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Denver-Area Moms Get Shocked at the Spangler Labs

Written by Susan Wells

Over twenty Denver-area home schooling moms visited the Steve Spangler Science laboratories this week for a special Halloween science workshop.

We have never done a workshop specifically for parents. Steve Spangler offers many opportunities for teachers across the country to take part in a science Boot Camp, but this was the first time parents were invited to come to our labs and learn how to bring more science into their lessons.

Steve Spangler offered the workshop as an opportunity to share some Halloween science experiments and activities with the moms (and one dad) to help enhance their science curriculum as well as give them the tools to go out and share with other parents.

After years of doing school science shows and student and teacher workshops, the Spangler Science team has come to understand the essence of what we do – we teach people to be amazing by providing them with products and innovations that are educational, entertaining, and inspire the imagination.

Home schooling – make science come alive

One of the benefits of home schooling is you can take time to wonder, discover and explore. Science instruction can be a really difficult area, however, because you may have limited resources such as chemicals and equipment.

So why not go to the local school and talk to the administrators about the possibility of working with some teachers as they create these science experiences. Tell them you would like to talk about combining some of these experiences and participate in things other kids can do.

For parents who don’t feel comfortable teaching science, go into the community. Science museums are open to home schooling groups. Scientists in the field in your local area are more than happy to help out. All you have to do is ask. As someone who gets a lot of these requests, the best groups are organized clusters and where students have some background — because we can create experiences that are as meaningful as possible.

Be organized and understand you have information and resources available out there to ensure science is an important part of your child’s daily learning experience.

Listen to my podcast on making science come alive in home schooling

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