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OK, you know me by now. I have as many math and science skills as I have organizational skills. I can add, subtract, and construct a dominant/recessive gene chart of the fruit fly (that has come in handy). Soooo … it’s asking a lot from me to discuss creative ways to teach math and science.
To some, math is drudgery; to others it’s fascinating, but either way math is essential in life, ie. making spending choices; working with a household budget, paying bills, buying groceries; getting a paycheck, paying taxes; cooking in the kitchen or building something in the shop. We won’t all necessarily work higher math equations, but we will spend most of our lives adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing.
Let’s move on to science. That’s a different beast. The world around us is all about science. Any children given the freedom from spending their days in a schoolroom can learn plenty. Here’s a sample: during a typical day at our house the kids might see our cat eat a squirrel, discover mold growing on leftovers in the fridge, examine bugs climbing on the screens, see a toad or snake in the grass, watch rain filling the puddles and creek near our house, find crawdads hiding under rocks, discover dust collecting on the TV screen, and endure fruit flies swarming our kitchen. That’s science. In fact, my kids have an awesome science tutor – GOD!
Throw in an Apologia textbook to increase your trivia game knowledge and you’ve got science nailed.
There you go. Expert advice from a non-expert … and you got it all for FREE!!
Be real,
Todd
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