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Janice VanCleave

Janice VanCleave


Columnist for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Janice VanCleave is the author of fifty-two science experiment books for kids and educators. She is currently creating a homeschool section on her science website and invites you to visit her website and make suggestions for topics you'd like to see on her site, scienceprojectideasforkids.com.


Homeschooling Articles by Janice VanCleave

How Joints Work Build a model elbow!

Walk Like a Bug How bugs walk without stepping on their own toes.

Buoyancy Why a metal boat floats, but a metal ball sinks.

Flies on the Ceiling How do flies walk on the ceiling and what is it like to walk upside down?

Water from Gases How can we get liquid by combining two gases?

Meteorites What happens when a meteor strikes the earth?

Daylight Savings Discover how daylight savings time works!

Time4Learning U of Nebraska-Lincoln ISHS

Popular Articles

The Charlotte Mason Method

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

AP Courses At Home

University Model Schools

Getting Organized Part 3

How to Win the Geography Bee

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

The Gift of a Mentor

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

Critical Thinking and Logic

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Character Matters for Kids

Narration Beats Tests

Bears in the House

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

I Was an Accelerated Child

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

The History of Public Education

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

What We Can Learn from the Homeschooled 2002 National Geography Bee Winners

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Start a Nature Notebook

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Teach Your Children to Work

Laptop Homeschool

The Benefits of Debate

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Combining Work and Homeschool

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

Who Needs the Prom?

A Reason for Reading

Phonics the Montessori Way

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Classical Education

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

Teaching Blends

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Montessori Math

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

Myth of the Teenager

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

Shakespeare Camp

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?