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Science for Homeschooling
The Science Hour
The science hour at the table is the whole program: look, try, record, wait for the question. A parent who is not a scientist can take a child from first-grade looking-and-trying through biology, chemistry, physics, and earth and space if the child holds the notebook and the parent can hear a wrong explanation.
Editorial principle
Look before the name. Trial before the model. Place by skill, not by birthday. The child holds the notebook; the parent holds the key.
- Chronology
- 2026
- Length
- ~70,000 words
- Reading time
- ~4.5 hours · 215 pages
Authors
Michael Gannotti
The voices
1 figures across 2026. Each speaks in their own voice, through their own texts.
The parent-teacher
nowScience hour
Core question: Can you hear a wrong explanation?
One adult, a trial on the table — not a lab down the hall.
Chapters
14 chapters. The disagreement is not resolved.
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Welcome
Welcome
What is the science hour still for?
Voices: parent-teacher
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How to Use
How to Use This Book This Week
What can you run on a Tuesday?
Voices: parent-teacher
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Five Things
If You Only Remember Five Things
What must hold if the rest is ignored?
Voices: parent-teacher
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The Hour
The Science Hour
What does a session of looking and trying actually look like?
Voices: parent-teacher
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Chapter 1
Grades 1–2: Looking and trying
What has to happen before later science can mean anything?
Voices: parent-teacher
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Chapter 2
Grades 3–5: Life, earth, and physical as a band
What belongs together in the middle years?
Voices: parent-teacher
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Chapter 3
Grades 6–8: Moves, not every kingdom
What must be practiced before high-school science?
Voices: parent-teacher
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Chapter 4
Biology
What is an authentic biology course?
Voices: parent-teacher
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Chapter 5
Chemistry
What is chemistry, and what is a name list?
Voices: parent-teacher
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Chapter 6
Physics
What has to be measured, not only named?
Voices: parent-teacher
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Chapter 7
Earth and space
What is the sky doing that you can record?
Voices: parent-teacher
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Chapter 8
Investigation
What is a trial, and what is a demonstration?
Voices: parent-teacher
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Chapter 9
Records
What still has to leave the house?
Voices: parent-teacher
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Chapter 10
Resources
Which program fits this hour, and which does not?
Voices: parent-teacher