dori123 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 Hi all: I am working on my lesson plans for next year for a 6th and a 7th grader. I am impressed by both the Science Matters books on the Singapore website, and the Glencoe iScience books (though i don't like all the website bells and whistles). Seems to me the Science Matters program can be done fairly quickly and might allow time for deep dives / unit studies for things we are particularly interested in. The Glencoe books seem much more comprehensive, which is good, but won't allow for any deep dives.It will likely provide a better base, though. (I have also looked at Prentice and Holt, but like Glencoe best.) Neither seem to provide much in terms of labs / experiments. I will be doing Tinderbox to give them some hands-on activities, but these won't be related to the science curriculum. I should say my 6th grader loves science but me and my 7th grader do not. : / I would love to hear what you all thought of both of these curricula, and how much time you spent getting through them: Science Matters 6A/B-7A/B and Glencoe: Life, Earth & Space, Physical iScience books (BTW, anyone know the difference between these and the Integrated iScience 1-2-3 courses?). Thank you!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visitor Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 I just saw the sample pages of science matters. I really liked the books. I am following this tread as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dori123 Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Update: Have decided on CPO Science. Really happy and excited about it, which is saying a lot, since I hate science... ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visitor Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Have fun thanks for sharing ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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