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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 History of Public Education

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Getting Organized Part 3

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

Phonics the Montessori Way

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

The Benefits of Debate

Teach Your Children to Work

Combining Work and Homeschool

Shakespeare Camp

How to Win the Geography Bee

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Teaching Blends

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

Narration Beats Tests

Myth of the Teenager

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

University Model Schools

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Laptop Homeschool

A Reason for Reading

The Gift of a Mentor

I Was an Accelerated Child

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

The Charlotte Mason Method

Classical Education

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

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

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Bears in the House

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

Start a Nature Notebook

Montessori Math

Critical Thinking and Logic

Character Matters for Kids

Who Needs the Prom?

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

AP Courses At Home

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!