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Quality on-line resources are slowly making libraries obsolete.  Don’t worry though.  It won’t happen anytime soon; libraries are still a far superior option.  The internet, or course, hasn’t always been so useful.  Sure, it’s been good for buying things and connecting with friends; but finding reliable scholarly information has always been a stumbling block for online information exchange.  After all, sharing information might seem like a great idea, but it doesn’t do much good if all the information being passed back and forth is unreliable garbage.  So, in the spirit of spreading good information, I have found a portal to quality information about Galileo Galilei. It’s called the Galileo Project.  The project is from Rice University, and it fully chronicles the life of Galileo and his scientific achievements.  If you want to learn about him, or if you’re a homeschooler like me and you want a free and quality science resource, the Galileo Project is comprehensive.  Wait!  But that’s not all!  There’s more!  The following links are other science resources for the curious among us: 

Other Great Science Links: 

The Scientific Revolution: This is the time period between Copernicus and Isaac Newton when science made a major leap forward into something resembling what we know today.  The University of Florida has provided us a full class on the subject complete with bibliography and other scholarly resource links. 

EarthSky: You want science?  You’ve got science!  EarthSky has all the latest research news and links.  It’s by far the coolest science website out there. 

NASA Image Gallery: Not much to explain.  It’s a bunch of super cool NASA space and space related photos, some in high resolution, all of them fascinating.  

Science Bob: I was looking for simple science experiments to do with my kids, and I found Science Bob.  He provides 30 easy experiments you can do with your kid at home on a rainy day.  We’re going to do the penny cleaning experiment today. 

There are a bunch of science experiment related sites available.  Here are some more home experiments from SciFun. Of course, if you have a full lab in your basement you could always go for something more complicated. 

Science is fun! I know, as homeschooling families, it’s easy to neglect science as we don’t have easy access to lab equipment.  Nevertheless, it’s a vital ingredient to education.  In addition to online resource, your local science museum has classes, seminars and exhibits at reasonable membership discounts. With the ever expanding fountain of quality resources found online, there is no reason a homeschooled kid can’t get a quality science foundation.  Science is becoming available to everybody, and that’s a good thing!  Take advantage of the resources at your fingertips.

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