SamanthaCarter Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Looks great for a non-science person like me, but I don't know anyone who's used it. Anyone care to chime in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiramisu Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 I think people like some levels a lot better than others. I wish I could remember exactly. Maybe three and for were a lot better than five?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchbark Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 We used level three this past year. I liked the coverage, the artwork, the absence of sidebars and snippets, and the narrative tone. It is experiment-heavy, but the experiments (demonstrations) are simple. We actually skipped most of the experiments, just doing a few that interested us. I found just reading about the experiment gave DS an adequate understanding of the concept they were trying to get across. There are copywork suggestions from Scripture that tied in with the lesson, which I liked. Quizzes are placed at the end of each section, which we did orally. Answers are in the back of the book. It's a very nice elementary overview of science. I even learned some things this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadowlark Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 We used it a few years ago for 1st grade, and wasn't impressed at all. I'm not sure what exactly it was, but I felt it was really lacking in "meat" in general, even at the first grade level. I was never sure *how* to teach it, as it didn't give any teacher notes or anything. It was a few years ago so I may not be remembering, but it's really the only curriculum that I just couldn't continue with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamanthaCarter Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 What I'm looking at specifically is 2 and 5. I guess I don't really mind overview, I want exposure, reading, filling heads with ideas. So I'd supplement with outside reading. If my science curriculum is awesome but doesn't get done, then there's no real exposure. Mixed reviews. Hmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriciaT Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 We used 3 this year. We were happy with it. It has lots of hands on learning which is really important for young ones I think. We skipped a few that were really similar to demonstrations we had done with NOEO the year before. I will be using 1 this year with my first grader. It look so cute! It is not a lot to read, but the activities are great. I am planning to do some extra science reading to go along with it- Burgess books, Pagoo, etc. I am not going to use it for my 4th grader, though. I do not like the look of level 4 (black and white, almost all research projects, and making a felt model of the human body... kinda boring), but the grade five looks excellent! I bought 5 and thinking I would use it this year, but the writing portion looks like it might be overwhelming for a 4th grader. By the next year, I think my girl will be ready for it. I imagine we will add some other science reading to it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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