Homeschool Science Curriculum
Homeschool science works best when reading, practical work and written explanation are combined, so a child can both do science and communicate it.
Stage focus
Ages 5-7
- Observation and sorting
- Living things and habitats
- Materials and simple forces
- Nature journalling
Stage focus
Ages 8-10
- Fair testing
- Human body and ecosystems
- States of matter
- Simple circuits
Stage focus
Ages 11-13
- Cells and systems
- Atoms and reactions
- Energy, forces and motion
- Lab write-ups
Stage focus
Ages 14-16
- Separate biology, chemistry, physics
- Required practicals
- Quantitative problem solving
- Exam technique
Planning notes
- A home practical kit or a local lab arrangement for exam years
- Virtual labs and simulations for concepts that are hard to demonstrate
- Documented experiment log as portfolio evidence