Parent Session: How to Use e-Science with your Kids

HOMESCHOOLERS! Are you new to Supercharged Science?

Join Aurora for a LIVE Parent Class to learn how to use the Supercharged Science Curriculum with your kids!

FOR THE MAIN CURRICULUM:

NEW THIS YEAR: Aurora will be teaching two days of live classes: Mondays and Tuesdays each week. On Tuesday, she will also assign a longer project/design activity due on Sunday evening. That way, students can use the rest of the week to work on their projects and be ready for a new concept the upcoming Monday.

Live classes are available to watch on Facebook, Youtube and Zoom. (Students are not posted to social media, you will only be able to see Aurora for the entire class.)

INCLUDING MORE: This year, you will notice Aurora taking time to include more MATH along with the SCIENCE lessons so students can really see how to use those math skills in the real world. This will show up when they set up their experiments, how they measure to take data, and using math to analyze their results.

Students will be creating their own lab worksheets and data tables to match their experiments.

Aurora will also be posting recommended books for READING and amazing HISTORICAL experiments and scientists that you can read up on make a more comprehensive, rich learning experience for your students. You will be able to use these along with the WRITING and SPELLING resources she will include in the workbook downloads for each month.

MORE SCIENCE: Last year, Aurora taught live science classes three days a week. Those recordings are available. Go to https://www.sciencelearningspace2.com... and look further down the page. Remember, these were bonus classes in addition to the Topics that are already available in the online science curriculum.

ALSO NEW is the PARENT SUPPORT on Thursdays. Parents can join Aurora LIVE in a special class. These are fun and supportive for our homeschooling community. Here’s the one from The most recent Thursday was an Academic Year Homeschool Planning Session. 

See you soon!


Welcome to our Chemistry Class!

Your kids will do a number of ultra-cool experiments including:

  • Make a Chemical Rainbow (like in the picture)
  • Creating glowing silly putty
  • Growing dinosaur toothpaste
  • Making liquid freeze by actually heating it up!

Plus, they will learn about the 5 states of matter (the first 3 are solid, liquid and gas). Plus discover supercooling, chemical kinetics, phase shifts, atoms, molecules, chemical reactions, and much more! 

Material List for Experiments

• Aluminum pie plate
• Bowl
• Clear glue or white glue
• Disposable cups
• Goggles & gloves
• Hydrogen peroxide
• Liquid soap
• Popsicle sticks
• Scissors or pliers
• Sodium tetraborate (also called “Borax”)
• Water bottle
• Yeast
• Yellow highlighter

We will be doing experiments during class. If you do not have materials, you can still fully participate (have on hand a pencil and paper). See you in class!

During class, you can either fill out the worksheet, OR if that’s too stressful or a hassle, just set it aside and fill it out after class is over so you can enjoy watching the class.


Answer key is on the last page, so put it in a place where you won’t be tempted to peek at the answers until after you’ve given it your best shot.

 


We're kicking off our Academic Year with a WHOLE WEEK of hands-on SCIENCE!

Join Aurora for a full week of science!
 
Mon. August 2 - Fri. August 6
10:00 AM Pacific | 1:00 PM Eastern
 
Sign up here:
 
Aurora will be teaching FIVE DAYS of Live, Interactive Science Classes for K-12
 
This is the kick off for our Academic Year! Aurora will keep your kids learning science, math, engineering and technology courses ALL YEAR LONG, and she starts by doing a full week of hands-on science lessons!
 
Classes are 30 minutes long with Q&A and Design Challenges so students can go at their own pace and doing their work INDEPENDENTLY, long after the live class session ends. Kids of ALL AGES are invited to attend.
 
Try it now FREE! The full week of hands-on science starts Monday Aug 2nd!
 
Aurora wants to help you create a rich learning environment for your kids. 
 
During the year, she will teach the science, math, and engineering concepts to your kids in a way that allows them to discover and explore their world in a meaningful way. Your kids will enjoy learning in a unique hands-on education style direct from a real scientist and engineer.
 
Next week's WEEK OF SCIENCE is a free sample so you can test drive her program to see if it's a good fit for your family. It's also the first week of our Live Class Schedule program for the Academic Year 2021-22.
 
Aurora has two important goals: to give your kids the CONFIDENCE to explore their world, and the TOOLS so they know how to do SCIENCE when they get there.
 
Sign up (it's free) for our Supercharged Science Week and download your Science Lab Workbook and get ready for a week of amazing science projects!
 
http://www.superchargedscience.com/science
 
See you soon!
 

