Sunkirst Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 My son will be in 7th grade next year, and I have done some chemistry with him, but not all of the topics listed in Level 1. We've only touched on a smattering of physics and biology too. Would it be foolish to attempt all 3 next year? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I have only used Chem level1, but IMO the text is much too simple for a 7th grader. And now I am going to :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommy4ever Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 I haven't used it, however, I was speaking to some one who did and is using it. She said this... you can do Level 1 without using prelevel 1 but she doesn't recommend doing level 2 without level 1, as 2 builds on concepts learned in 1. Since you said you haven't done lots that is in level 1, level 2 might be very frustrating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 A good middle school study would be to take the Level 1 and Level 2 chemistry books, study a level one lesson, and then study a level two lesson to get more depth. You could do this for at least an entire semester, and it would be an awesome set of things to learn. I think that Level 1 alone for physics or biology would not be enough for that grade level. Maybe look at Science Explorer instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 My son will be in 7th grade next year, and I have done some chemistry with him, but not all of the topics listed in Level 1. We've only touched on a smattering of physics and biology too. Would it be foolish to attempt all 3 next year? Thanks, You could easily do all 3 books in one year. They are only 10 chapters each, so even doing one chapter a week, it's only 30 weeks of science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 (edited) My son will be in 7th grade next year, and I have done some chemistry with him, but not all of the topics listed in Level 1. We've only touched on a smattering of physics and biology too. Would it be foolish to attempt all 3 next year? Thanks, No. I think you can easily do all three level one books in a year. I just did the chemistry book with 5th to 7th graders and it only took us a month to get through (although we had done the pre-level to get them up to speed just before and level one is almost exactly like pre-level, just more in depth). You don't need, as far as I am concerned, any background to be successful with the level one books. They are a good solid introduction to the topics. ETA: I don't know if you are looking at doing level two, but it is a big jump from level one to level two. You can easily do level one with having done pre-level but I wouldn't try level two without doing level one first. Level one is simple but I don't think it is too babyish for a new 7th grader as a short introduction to the topic. Edited April 29, 2010 by jcooperetc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmamainva Posted April 29, 2010 Share Posted April 29, 2010 You could easily do all 3 books in one year. They are only 10 chapters each, so even doing one chapter a week, it's only 30 weeks of science. I agree. We're doing all three Level 1 books this year with my 6th grader. The books are wonderful. Colorful and informative. We're hoping to tackle Level 2 chemistry then, next year, in 7th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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