If you've been reading this blog for any length of time, you will know that I primarily teach my children using history unit studies, until they are ready to steer their own learning. History allows me to cover pretty much every subject under the sun. This exposes them to many learning experiences and allows me…
Category: Scientist Study
Aristarchus Homeschool Lesson
In this Aristarchus Homeschool Lesson, you will learn about Aristotle's geocentric model of the universe and why Aristarchus did not think it was correct. Aristarchus was a scientist ahead of his time. His heliocentric theory, that the earth was not the centre of the universe, and that rather the earth orbited the sun, would not…
Ancient Times Scientist Study: Pythagoras (c.570BC – c. 495 BC)
Whenever I think of Pythagoras, my mind immediately turns to Pythagoras' theory on triangles. I was pleasantly surprised when I began reading out from the text book to discover that Pythagoras was so much more than just his theory. I used the Science in the Ancient World as my main source of information, as well…
Ancient Times Scientist Study: Thales
Welcome to a new series of posts about scientists in the ancient world. I will be starting out this series with a Scientist Study on Thales. Thales is thought to have been the man who began the study of science as we know it. His whole life was spent answering the question of why things…
Scientist Study: Watson and Crick
Crick and Watson were 20th century scientists accredited (with help from Franklin and Wilkins) for discovering the structure of DNA (DeoxyriboNucleic Acid), one of the most significant discoveries of that century. The three men were awarded a nobel prize for discovering the 'secret of life'. Franklin had died and so missed out, even though it…