Reading Eggs is an online reading program designed for 4-8 year olds. It was developed by teachers, educational writers, animators, and web developers. Currently, it has the ability to take a child from being a non-reader to reading on a 1st grade level, and more lessons are in the works. There is also a companion…
Read MoreBe the first ones to watch! Watch Supersonic Skydive Live: Video of Felix Baumgartner’s Jump Austrian sky diver to attempt record-breaking free fall. Sky diver Felix Baumgartner free-falls toward New Mexico during test dive. Photograph by Luke Aikins, Redbull Photofiles By National Geographic News staff Updated 2:05 p.m. ET, October 9, 2012 Update: Felix…
Read MoreWho Would Have Guessed? Diamond Planet? Diamond Planet Found—Part of “Whole New Class?” Carbon-rich exoplanet has chemistry not seen before, astronomers say. An illustration of 55 Cancri e shows a surface of mostly graphite surrounding a thick layer of diamond. Illustration courtesy Haven Giguere, Yale Andrew Fazekas for National Geographic News Published October…
Read MoreA Homeschooling Sucess Story – Overcoming Dyslexia Charity Klicka hslda.org Mrs. Natwick’s son, Charlie*, is a typical homeschooler in her area. In the Yahoo Groups she participates in, Charlie seems tobe a typical, albeit profoundly impacted, dyslexic homeschooler. “In other words,” Mrs. Natwicks explains, “we struggle with the difficulties, but homeschooling gives us the opportunity…
Read MoreThe Homeschool Buyer Co-op is a free homeschooling organization for both new and veteran homeschoolers. Co-op membership is free and confidential, and entitles homeschooling families to discounts from hundreds of educational suppliers. The Co-op also sponsors “GroupBuys” for curriculum packages that can save homerschooling families lots of money. On the site you’ll find lots of…
Read MoreGotta love this : Everyday your children can look at a new, breath-taking picture of Space, such as the one below of Spherical Planetary Nebula Abell 39! Click the link below to view pic of the day and archives : Astronomy Picture of the Day Subject Sorted Archive Astronomy Picture of The Day : Spherical…
Read MoreThis video is simply amazing! Great way to show your children how beautiful our planet looks like from up there in the International Space Station. We can see the different continents at night, major cities standing out, a grandiose sunrise. Video quality is perfect and the music adds to the magic 😉 Enjoy! Published…
Read MoreSaturday, October 06, 2012 » 10:26am An 11-year-old boy from a nomadic family in Russia’s north has stumbled upon a massive well-preserved woolly mammoth, in what scientists describe as the best such discovery since 1901. Yevgeny Salinder, whose family lives near a polar station in the northern Taimyr Peninsula, discovered the…
Read MoreWhat a beautiful picture of a the new X-ray Nova Flaring Black-Hole! This one won’t scare your children October 5, 2012 by Francis Reddy Astronomers discover a new black hole in our galaxy. This is the X-ray nova flaring black hole. Credit: NASA (Phys.org)—NASA’s Swift satellite recently detected a rising tide of high-energy X-rays from…
Read MoreMap Trek: Ancient World (gift) Gift edition of Map Trek:Ancient World e-book Map Trek: Ancient World Thank you for indicating your interest in our expanding line of history and geography products!As part of our Map Trek promotion, we are pleased to give you the full version of the Map Trek: Ancient World ebook – retail value $14.95. We hope that…
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