Learning Sciences for Kids : Homeschool Science Study
Learning Sciences help us understand how we learn.
Learning sciences is a fascinating topic to study. Learning about how we learn can help your child problem solve learning difficulties when learning is hard. Understanding learning helps kids feel more confident about their own brains and learning too.
Mind Up – “Evidence-based curriculum, resources, and professional learning that promote understanding of the brain, giving kids and adults strategies for improved self-regulation, stress management, focus, empathy, optimism, and joy.”
BBC’s Becoming Learning to Learn Learn – Information about our brains, health, learning processes and intelligence are shared on this educational learning sciences site. The site allows students to explore different learning styles and to find out how to make themselves better learners. This is an excellent site for learning about learning without getting into lots of technical theory.
Brain Talk Therapy – Learning theory, terminology, intelligence, and factors in learning sciences. This is a great research site for students wanting to know more about learning. While there aren’t interactive elements and the site is text-based, the content is extensive. This site is suitable for upper middle school, high school, or college students. It is a subscription site.
Your Brain: The World Inside Your Head – A “virtual tour” of the brain contains facts, figures, and concepts relating to the human brain’s physiology. The tour is navigated through linear “next” links which walk students through a logical sequence of learning. Teachers’ guides are also available which provide activities for building understanding of concepts such as memory, reflexes, sleep, etc.
Brainology program – “Brainology for Home is a curriculum that teaches children in grades 4-8 how to develop a growth mindset. The program includes a series of animated video lessons, instructional units, as well as offline lessons and activities for parents to do with their children.”
Brain Facts 3D Brain – This is a cool, interactive graphic of the regions of the brain that helps your child understand other aspects of learning sciences. Your child can click on the different dots on the brain to see the function of that region of the brain. It’s fun to play around and look at the 3-D brain image. This Brain Map is great for a visual learner!
Focused Kids Brain Empowerment – “The primary goal of the FocusedKids™ program is to have children, and the adults in their lives, understand basic concepts about how the brain works and apply that knowledge to managing their thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Using the regular practice of awareness, calming, and focusing, the brain is wired for self-regulation. This is part of the executive function and is often used as a predictor for school and life success.”
Homeschool Science Unit Studies Page
Be sure to check out our MAIN Science Page for a list of many additional science topics for kids. Each topic page has links to interactive, audio-visual websites and optional resources to help you with your homeschool science.
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