Heather in VA Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 I'm going to create my own physics for next year for my 8th grader. I'm going to use the Manga Guide to Physics because if I don't my daughter will revolt. But I need recommendations for other resources. Other spines or supporting resources - anything you liked. Either secular or Christian is fine. Thanks for any ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Bite-size Physics was a great fit here. You can get it from the Science Jim website or CurrClick. My DD, who had convinced herself any non-nature science was boring, absolutely adored Bite-Size Physics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Bite-size Physics was a great fit here. You can get it from the Science Jim website or CurrClick. My DD, who had convinced herself any non-nature science was boring, absolutely adored Bite-Size Physics. Did she do all the sections/books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Did she do all the sections/books? We had the full Bite-Size Physics book instead of the individual titles, and she completed everything but the occasional "deeper" sections that applied math to the concepts in that chapter. I should add this is a very hands on course, but DD was able to set most of it up and explain it to me all by herself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 The Cartoon Guide to Physics went over well here too. Let me search physics in my family library app thing.... Archimedes and the Door of Science - low level for an 8th grader but a decent bio Alice in Quantumland - I'd only hand it to a logic stage kid with a high interest. Fun book though. Scrooge's Cryptic Carol - same as Alice Art of the Catapult - great fun! Backyard Ballistics - build rockets, cannons, and such Galileo for Kids: His Life and Ideas, 25 activities - Not babyish, good activity source if the catapults and rockets seem like too much (the Da Vinci one would too) How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life - I'd cherry pick portions of interest rather than trying to work through it An Illustrated Brief History of Time by Hawking - probably best for higher interest kids Library of Subatomic Particles, Neutron, Proton, Electron, and so on Physics of Star Trek, Physics of Superheroes, Science of Doctor Who, Science of Harry Potter, and so on as the kiddo is interested Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy - read together and discuss A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bryson - We listen to the Audible version in the car. Why Buildings Fall Down and Why Buildings Stand Up for an architecture spinExploring the World of Physics by Tiner - This barely held my science lovers and they asked if we could drop it. and various biographies on Dalton and such 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Conceptual Physics or bits of Conceptual Physical Science by Paul Hewitt Stop Faking It series. My daughter loved these. youtube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in VA Posted November 2, 2016 Author Share Posted November 2, 2016 Wow! Thank you all for so many great resources. I started checking them out and will have so much to work with on this project. Thanks for taking the time to share. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 There also Great Courses and Coursera/edX courses that she may like. How Things Work Physics in Your Life Walter Lewin's and book, For the Love of Physics Feynman's Six Easy Pieces. There is audio for this - not the greatest, but it does exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raganfamily Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 I would only add "Secrets of the Universe" by Fleishman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Take a look at Noeo physics 3. They have some interesting ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Ds did Bite Size Physics last year(12yo) and liked it well enough, he read the Manga Guide to Physics(I don't think he finished this one IIRC) and The Way Things Work and a bunch of other things I'm sure I've forgotten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 There also Great Courses and Coursera/edX courses that she may like. How Things Work Physics in Your Life Walter Lewin's videos and book, For the Love of Physics Feynman's Six Easy Pieces. There is audio for this - not the greatest, but it does exist. I was under the assumption that Feynman pieces were for the college audience, for kids with already some foundation in physics. Am I wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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