Is there a good life science curriculum that is all one package--text, labs, lab materials I can buy all at once. Years ago, with a different child I used Rainbow Year 1. I liked getting everything I need at once. But I think the text has poor explanations and for biology is out of date. Is there a life science curriculum packaged like this which you liked. Is there a life science text which another source has bundled all the necessary lab materials disection equipment, etc. Everything except a good microscope.

My son took algebra in 6th grade, geometry in 7th and now algebra 2/trig. The local magnet high school goes through differential equations. The regular high school goes through second year calculus (multivariable). Both of these school go beyond AP offerings. If you homeschool through high school, duel enrollment would at the community college can get you some of these advance math courses. I would just proceed with what your child is ready to do. Watch for maturity issues. If the work is disorganized slow down. There are organizational skills needed to really get the the upper level math.

dd will be in 5th grade. The other night she and I watched the sample dvd. She really liked how the lesson was presented. We plan on mixing in Life of Fred too. Life of Fred may be a good program for you to review. The storyline is fun for the students (I personally find it a little painful, but I don't like stories where people are hurt or treated badly) and it really does cover math. We use it once a week, but some people use it as a complete program. I believe there are texts for all the standard high school math subjects (algebra, geometry, trigonometry, etc). NEM is also a good program, but I think it's best used if you did the Singapore program for lower levels and plan on using NEM all the way through since it doesn't designate the courses the same way we do in the US.