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Does anyone know if there are any kids science encyclopedias that would be good for copywork? Or do they tend to be either not well written or more focused on definitions? I don't really want to make science vocabulary definitions into copywork.

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You looking for 2nd and 4th grade?

 

How about Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding?  That has different topics in it.  You could probably pull something from the overview section in each lesson.  The pdf form is only $5. 

 

Thank you for posting this.  I have looked at it many times on amazon, but never wanted to pay $30.  I will totally buy this for $5 ebook!

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You looking for 2nd and 4th grade?

 

How about Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding?  That has different topics in it.  You could probably pull something from the overview section in each lesson.  The pdf form is only $5. 

 

I'll have to dig out my book (I used it for a few years when I only had one student) and see if it would fit what I'm looking for. Thanks for the reminder of the overview sections!

 

Science Scribe? They have a box for drawing, but no drawing instruction. You can get them at Currclick and they used to be at thehomeschoolshop.com.

 

Does Science Scribe have more than just the title of the topic? I have some of their biography ones and there isn't anything to copy, they're just notebooking pages to fill in with what you've learned.

 

What about nature-inspired poetry, drawing the object & labeling?

 

I like the drawing and labeling idea, I may need to incorporate that regardless of what I use for the copywork.

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Does Science Scribe have more than just the title of the topic? I have some of their biography ones and there isn't anything to copy, they're just notebooking pages to fill in with what you've learned.

 

I just opened the space one. Here's what's at the top of the first page.

 

 

Sputnik 1

On October 4, 1957, the Russians launched the first man-made object to orbit the earth called

Sputnik 1. This was a major issue for the United States because it was in a race with the Soviet

Union (Russia) to be the first in space. Sputnik 1 stayed in orbit until January 4, 1958.

 

That's followed by a large box for drawing, and lines under that for copying the paragraph.

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What a fantastic idea! I am teaching a middle school biology and shocked that kids cannot draw. You don't really think about how drawing well relates to observing well. The kids have to draw often in biology. Now if only I could draw so I could make this book!

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I don't think BFSU is anything like Draw and Write Through History. It is really wordy and poorly written, IMO, and written for the adult, not the child.

 

Emily

It probably isn't. I don't know what Draw and Write Through History is, but the op was also looking for copywork with different science topics no drawing necessary. It was just an idea.

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I don't think BFSU is anything like Draw and Write Through History. It is really wordy and poorly written, IMO, and written for the adult, not the child. 

 

Emily

 

I think you're right. I took a look at it, and the objectives wouldn't make good copywork as is. A lot of it wouldn't even be able to easily be made into copywork (a lot of them ask for the child to demonstrate or identify).

 

I did look at my son's copy of The New Way Things Work and it looks like they have a paragraph or two with a basic explanation before the detailed and labeled pictures. I may be able to make something work using that. It's not as varied as I was hoping (I was hoping to have topics across various fields of science), but I might be able to use it. I'm going to keep looking, though.

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I like that the pictures would be fairly simple to copy. I was hoping for more than 1-2 sentences per topic.

 

Does anyone know if any of the other Usborne science books have longer passages but retain the easier to copy illustrations?

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Since so many seem interested I wanted to mention Color Me Smart which is not what the OP asked for but I imagine some of you might like.

 

Did you mean Color Yourself Smart? Asking 'cause Color Me Smart is the name of a horse, lol.

 

Georgia

 

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These are geared toward nature study, but look like they include poetry, quotes, and book lists that you could find copywork from.  I haven't used these, but they sound interesting...I just wished they had sample pages to look at.   https://charlottemasonhomeschooling.wordpress.com/charlotte-mason-homeschool-curriculum/

 

ETA: I just noticed the summer book is free if you subscribe to their newsletter.  :)

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Neither of these are one for one replacements, but what about 

 

Nature Anatomy  (for the copywork words and easy to copy illustrations)

 

and 

 

California Native Plant Society (for drawing instruction; bonus, it's a free pdf)

 

 

Also, have you heard of Private Eye? The whole book basically expounds on the idea that you look through loupes, draw what you see, and ask yourself "what else does this remind me of?" Very helpful technique for those who are easily distracted visually because the loupe blocks out everything but the one thing you pick to focus on.

 

 

 

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Neither of these are one for one replacements, but what about 

 

Nature Anatomy  (for the copywork words and easy to copy illustrations)

 

and 

 

California Native Plant Society (for drawing instruction; bonus, it's a free pdf)

 

 

Also, have you heard of Private Eye? The whole book basically expounds on the idea that you look through loupes, draw what you see, and ask yourself "what else does this remind me of?" Very helpful technique for those who are easily distracted visually because the loupe blocks out everything but the one thing you pick to focus on.

 

I put this on my wish list.  It is perfect for what I'm looking for.

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