smileyme Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Just curious. Are there any books for basic science, for elementary kids? We do have the Explore and Learn series, that was pretty interesting. But my kids have finished that, over last two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 How old are your kids? I'm not quite sure what you mean by basic science. There's: 1. Real Science Odyssey (open and go) - has a Life Science which may be what you are asking for 2. Building Foundation of Scientific Understanding (this one is my spine, but it takes me a while to prepare a lesson) 3. Then of course just picking a topic and reading a lot of books on it. HTH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Just curious. Are there any books for basic science, for elementary kids? We do have the Explore and Learn series, that was pretty interesting. But my kids have finished that, over last two years. Is this the series? http://www.southwesternadvantage.com/ExperienceOurProducts/ExploreLearn.aspx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freya Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 We used Real Science 4 Kids. They have 10 week long chemistry, physics, earth science and biology courses at the elementary level. Admittedly, they are short, but I love how they manage to take more complex ideas and explain them in a way that makes sense to young children. The presentation is also very engaging, and the labs are easy, but informative and fun. I wanted a longer course than just 10 weeks, so I supplemented with Janice VanCleave's experiement books (which I just love), various library books, Usborne science encyclopedias and a few other things. It has worked out great and been a lot of fun. One other option would be Mr. Q (http://www.eequalsmcq.com/). It has full 36 week curriculum for each of chemistry, life science, earth science, and physical science. The life science year you can download for free. I haven't used them myself, but am waiting to see what he comes up with for middle school. I think they look like a lot of fun, and appear to have labs for each week, even though it didn't seem so obvious from the samples. I hear they go on a half price sale in January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staceyshoe Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 BFSU has fantastic living book suggestions. Even if you don't use the full program, a $5 ebook that will last a couple of years is amazing just for the book recommendations. If you do any of the activities or Q &A, it's just that much more value. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Galore Park has good basic science textbooks. Junior Science 1 is made for approximately 3rd grade. Before that, you can use What Your First Grader (or whatever grade your child is in) Needs to Know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smileyme Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 Is this the series? http://www.southwesternadvantage.com/ExperienceOurProducts/ExploreLearn.aspx A bit late, yes. But its for kids upto 3'ed grade For higher grades there are Houghton Miller science books. They teach by topic and are friendly in content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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