Guest SueKaw Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Could anyone tell me your experience with DIVE into Science? I would like to hear especially about Physical Science and Biology. Thank you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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yinne Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 My dd is using the Chemistry with Dive this year. Her comments: It is better than just the book alone. She doesn't recommend the Apologia Chemistry book, it doesn't go into as much detail as his lessons do. Probably only about half of the terms that he has them look up are in the Apologia textbook. (I should have had her either use the BJU textbook or include the Apologia Advanced Chemistry book as well) She likes him as a teacher. She prefers the DIVE CD's to the DVD's she did with BJU Biology last year. The class chit-chat on the high school science BJU DVD's drove her nuts. (We much preferred the format of the 7th-8th grade BJU DVD's.) She just watches the DIVE Labs, but doesn't do any of them because she is taking an outside Chemistry Lab, which is taught by a former college chemistry professor, at our local homeschool coop. HTH -- sorry I can't offer anything about Biology or Physical Science. Yvonne in NE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 My dd has done DIVE CHemistry and is doing DIVE Biology. SHe really likes them and is learning well. We have BJU books for back-up. SHe does some labs by watching but does many by actually doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 My dd just started DIVE biology with the BJU text. We read the BJU chapter (I read it, too, as I'm re-learning and enjoying it!) then do what's required in the DIVE workbook, which is printable from the CD-ROM (requirements are watch the lecture, answer the review questions, do the labs). So far it's gone very well, but we are only on lesson 2. :) I appreciate the lab section especially; we're fine with doing dissections in real life and actually have done some already in other settings, but it really helps to have a visual of what we'd see under a microscope. We do have a microscope, but the labs require so many different slides that I'm not sure how to acquire economically, so it helps not to have to just skip whole labs. I'm very glad we chose to do it this way rather than me trying to wade through the BJU text very inexpertly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie in AR Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 My guys are half way through Physical Science, and I'm very pleased with it. They do the internet-linked reading, which Dr. Shormann lists as the most thorough option for Physical Science*, instead of using a textbook. The first half of the course is Chemistry; the second half is Physics. They do all the work that is laid out in the materials: Day 1 - read and define terms; Day 2 - watch lecture, take notes, answer review questions; Day 3 - lab. The lectures and labs are packed with information, and it's the norm for them to pause and/or rewind several times to make sure they catch it all. Tests are included as well as a spreadsheet for calculating grades. We plan to use DIVE Chemistry next year. *The video at this link compares various textbooks / internet readings for each of the DIVE Science courses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorbackmama Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 I've been eyeballing DIVE for whenever my oldest starts high school. I have a question about the labs. The samples I've seen seem to be just still pictures? Or are they really actual video of the labs? If it's just stills, have your kids had trouble seeing and understanding what is going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie in AR Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 The labs are videos, not still pictures. I think they are very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Using Dive for Chemistry with BJUP text. I have nothing to compare it too, but my son likes it and is doing OK with it. He recently took exam 2 and got an 82, average score is 76 according to Dr. Shormann. It's tough. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorbackmama Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 The labs are videos, not still pictures. I think they are very well done. Thanks, Jackie! I think I'm pretty much sold then!:D:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Can anyone tell me what's the religious viewpoint on those DIVE cds, if any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanAR Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Thanks, Jackie! I think I'm pretty much sold then!:D:D:D I may be wrong, so take ths FWIW, but there is a difference between the newer versions and the older versions. I'm not sure if the new version is a video. ( I know that the older versions were, but according to the agreement they are not resalable). It seems that I remember something about copyright issues with the first version and thus the makeover. All this to say that you might want to email and ask if they are videos or pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorbackmama Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 I may be wrong, so take ths FWIW, but there is a difference between the newer versions and the older versions. I'm not sure if the new version is a video. ( I know that the older versions were, but according to the agreement they are not resalable). It seems that I remember something about copyright issues with the first version and thus the makeover. All this to say that you might want to email and ask if they are videos or pictures. Oh, good to know! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBS Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 I did not see this when exploring the DIVE website, but actually at the homeschoolclassifieds website, when you do a search, a box shows certain policies of publishers, regarding resale. DIVE links to this page, where they very nicely say that the CDs are for one family use, and they have a replacement CD program, to get a replacement if you are the original buyer.....well, you can read it: http://diveintomath.com/pageDisplay.cfm?pageno=238ans&zpid=440&sesstime=now I had wondered why I had seen so few for sale....only three I believe. Duh. LBS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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