displace Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I know this is a long shot, but has anyone used Picture Perfect Science Lessons, a book with lessons incorporating literature/living books and science? It's got some good reviews on amazon but my library doesn't have it and it's somewhat pricey for a gamble. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 No. But it sounds intriguing. Here's a thread on no science experiments. Some people have raised children with reading science books and no science experiments (may start experiments in high school, not sure). http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/545473-no-science-experiments/page-2?do=findComment&comment=6249366 Hth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Thanks! Our science is very hodgepodge and I'm looking to cover more thoroughly as DS seems too quick for the basic concepts I've been going with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I was intrigued by these on Amazon a couple of years ago as well. NSTA Press shows a link for a free chapter for each book. I think you might have to have an account to access them, though. http://www.nsta.org/publications/press/picture.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Thanks for that link. I was able to look at the sample chapters. They remind me of GEMS in a way, except more related to the books read. The GEMS guides I have difficulty finding the suggested reading recommendations at my library. And they are quite extensive. I may add more science to my curriculum. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetandSimple Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I was able to checkout More Picture Perfect Science Lessons via interlibrary loan. The More volume says that it is for grades K-4, so it is meant for younger grades than the original volume. I am VERY impressed with it. It looks simply wonderful to me, and I definitely want to use it. However, I will have a 3rd grader and kindergartener next year that I'd like to combine, and I'm not sure if I want to do it this year or wait another year until the Ker can write a little more. (It looks so good that I don't want to "waste" it by doing it too early.) The concepts would probably be fine, but a lot of the student pages and projects require observations/writing, and I'm not sure we're ready for that. The lessons are laid out very nicely--they are almost scripted, in fact--and the literature selections look very good. It would take some pre-planning to gather the materials, but the materials lists are fairly short for each lesson, and nothing seems too expensive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 Thanks for your feedback. I wish my library had them! I found a used copy on Amazon for one of the younger books for half price so I'm going with it as a trial. Better for me than DIY but not as pricey as a curriculum we will get bored with in a month. And it seems like more lessons than a gems guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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