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Aim Science: Vinegar Experiments

September 13, 2018

Every Monday Dr. Karen Joseph uses Facebook Live to conduct science experiments on the Debra Bell Facebook page. Recently she demonstrated three different experiments that all use vinegar. Although the setup and supplies list is simple, each of these experiment packs a big WOW factor. Dr. Karen Joseph teaches The Wonders of Water and Sensational Read More...

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The Importance of Science Labs (and how to make them happen)

April 2, 2018

From the first lab science I took in ninth grade, biology, I had a terrible time understanding what the importance of labs was. I figured I could learn anything that needed to be learned from a book or the teacher’s lecture. Labs were just a waste of time. As a student that lived Read More...

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The Importance of Science Labs (and how to make them happen) Part Two

April 5, 2019

In the last post we talked about two great reasons why having your kids complete the lab component of a course is integral to their success and why the benefits this produces may not be obvious. This post will cover the other two reasons I feel that labs are truly important to the study of Read More...

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The Importance of Science Labs (and how to make them happen) Part Three

April 10, 2018

In the last two posts, I talked about how lab activities benefit your student, but now I’d like to switch gears a bit and discuss how you can help your student get through labs and make a success of those assignments they may be avoiding. But first, it helps to understand some of the reasons Read More...

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Who Says Science Isn’t Creative?

August 9, 2012

by Vicki Dincher Creativity isn’t just for the arts and humanities. It requires a great deal of creativity to think like a scientist. In fact, some of the world’s greatest scientists were also accomplished musicians and writers. One of the best ways to encourage a love of the sciences in your children is to Read More...

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The Scientific Method Ain’t What It Use to Be

June 27, 2012

by Vicki Dincher, guest blogger & Aim Academy Science Teacher We all remember the 5 steps of the scientific method: observe, hypothesize, experiment, analyze, and repeat. While science still involves hypotheses-testing, it is so much more. First, it might help to get the bigger picture of what science is and what it is not. Science Read More...