Setting up the Learning Environment

Over the summer, I take time to look at what went well with our homeschooling space, and what we've outgrown or didn't really use. We take down all the artwork on the walls, save all the finished work, and stock up the drawers with new supplies of pencils, paper and paints. Would you like a talk-through tour of our homeschooling space as I get it ready for fall for my family? I feel that our space is neat and cozy, but for us, it's not so over-the-top organized, color-coordinated or kept in such a state of perfection that the kids don't feel comfortable working in it. It works for us, so enjoy and have fun in our home!

Join me for a Parent Planning Session!



If you feel overwhelmed, disorganized, and a bit directionless when you think about your child’s education, this help session for parents may be just the ticket!

Planning is one of those things that we all know we need to do, but few people actually take the time to do it, and I mean do it well enough so that it actually works. It’s the backbone structure that guides your actions throughout the year, something in place so you can feel great about your child’s progress by the end of the year.

If you want to hit your target, you’ve got to have a plan that you’ll actually stick to. My goal for us during this planning session is to eliminate the headache, hassle and feeling bad about it (“it” being no having a plan, not sticking to one, or anything else that you don’t feel good about when it comes to education with your child).

I want you to walk away with a neat-and-organized feeling, a sense of peace and ease, and a big smile. That’s my personal goal in holding this session. I want you to feel lighter, happier, and excited for the school year to start.

This session isn’t for everyone, it’s only for folks that would like to do a personal planning session with me. I am going to walk you through how I plan out my year, how I figure out how to reach my academic goals for four different children, and answer your questions along the way.

Aurora will be joined by Astronomer Brian P Cox for a live session in how to use binoculars for astronomy!

Many people don't even realize that hey have an amazing object right at their fingertips - the Moon! If you participated in Dr Coombs Moon Tour Presentation, you already noticed the spectacular views you can get using a small telescope or a set of binoculars.

The Moon is a fantastic object to practice on, because it's easy to find but there's enough detail that once you get started, you'll find yourself reaching for a Moon Map to try to spot and identify the different features.

Even if you don't own any binoculars, we'll guide you through how to pick a good pair for stargazing.

My personal favorites:

For Kids: Cometron by Celestron
For Adults: Orion UltraViews

This special class is scheduled during our Summer Astronomy Week: June 28 - July 2. More details coming soon!

Download a Moon Map from NASA here.


Guess what? We have a SPECIAL GUEST just for Supercharged Science students! You’ll get to learn about volcanoes in our Solar System with NASA Scientist Dr. Rosaly Lopes!



We were originally going to do this class when we studied volcanoes in May, but everyone’s schedule was too full, so we rescheduled this presentation/interview for summer.


Dr. Rosaly Lopes, a volcanologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), began her college studies in astrophysics but was soon inspired to study volcanoes on Earth and in space. She knew from when she was seven years old that she wanted to be an astronaut and work for NASA.


Her first job at JPL was with the Galileo spacecraft that flew by Venus to study the volcanic features of Jupiter’s moon Io. She has worked on the Cassini mission to Saturn studying data captured by Cassini about the moon Titan.
By studying volcanoes in space, we can better understand volcanoes on Earth because other planets have other variations like different gravitational fields and atmospheres.


Dr Lopes has visited over 50 volcanoes and has written seven books including a guidebook that describes every volcano on our planet.
Students will be able to ask questions and interact with Dr. Lopes through a special class presentation!


You can read more about her here:
https://science.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Lopes/
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/people/119/rosaly-lopes/


No kidding! With this advanced experiment, you’ll be able to show your friends this super-cool magic show chemistry trick with very little fuss (once you get the hang of it).


On March 14 at 1:59pm, folks from all over the world celebrate “Pi Day” with games, activities, and pie-eating contests. Here are my best resources for showing kids how pi shows up in the real world and also how to learn about pi in a way that not only makes sense but isn’t flat boring.


Pi (p) is a number slightly greater than 3 that shows up when you divide the circumference of a circle by its diameter, no matter what size the circle is. It also shows up in other shapes like spheres, ellipses, cylinders, and cones as well as unusual places like summation series, number theory, probability, bell curves, and the Fibonacci series.


I’ve prepared two different versions that you can access, and each comes with its own video. If this is your first time encountering “pi”, then start with the first one. Otherwise, jump in to the full version and have fun!


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Over the years, I’ve collected quite a stash of activity sheets and games for kids from other sources. I don’t know where they all came from, so please respect their copyright information on the sheet itself when you share with others.