The bad news about being a homeschooling parent of a sixth grader is that you are going to have to budget for things like a microscope and a telescope. And the good news is that you are going to have to budget for things like a microscope and a telescope. While it is possible to do your child’s entire homeschool science curriculum without these tools, they certainly make science more interesting for your student.
One of the things that is really neat these days is that you can find great pictures online. If you decide that the scopes are not in your budget, or you think that your child might not have enough interest to go beyond just the bare minimum of microbiology and astronomy, then don’t feel like your child will be deprived.
There are several sites online, including NASA that have great catalogs of images. Another alternative, especially for astronomy is to see if there is a local star gazing club. Many times they will have viewings on weekend nights. The very best part of that is that there will probably be great telescopes and knowledgeable people, eager to share that knowledge.
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