Dr. Nebel (and others): We are studying Astronomy out of a few different texts. One of our texts clearly states: "From Jupiter the sun appears as only a...
im overseas and left my book back home.science equipment is cheaper here can you please tell me what science equipment/materials i should purchase thanks mar...
Wasn't there someone here who asked how engineers design bridges that don't collapse? We just found a GREAT video series at the library called Building Big by...
Rebecca wrote: We are studying Astronomy out of a few different texts. One of our texts clearly states: "From Jupiter the sun appears as only a faint,...
Re: scientific equipment Hello mar, There are just two major items that I think are musts, a microscope and a triple beam balance. (Both are for third grade...
In a message dated 12/4/04 10:32:24 A.M. US Eastern Standard Time, bnebel@... writes: Dear Rebecca, First I want to commend your 9 year-old for noting...
Dr Nebel, Sonlight curriculum sells a wonderful microscope for less than $350 and the quality is superb. We have used ours all year to look at things you...
Rebecca wrote: I hope this will be a good lesson to him to continue to question what he reads. Hello Rebecca and others, This is indeed a good lesson. I have...
Tiffany Wrote: Dr Nebel, Sonlight curriculum sells a wonderful microscope for less than $350 and the quality is superb. We have used ours all year to look at ...
Here are a couple of cool experiment books I've come across lately. I hope others find them useful, too! Gizmos & Gadgets: Creating Science Contraptions That...
Dr Nebel, This came over on a local homeschool list. Dylan Thomas's "Child's Christmas in Wales." ... Is this you? Yes it is. I hope some of you who live in...
Thanks, Janet, for sharing the book reviews. I hope others will likewise share references, activities, and techniques that your kids particularly like and...
... Hello Mar, Sorry to be so long in getting back to you. I hope it is not too late. The complete list of things that I listed in Appendix D follows, but a...
Oh, I love this story! I just ran across an excerpt from it yesterday in Tasha Tudor's *Take Joy!*, which has many old stories and poems (not to mention...
We also have and enjoy the Sonlight microscope. It is designed for use in Canada and the U.S. only, but I think they have another microscope offering for...
dear mr. nebel, Thank you soo much for the list.Where i live there is no option for borrowing or even buying scientific equipment. what do you feel is optional...
Holiday greetings to all Have a safe, loving and peaceful holiday season. Treasure your family and friends, because they are more precious than anything...
Hello All, This is the time of year when the emphasis is on merriment, parties, and gift giving. But, sometimes the stresses of it all causes us to simply...
Sundayıs earthquake is a truly a natural disaster of major proportion. Our sorrow goes out to those who died and the many more who suffer loss of loved ones...
We did a similar experiment today, as discussed in the "Experiment of the Week" email that I get.... I was astonished when - as a preface to doing this -- I...
Lynn Ellen wrote: My son asked "Do the tsunami waves pull *back* the same as regular waves do (undertow)? Ummm -- I don't think so. I think they just...
Tuesdi gave us the following: Aftermath of the earthquake: Shorter days Tom Skilling, WGN-TV chief meteorologist December 28, 2004 Incredibly, the magnitude...
Tuesdi wrote: Thank for your response on the time slowing down. It was just amazing how they could tell the earth slowed down but no way of actually warning...
Accounts from the scene talk about the sea drawing back for many hundreds of feet or even yards before the tsunami hit. People walked out to take photos......
Hey, everyone! I'm new here. I'm Francie, and my dh and I homeschool 3 girls who are 11, 8 and 5. I was a research biochemist till that crying baby #2 came...
In a message dated 12/29/2004 11:32:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, TX3Harmon@... writes: With all the technology seems a 5 10 or 15 minute warring would be...
