by Aurora Lipper | Jan 28, 2014 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
You can’t just shine a flashlight through a lens and call it a laser, because the way a laser generates light is what makes it a laser in the first place. The word LASER is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Lasers are optical...
by Aurora Lipper | Jan 21, 2014 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
If you hate long division like I do, then this lesson will be very useful in showing you how to make the most out of your division tasks without losing sleep over it. It’s easy, quick, and a whole lot of fun! If you haven’t already mastered your multiplication tables,...
by Aurora Lipper | Dec 30, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
A meteoroid is a small rock that zooms around outer space. When the meteoroid zips into the Earth’s atmosphere, it’s now called a meteor or “shooting star”. If the rock doesn’t vaporize en route, it’s called a meteorite as soon as it whacks into the ground. The word...
by Aurora Lipper | Dec 23, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
Spectrometers are used in chemistry and astronomy to measure light. In astronomy, we can find out about distant stars without ever traveling to them, because we can split the incoming light from the stars into their colors (or energies) and “read” what they are made...
by Aurora Lipper | Dec 16, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
How do astronomers find planets around distant stars? If you look at a star through binoculars or a telescope, you’ll quickly notice how bright the star is, and how difficult it is to see anything other than the star, especially a small planet that doesn’t generate...
by Aurora Lipper | Dec 9, 2013 | Homeschool Science Curriculum Resources, Science Experiments
The Sun illuminates half of the Moon all the time. Imagine shining a flashlight on a beach ball. The half that faces the light is lit up. There’s no light on the far side, right? So for the Moon, which half is lit up depends on the rotation of the Moon. And which part...
