ThreeBlessings Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 (edited) I'm considering using Noeo Chemistry 2 for Science next year. I'm wondering if anyone has used this curriculum without using the Young Scientist Club Kits? It looks like each kit is only scheduled for one week. I'm ordering from Rainbow Resource and I would need to buy three sets of kits for $20 each to have the scheduled kits, that's $60 and I'd only be using 5 of the 9 kits I'd be buying. They look very simplistic and don't appear to contain much. If, for example air experiments are scheduled for one week and water experiments for one week, how feasible would it be to supplement my own water and air related experiments for those weeks? The only kit I'm thinking of not leaving out is the Polymers one because I'm not sure I could easily find experiments to replace it. The Air, Water, and Surface Tension ones I think I could manage, and probably the Acids and Bases as well. Would we be missing something vital if I supplemented with my own materials? I would like to hear opinions from those who've done without, but also those who've used the kits as well. :) Edited July 22, 2010 by ThreeBlessings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calandalsmom Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Forget Noeo and just order the kits. The kits are awesome. The curriculum is dull as dirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyco Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 We did Noeo Chem 2 last year and made it thru the entire year without using any of the kits. We just used the experiments described in the other books. From past Noeo sets, I don't like the kits anyway. I think it's fine to skip them and do your own experiments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 (edited) ' Edited July 22, 2010 by woolybear Posted this in the wrong place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 The curriculum is dull as dirt.That was our experience with Physics I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeBlessings Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 For those of you who didn't enjoy Noeo, may I ask why? Also do you have any alternative secular suggestions? TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violinmom Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 My girls were bored with it. Just not enough "stuff" in it. Just got Elemental Science this week and I have gone through the Chemistry and the Earth Science. It's what I was hoping Noeo was, but sadly, wasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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