Deep Dive Into Three Famous Scientists From 250 BC to the 17th Century.
Do your best ideas come in the shower?
Do you ever know you are right, but no one will believe you?
Do your kids get grumpy when doing difficult science or math problems?
Then your family has something in common with these three very famous scientists!
In this course bundle, you will explore the life, history and greatest works of three famous and influential scientists of the Ancient Age to the Scientific Revolution.
Learn From The Past. Explore The Future.
Learn From The Past. Explore The Future.
After too many ‘family field trips’ to world-famous museums, I realized we were not well prepared for the level of knowledge and understanding of the people and places that made the museum famous.
I found my kids were either overwhelmed or uninterested in the exhibits. They didn’t have a good understanding of what they were looking at or interacting with. They struggled to connect science to its place in history. Fron a homeschool academic perspective, it often felt like a waste of time and money.
So I created these unit studies for us to use before, during, or after a museum visit. The kids responded with excitement and expectation of what they were going to see and experience on their next field trip.
In the process, I found the most delightful resources at museums to include in the Famous Scientist courses.
To get the most out of your Famous Scientist bundle, you will want to incorporate museum visits & science experiments. If that idea overwhelms you. You’ll want to think about using the Genius Guide to Home School Learning. It’s all about how to use the world as your textbook for science and history.
Learn From The Past. Explore The Future
A course bundle to help you explore the life & work of Archimedes, Galileo & Newton.
“Teaching science to older students can be daunting and a little scary. These lessons are done in a fun and easy way. I love the combination of history and science, plus the combination of online learning and hands-on exploration. I can’t wait for us to dig in on the next scientist!” ~ Dachelle at Hide The Chocolate.
12 Reasons your family will love the Famous Scientist Course Bundle.
- Self-paced, Digital, course.
- Perfect for ages 10+, so families can enjoy learning together.
- Classical and Charlotte Mason approach. The courses follow each scientist’s life rather than just looking at their most famous experiments and anecdotal stories.
- Thought-provoking resources: Guides, worksheets, and questions to help ‘unpack’ the big scientific and historical impact of each scientist.
- Accessible anywhere you have an internet connection.
- Interactive with quality videos, interactive games, online activities to make the lives and the science of these famous scientists super fun.
- Science Fair-worth projects and labs with complete instructions and lab sheets.
- Museum resources from international museums dedicated to the life and works of each scientist.
- Video to help students connect the people with the places these scientists called home.
- Lesson plans that are perfect for families that want to learn about important people and places before they travel to explore those places for themselves.
- Lesson plans that allow families to virtually explore the world around them without leaving their home.
- Enough course work to count toward both history & science course requirements.
All three ‘Let’s Study Famous Scientists’ unit studies, which use resources from world-famous science museums, can be combined into a one year study to help fulfill requirements for science coursework & lab credit.
Learn From The Past. Explore The Future
Each Unit study is chock full of:
- Educational videos,
- MP3 audio files,
- Printable worksheets,
- Online games, and interactives.
It is bursting with resources for ages middle & high school students.
Man has always learned from the past. After all, you can’t learn history in reverse! ~Archimedes
Archimedes was one of the most famous scientists in Ancient Greece during the Classical Age. Can you believe some of his greatest ideas came whilst taking a bath!?! Come On! You’re going to love the Let’s Study Archimedes course!
He is perhaps best known for being a great mathematician. Surprisingly, you’ll discover that you encounter his scientific contributions all the time in everyday modern life. Every time you take a bath, see how big a slash you can make jumping into the pool or doing geometry are just some of the places you encounter Archimedes.
There is much to learn about this amazing inventor and mathematician and his contribution to science in the Archimedes course. We will scratch the surface here and provide you with some ways to extend your learning and make it fun all at the same time.
What’s in the Let’s Study ArchimedesUnit Study?
- 6+ weeks of lessons (if done 2 days a week).
- Read & Discuss information about Archimedes’ life and greatest accomplishments.
- An Archimedes Timeline.
- Archimedes Fun Facts Quiz Cards: Quiz your self, play it with a friend or use it as a review game.
- A 5 fun, engaging experiments to learn more about Archimedes’ most famous inventions.
- 15 + videos offering about 6 hours (or more) of instruction.
- Information about museums dedicated to the life and work of Archimedes.
What’s so great about these Famous Scientist Unit Studies?
- Upper middle school students will enjoy the interactive elements and fun experiments.
- Parents will love that each unit study is a ‘stand-alone’ course. Add it in where it fits best with your curriculum to supplement a survey-style course.
- Interest-led, Classical, and Charlotte Mason models of teaching work nicely with these unit studies to complement your family’s education style.
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. ~Galileo
In The “Let’s Study Galileo” Unit Study You Will Find:
- 22 lessons including experiments. (I recommend doing this unit study 2 days a week.)
- Videos, MP3 audio files, printable worksheets, online games, and interactives. It is chock full of resources for ages upper elementary through high school.
- Read & respond to questions about Galileo’s life, greatest accomplishments, and beliefs.
- Opportunities to review and test your knowledge.
- Fun, engaging experiments to learn more about Galileo’s most famous works and ideas.
- Assignments for final projects that include experiments, lab reports and fun ways to express your knowledge and understanding of Galileo.
- A multitude of videos offering quality, insightful instruction.
- Information about history and science museums dedicated to the life and work of Galileo Galilei.
Don’t forget STEM!
Each course has experiments and projects that will engage students in learning, practicing, and investigating using the scientific method for projects and hands-on experiments. Perfect for students that thrive on STEM projects.
If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants. ~ Isaac Newton
In The “Let’s Study Sir Isaac Newton” Unit Study You Will Find:
- 19 lessons including experiments. (I recommend doing this unit study 2 days a week.)
- Videos, MP3 audio files, printable worksheets, online games, and interactives. It is chock full of resources for agest upper primary through high school.
- Read & Discuss information about Newton’s life, greatest accomplishments, and beliefs.
- Opportunities to review and test your knowledge as well as assignments for final projects that include experiments lab reports.
- Fun, engaging experiments to learn more about Newton’s most famous works and ideas.
- 15 + videos offering about hours of quality, insightful instruction.
- Information about history and science museums dedicated to the life and work of Sir Isaac Newton.
