Editor’s note: Most of the foundational work on condensers and on Justus von Liebig’s teaching laboratory was published in German, where Liebig lived and worked as a chemist and professor. Many of those primary sources have never been translated or made easily searchable online, so what you see below leans on peer‑reviewed articles, museum archives, and …
Picture this: You’re watching a student’s eyes light up as they use a pulley system to effortlessly hoist a heavy bucket. “This machine takes away work!” they exclaim triumphantly. You smile—they’re engaged, they’re excited—but there’s a problem. They’ve just locked in one of the most persistent misconceptions about simple machines, one that will muddy their …
Crystals are what happens when matter gets organized. Atoms, ions, or molecules line up in repeating patterns, building solid structures that can be seen with the naked eye or only under a microscope. This invisible order is what gives crystals their characteristic shapes, colors, and properties, whether they form deep underground, in a metal pot …
Imagine being in front of a sea of bored, teenage eyes that are begrudgingly sitting through a required math class on squared numbers. Then you start challenging them. “I bet you I can square any large number ending in 5 in less than 25 seconds… in my head. Go on, you tell me a number, …
Visual mathematics, the practice of representing mathematical concepts through diagrams, drawings, or models, has played an important—though often debated—role in how humans have understood and advanced mathematics throughout history. Ancient and Classical Origins Some of the earliest traces of visual mathematics are not what you think they are. Maps, geometric diagrams, and other visual artefacts …
If you’re anything like a majority of the world, you’ve never heard of visual math methods, let alone specific ones you can use as “short cuts” to make things easier. In this case, we are going to dive into the W-method of multiplication, it’s brief history, and how to use it. History of the W-Method …
Justus Liebig (1803 – 1873) was a German chemist that not only did groundbreaking work in organic chemistry and biological chemistry, he also transformed chemistry education and universities to be more inclusive of a variety of topics . The Man: Justus Liebig Justus von Liebig was born in 1803 in the south-central of Germany in …
As a homeschooler, can you use interactive journals effectively for your school? Interactive journals are huge right now. But, if you’re just coming across them, you might be asking yourself, “How do I use interactive journals effectively so I’m not wasting time and money?” The goal of all educators is often not to “just educate.” It’s …
Since the dawn of semi-organized education, pedagogy has been explored. The methods of teaching are wide and varying with varying degrees of success. Our favourites happen to be those based on more or less natural learning styles: Project Based Learning (PBL), Problem Based Learning (PBL), and Inquiry Based Learning (IBL). Let’s be clear on something. …
It’s 10pm on a Tuesday and suddenly you remember you need an activity for the local group get together. When you look around you realise you have enough to make slime, but a different mom did that last week so you want to do something different. Pull out the construction paper, pencils, rulers, scissors, and …