Calling all homeschool photographers in the new homeschool year! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic photography students to develop their talents and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes (to begin the new homeschool year) are “Beach” and “Compost.” Take a look!
🌕 Lunar Society Bulletins: “Citizen Science” Projects for Homeschoolers
“Men work together,” I told him from the heart,
“Whether they work together or apart.”
Posts about the many independent “citizen science” projects in a wide variety of fields that are available to homeschool students, along with news about the Lunar Society of the River Houses. Add your name to our free River Houses mailing list to get these and other great homeschool teaching ideas delivered right to your mailbox every week! 😊
❡ Calling all homeschool photographers: One of the special projects we recommend is the Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge, a monthly opportunity for your homeschool students to improve their photographic skills and submit high-quality images to the public Wikimedia Commons database. We put up a separate post with the current Photo Challenge themes at the beginning of every month. 📸
🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for Late August
Our late August full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!
📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for August: “On Stage” and “Millet”
Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their skills and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes (to wrap up the current homeschool year) are “On Stage” and “Millet.” Take a look!
📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for July: “Halfs” and “Climate Change”
Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their skills and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Halfs” and “Climate Change.” Take a look!
🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for July
Our July full-moon report on the real scientific and scholarly projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!
🌠 JOIN A HOMESCHOOL SCIENCE PROJECT for International Asteroid Day!
You and your students can help astronomers study the shapes and orbits of real asteroids in space, right from the comfort of your little home academy. How cool is that?
📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for June: “Tents” and “Seven Prismatic Colors”
Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their skills and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Tents” and “Seven Prismatic Colors.” Take a look!
🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for June
Our June full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!
🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for May
Our May full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!
📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for May: “Macro Photography” and “Feathers”
Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their talents and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Macro Photography” and “Feathers.” Take a look!
🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for April
Our April full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!
📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for April: “Baby Farm Animals” and “Looking Up”
Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their skills and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Baby Farm Animals” and “Looking Up.” Take a look!
📡 JOIN A “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECT for Einstein’s Birthday
You and your young science students can join the search for undiscovered pulsars in deep space, right from the comfort of your own homeschool living room. (Really!) How cool is that?
🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for March
Our March full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!
📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for March: “Laundering” and “Hotels”
Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their talents and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Laundering” and “Hotels & Motels.” Take a look!
🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for February
Our February full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!
📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for February: “Handles” and “Cruise Ships”
Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their talents and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Handles” and “Passenger Ships.” Take a look!
🐦 NATURE NOTES: Join the Great Backyard Bird Count!
Get your homeschool naturalists involved in the Great Backyard Bird Count, an annual international survey that will let you and your students make a real contribution to science.
🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for January
Our January full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!
📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for January: “Ice” and “Hospitals”
Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their talents and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Ice” and “Hospitals.” Take a look!
🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for December
Our December full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!
📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for December: “Engines” and “Rule Breaking”
Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their talents and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Under the Hood” and “Breaking the Rules.” Take a look!
🐦 BIRD-FEEDING SEASON is Here! (And so is Project FeederWatch!)
Setting up a bird feeder is one of the simplest and most educational homeschool activities you can do at any time of year. And by tracking the birds you see at your backyard feeder you can make a real contribution to science through Cornell University’s Project FeederWatch.
📚 🇺🇸 HOMESCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES: The Veterans History Project
You and your homeschool students can contribute to an important historical documentary project by interviewing American veterans in your family or community for the Library of Congress.
🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for November
Our November full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!
📸 PHOTO CHALLENGE for November: “Unfinished Things” and “Hair”
Calling all homeschool photographers! The Wikimedia Commons Photo Challenge is a great way for enthusiastic homeschool photography students to develop their talents and gain some recognition for their work. This month’s themes are “Unfinished Things” and “Hair.” Take a look!
🌕 HOMESCHOOL “CITIZEN SCIENCE” PROJECTS for October
Our October full-moon report on the real “citizen science” projects around the world that you and your students can participate in from the comfort of your little home academy. Pick one and get started today!