It’s nearly 2026. Start right after the holidays and do more labs. Labs and activities do not need to be expensive. The more hands-on experiences your kiddos get, the more they will understand science. Start by doing the labs in the Apologia textbooks. Do the hard ones! (I’m looking at you, Experiment 5.1 Width of a Molecule.) Sketch microscope slides. (Yes, you can sketch digital slides, such as Human Histology or Virmisco.). The DuoScope microscope and a set of 25 Amscope, prepared slides is around $25.
Look for easy labs designed to do at home: Do Try This at Home (Physics), Physics (Physical Science), Biology, Science from Home, Chemistry (kiddos), BASF Activities (kiddos), Chem: Flinn at Home, BP Energy (kiddos), and NASA. Regardless of your children’s ages, start here, with Kitchen Chem 101 if you are a complete novice. These labs and activities will build your confidence.
Be brave and try more Chemistry with ChemMatters Labs (High School); they require a bit of equipment. However, any lab you do is fine. (Skip the 6M HCL and 6 M NaOH. It’s dangerous.) Look at Energy Foundations, which has a broad range of labs and activities. Check out The Biology Corner. Visit the Home Science Tools Resources. Go outside your comfort-zone! Don’t just read the textbook, answer the questions, and take the tests. Do more labs!
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