SilverMoon Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 (edited) . Edited September 5, 2023 by SilverMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2cents Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 We used the chemistry and medicine books. I have to agree with what the others are saying about them not being a complete curriculum. However, I think they make great add-ons. The medicine book was fascinating! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 We used the chemistry and medicine books. I have to agree with what the others are saying about them not being a complete curriculum. However, I think they make great add-ons. The medicine book was fascinating! :) My dd is thoroughly enjoying the Medicine book. She writes her own summaries of each chapter a la WTM and it (the book itself AND the writing about it) is something she looks forward to every week. I could see this book as being a great jumping off point to go into great depth on the different people covered but I can't comment on the rest in the series as we have not got to them yet (they're on my shelf waiting for next year). :) I also like the short comprehension questions at the end of each chapter as that helps cover some LA and I love the multi-tasking aspect. ;) I don't have a 6th grader yet so I don't know if they would be enough for that age/level. Exploring the World of Physics is definitely one of the harder ones and would be meaty enough as a jumping off point- not enough for a whole year of study but probably a semester? The others, IMO, would make better supplements. Of course, I pull them off my shelf and now my dd is reading them. :lol: She was excited to see we had sequels to The History of Medicine. :tongue_smilie: I guess that's further proof she really likes it. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I only have the chemistry book and feel it makes a great complement to Ellen McHenry's The Elements. I think one could use the Tiner books as "spine" for a history of ___ course, but one would need to add a lot of other resources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 We used the Biology course as his spine for a semester. It's mostly plant and animal biology and we added in anatomy sources to fill out the semester. I liked using it because ds was able to read on his own and quick run through the chapter questions told me how well he comprehended. I also own the chemistry book and will probably add it, as Crimson Wife stated, to our high school chem as a History of...book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 These are really just a history of science book, more like Hakim's books (but not that extensive). I'm using the chemistry book as part of our studies this year but there's just not enough true science information in it to make it my primary science book..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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