lori in tx Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 he loves science, he loves doing workbook-y type things. We are doing an ocean study in the fall (complete with dissections) and he is taking a general science at co-op but he would love to do some more science at home:001_huh: Can you tell he like science??? Any ideas? need something cheap and workbook-y and not dumbed down or kiddy-ish thanks lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 You could try half of Singapore Interactive Science or just one topic. It looks really good. Here's the workbook for you to take a look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtmcm Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 For something workbook-y, you could try CLE Science lightunits. My DD wanted to do life science on top of Chemistry at her co-op and Earth & Space with her sister so I picked out a few CLE lightunits from 7th, 8th & 9th grades. Each one is self-contained and lasts 3-4 weeks so you could buy about 5 of them customized to your son's interests. http://www.clp.org/store/by_subject/5 CLE Science http://www.clp.org/product/scope_and_sequence_elementary_1711 Scope & Sequence Labs are available from Homesciencetools.com Christian Kids Explore books have 30 lessons - about 24 experiments and 6 reviews. I think an enthusiastic student could complete a book in one semester. My DD completed BF History of Science in 1 semester, but that was pretty ambitious and it's not cheap unless you already have some of the books. We added Great Scientists in Action which I think is excellent and includes fun experiments (much easier to implement than BF). http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/product?item_no=104361&item_code=WW&netp_id=372119&event=ESRCN&view=covers Hope this helps, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Do you have a microscope? I'm planning to do this in a year http://www.rainbowresource.com/product/Botany+Adventure%21+Unit+Study/001506/1246315592-994469. I think it takes a semester to complete. Some of the materials look so nice. http://www.rainbowresource.com/pictures/004750/1246315592-994469 http://www.rainbowresource.com/pictures/004751/c/1/1246315592-994469 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I think that most people cover 3-5 of them per school year, so one or two would be reasonable. You can find them cheaply on Amazon. Just figure out what you want to focus on and buy that one. If you were willing to be spendy, I would recommend RS4K Level II Chemistry. It is truly excellent, and is about a semester's worth of material. It uses the actual scientific language that he will encounter in high school, as well as some concepts that are not usually taught until at least high school and maybe AP Chem. For a middle schooler, this would be an outstanding semester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 For something hands-on, TOPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in VA Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 How about Real Science 4 Kids Chemistry II. That would be a good challenge for him. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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