Ep 21 - How to create an effective plan for homeschool science

What should your plan for homeschool science include? Are there essentials things that you shouldn’t miss? And if so, how often should you do those things? In this episode of the Tips for Homeschool Science Show, we are going to chat about how you can create an effective plan for homeschool science! **The Highlights** Whether you write your own plans from scratch, mix and match programs for a custom plan, or purchase an open and go program, these three steps will help you to create an effective plan for homeschool science! 1. Determine your goals. >What do I have to prepare my student for? >What do I want to instill in my student about science? >Is there anything that I must teach my student? 2. Research for materials. >What do you want to study? >What type of materials do you want to use? >Will you buy or get from the library? 3. Plan for each week to include the three keys for teaching science. >Performing hands-on scientific tests >Gathering information from science-related readings >Recording what the student is learning **Additional Research** Visit https://elementalscience.com/blogs/podcast/21 to see the links to the following articles: >The Three Keys to Teaching Science >100 Useful Items for your Science Supply Cabinet >50+ Books We Love to Use to Teach Science at Home Don't want to create your own plans for homeschool science? Use the following episode to help decide which curriculum is best for your family: >Four Steps for Choosing your Science Curriculum {Episode 5}