Amy in CO Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I am looking at a couple of videos from Teaching Company for my dd for the coming year. Has anyone used any of the following? Meteorology: An Introduction to the Wonders of the Weather The Nature of Earth: An Introduction to Geology How the Earth Works Are any of these worth getting? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Boysandoggies Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 This past yr ds's (13 & 14yo) used PH Earth Science (high school level). I got Meteorology: An Introduction to the Wonders of the Weather & The Nature of Earth: An Introduction to Geology mainly for myself, so I could understand the subjects better to discuss what ds's learned from the PH book (I watch them during my morning exercise time). I loved them, and a few times I had ds's watch a DVD lesson when the PH text wasn't clear enough for them. They enjoyed the lessons I had them watch, but they're not keen on watching lectures all they time - they feel like it takes so much more time than reading a book. Both Meteorology & Geology presented more info than the PH text did (especially meteorology.) The Meteorology set was especially good at presenting things that are more difficult to visualize on 2-dimensional paper (warm air parcels rise while the storm swirls counterclockwise and an easterly carries the whole thing . . . .) Both instructors were excited about their topics; their lectures reflected their enthusiasm. The Nature of Earth (geology) professor had a strange (wrong?) explanation for gravity in one of the first lectures; but the rest of the lectures were very informative. I haven't seen your third selection. Blessings, Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouzel Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Last year we worked our way through The Nature of Earth. My sons (12 and 14 YO) liked them. We followed it with BBC's Earth: The Biography Series, which we got from Netflix. Of course, the BBC series was wonderfully filmed, while the TC series was very much Geology 101 type lectures. I thought they complemented each other quite well. Check your local library before you buy TC. They may have it or be able to get it interlibrary loan. I'd also like to hear any opinions about How the Earth Works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole M Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Last year we worked our way through The Nature of Earth. My sons (12 and 14 YO) liked them. We followed it with BBC's Earth: The Biography Series, which we got from Netflix. Of course, the BBC series was wonderfully filmed, while the TC series was very much Geology 101 type lectures. I thought they complemented each other quite well. Did you do any field trips or labs with this? For my older son, who is off to college in the fall, I outsourced science so he could have lab experience. My rising 8th/9th grader does not have the option of some of the courses my oldest son took (no longer offered), so now I'm in a quandary about how to do some of this. I prefer to use the lecture series as a spine with the text as supplementary of enforcement material, but I am not sure how to work in labs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Boysandoggies Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Did you do any field trips or labs with this? . . . I prefer to use the lecture series as a spine with the text as supplementary of enforcement material, but I am not sure how to work in labs. I know you didn't ask me, so I hope you don't mind my replying. Here's a college level geology lab course/kit: http://www.labpaq.com/product-overview/geology-overview-page. (They have courses/kits for other sciences also.) It was really tempting, but I had already collected most of the stuff in the kit before I found it. We used the PH labs mostly, some TOPS for the youngers. The best rock specimens I found for the price were here: http://www.rocksandminerals.com/boxed/boxed.htm (largest specimens, best representative sets). For FT's we went to a Rock and Mineral show (great experience, bring bags & labels for free samples), Science museum mineral display, mining museum, got a local rock hound geology book that directed us to a local ruby/obsidion hunt, and a couple state parks that had plenty of geology info. Oh, and a Roadside Geology book (it's a series, published by state) made any long drive an interesting FT ;). Hope you get some other suggestions, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 We are finishing How the Earth Works. It has been very interesting for me, a bit less so for my older dd and even less so for the younger. But everyone has learned a lot. We have the Metereology which we will watch sometime later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole M Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I know you didn't ask me, so I hope you don't mind my replying. Here's a college level geology lab course/kit: http://www.labpaq.com/product-overview/geology-overview-page. (They have courses/kits for other sciences also.) It was really tempting, but I had already collected most of the stuff in the kit before I found it. We used the PH labs mostly, some TOPS for the youngers. The best rock specimens I found for the price were here: http://www.rocksandminerals.com/boxed/boxed.htm (largest specimens, best representative sets). For FT's we went to a Rock and Mineral show (great experience, bring bags & labels for free samples), Science museum mineral display, mining museum, got a local rock hound geology book that directed us to a local ruby/obsidion hunt, and a couple state parks that had plenty of geology info. Oh, and a Roadside Geology book (it's a series, published by state) made any long drive an interesting FT ;). Hope you get some other suggestions, too. Thank you! This is very helpful. I saved those links and am searching for a roadside geology book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouzel Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 The lecture series was a spine for us. We spend a lot of time exploring outdoors, so we now discuss and ponder the landscape as we hike or drive around. And yes, Roadside Geology is a fabulous series. I have one for Arizona and one for Colorado. We also have two friends who are geologists and they offered to do some field trips with us. We don't consider ourselves finished with geology yet. I don't think we'll ever be finished. The course just gave us more things to talk about and explore. If you have an open space program or national park near you, check with them to see if they have someone who can talk with your child about geology. Renee Did you do any field trips or labs with this? For my older son, who is off to college in the fall, I outsourced science so he could have lab experience. My rising 8th/9th grader does not have the option of some of the courses my oldest son took (no longer offered), so now I'm in a quandary about how to do some of this. I prefer to use the lecture series as a spine with the text as supplementary of enforcement material, but I am not sure how to work in labs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in CO Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 thanks for the input. What great ideas. My dd was really excited about the Nature of Earth one. She has gotten into rocks this summer. Can't wait to use some of these ideas over the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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