I would recommend Dr. Jay Wile's Berean Builders series, e.g. Science in the Beginning, Science in the Ancient World, etc. I know you expressed that you would rather not do experiments, but the ones in this series (one before each lesson) are VERY doable and VERY short, most taking mere minutes. All lessons are immediately adaptable to ages from K through about 7th. The notebooking aspect is simple and straightforward. My kids really have learned a lot, and so have I!
I encourage you to take a good look at this series, the final installment of which should be coming out later this year making a total of five books.