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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

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

The Benefits of Debate

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

A Reason for Reading

Classical Education

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

Character Matters for Kids

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

Narration Beats Tests

Montessori Math

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

Laptop Homeschool

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

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

Phonics the Montessori Way

Shakespeare Camp

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

How to Win the Geography Bee

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Myth of the Teenager

The Charlotte Mason Method

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

Critical Thinking and Logic

Teaching Blends

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Combining Work and Homeschool

Teach Your Children to Work

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

Getting Organized Part 3

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

The History of Public Education

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

University Model Schools

The Gift of a Mentor

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

AP Courses At Home

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Who Needs the Prom?

I Was an Accelerated Child

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Start a Nature Notebook

Bears in the House

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Discover Your Child's Learning Style