inquirer Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Calculus by and For Young People and Real Science For Kids They looked so exciting ... what ages? We are moving from a dissappointing ps 2nd year to hs 3rd grade for a very talented and eager 8yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dominion Heather Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 We used Real Science 4 Kid: Chemistry 1 this year for my third grader. It was excellent. I have a good friend who is an organic chemistry prof. and she said it was the best kids chem. text she had ever seen. She ordered her son a copy even though he is not homeschooled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielle Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 We tried the Calculus back in about 5th grade or so. IMHO, impossible to use. We did 2 chapters and quit, and I'm no math whiz, but I did get a B in College Calculus. It's a nice idea, but very disorganized, and no guidance for the teacher (we had the workbook pages, which are supposed to contain the little book). I have yet to meet anyone who got past the 2nd chapter, and I've asked about this on several lists. If you really know calculus, and just use it as a launching pad, maybe you could make sense of it. Otherwise, I'd save my money. (wish I had) Danielle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Same story here. I just couldn't teach it. Besides, I decided that it was going to be like eating dessert first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chai Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 We've used Pre-Level 1 Chemistry and I plan to start Level 1 Biology very soon. The chemistry textbook is wonderful. My dh has a PhD in Chemistry and he thinks it is great too. My dd still reads the textbook for fun. I really like that the science isn't dumbed down. The author is able to put some pretty complex science into terms that kids can understand. I do stretch out each book over one year instead of going through all three disciplines. (Actually, I stretch it out over spring and summer.) I add in other experiments and some library reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Love RS4K. We have done the Pre-Level 1 Chemistry, and now we are doing Level 1 Biology. Fab stuff. The Calculus program is on my wishlist, so I'm sorry to see that people have had trouble with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquirer Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 We used Real Science 4 Kid: Chemistry 1 this year for my third grader. Is Chemistry the recommended place to begin ... or is it o.k. to start with Biology or Physics? DS8 is a pretty advanced 2nd grader who seems to pick things up quickly ... so would you recommend Level 1 or Pre-Level 1. (I may end up buying both as I also have a 5YO who will be in K next year.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chai Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Is Chemistry the recommended place to begin ... or is it o.k. to start with Biology or Physics? DS8 is a pretty advanced 2nd grader who seems to pick things up quickly ... so would you recommend Level 1 or Pre-Level 1. (I may end up buying both as I also have a 5YO who will be in K next year.) Well, I started with Chemistry, so I can't say if you could start with Biology or Physics. I believe that people have done it though. I allowed my dd (when she was 7) to choose whether she wanted pre-level 1 or Level 1 by looking at the on-line samples. She chose Pre-level 1 because of the cute pictures. I think that she could have understood Level 1, but wouldn't have had as much fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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