going to look at different ways to produce light as well as its properties....
by Aurora Lipper | Feb 4, 2014 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
When it’s too hard to count ‘em up and too much time to calculate, it’s time to guesstimate the answer. I use this technique all the time to “ball park” my answer so I know if I’ve made a mistake with my final answer. Download the student worksheet that goes...
