hsmom Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I am so excited! I have put it in a cart over 10 times and then signed out and decided no I did not need it. :confused: Then I decided I would buy it once I sold my other science. Well I woke up this morning still owning my other science and said, "it is time!". I put it in the cart and clicked buy! :D I am so excited to get started! Now today we are going to go on a hunt for supplies. We will be armed with the list, debit card and lots of time. :D One subject down too many to go. Wish me luck.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishmommy Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 So exciting! You WILL NOT regret it! We love it over here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom Posted March 24, 2011 Author Share Posted March 24, 2011 I am reading through it right now. So far I love it. I have the supply list printed out and we are going to go on a treasure supply hunt when we go shopping today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I'm sure you'll love it. We have so much fun with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuzor Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I purchased it awhile back as well. Good luck to you for your upcoming school year. I hope you really enjoy it. I am in the process on planning and purchasing additional books and supplies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexi Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I think I want the Earth and Space one. The samples look wonderful. Hope you love it! It's on my wish list! I'm wondering how I can casually get my list to my mom and my mother-in-law. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle My Bell Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 We love it and "I" love having all the supplies on hand! I bought mine from Home Training Tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nov05mama Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 So exciting! You WILL NOT regret it! We love it over here! :iagree: ITA!! I have had them for over a year (Life and Earth & Space) just sitting on our shelves and finally took the recommendation of so many here and opened it up to start and I am SOOOOOOOOOOOO glad I did! DS LOVES doing his "fun science". LOVE it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeyNewt Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Yey! We loved Life and we are finishing up Earth & Space, which my DD has loved as well. We are moving to RSO Chemistry for next year. I haven't heard many reviews for the Chemistry one, but we are taking the plunge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alison in KY Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 What is RSO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 What is RSO? Real Science Odyssey by Pandia Press. For the pp that asked about Chemistry, we're using it now and it's so much fun, it's by far our favorite. The experiments are great and lots of fun as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexi Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 What is RSO? REAL Science Odyssey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 We :001_wub: RSO too! Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeyNewt Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Real Science Odyssey by Pandia Press. For the pp that asked about Chemistry, we're using it now and it's so much fun, it's by far our favorite. The experiments are great and lots of fun as usual. Thanks for letting me know, glad to hear it is fun too! I suspected that we would love the Chemistry as much as the previous 2 we have used. The format and openness of the curriculum works wonderfully for us. Allows us rabbit trails and still helps us keep on track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabel Lee Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 When we used RSO Earth & Space, my boys really loved it. They were 1st & 3rd grade at the time. My youngest told me he hoped we never, ever change our science, and my older son wrote his name on one of the RSO lab pages as "Meteorologist (his name here)". They were enjoying science. I like a loose format too, since I tend to add a ton of stuff to anything I use. After using it during 1st & 3rd grade, I thought we needed something harder with more rigor as my older son moved into 4th gr. this year. I could have just beefed RSO up with some WTM recommendations if I felt it needed it (hindsight is always 20/20 and all). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairytalemama Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Which one did you get? I'm planning on ordering the Life one. I'm really excited about getting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 We love it and "I" love having all the supplies on hand! I bought mine from Home Training Tools. I just bought RSO and the kits from HTT. My 6yo and 8yo can't wait for the stuff to come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YarnAddict Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Must. Stop. Reading. Curriculum. Threads. I want them all. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I just bought RSO-life too. We start next week and my kids are SOOOOO excited. I wonder if their history is just as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen500 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I'm thinking about getting RSO Life....I can't decide between the bound or loose leaf versions. Any suggestions? Will the bound version get kind of lopsided like SOTW AG after a lot of pages are ripped out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nov05mama Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I'm thinking about getting RSO Life....I can't decide between the bound or loose leaf versions. Any suggestions? Will the bound version get kind of lopsided like SOTW AG after a lot of pages are ripped out? I have the loose-leaf version for Life and the bound version for Earth & Space, and while I *like* the 'solidity' of the bound version, the loose-leaf version is definitely a bit better as far as making extra copies, etc. I think for Earth & Space, I may just purchase the 'extra student copies' that can be sold separately instead of trying to make copies from the book. I think it will kinda depend on how you plan to use it too. I definitely won't be tearing out the pages from my bound book though b/c I could see it getting ugly :P I would either leave them in there and have the child use them straight from it, or make copies for them to use so the book stayed intact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissymama Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Ugh! I am so torn between RSO and Elemental Science. Every time I think I've decided on one, I see a thread about the other one, and get all undecided again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraKay28 Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 This is on my "to buy" list, but need the $$$. :001_smile: Science has been my one "I don't know what to do!" but this sounds like the perfect fit. We have tried so many things and I'm getting desperate. I hope this is finally it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Wizards Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 For the pp that asked about Chemistry, we're using it now and it's so much fun. The experiments are great and lots of fun as usual. :iagree: My 4th grader is doing RSO Chemistry and she's really enjoying it. I will be doing Biology with my middle child next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Ugh! I am so torn between RSO and Elemental Science. Every time I think I've decided on one, I see a thread about the other one, and get all undecided again! How are they different? I've looked at Elemental Science and it looks rather bookish and not too exciting but easy to do. What is RSO like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAmom Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 How are they different? I've looked at Elemental Science and it looks rather bookish and not too exciting but easy to do. What is RSO like? I am trying to decide between these two, also. Elemental Science appears easier to use and I like the lapbook for Biology. RSO seems to be loved by many on these boards but seems to have a lot of hands on/experiments. I don't really like lots of experiments.... I understand, this is science, and there should be some. Is it mostly experiments though? I don't like the idea of trying to find some of the things listed....like looking for snails?! Never have seen any around here! :tongue_smilie: I would appreciate any feedback, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satori Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Keeping snails and other creatures scared me off from using RSO Life for a year. I finally just decided to go for it, as Elemental Science and BFSU (and others) didn't work out for us so well. We are not keeping any creatures, but supplementing with extra books and videos. It is amazing how informative and fun it is when we go to the library and choose from a huge selection of mollusk books. We've learned sooo much! Here's a blog post where I actually talk about how we don't keep creatures, yet still learn tons. The experiments in RSO have been very fun and easy to do. I don't think I even had to buy anything for the Life year except picking up stuff at the grocery store. Most of it has been stuff we already have around the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeyNewt Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 How are they different? I've looked at Elemental Science and it looks rather bookish and not too exciting but easy to do. What is RSO like? I would say this is not a bookish curriculum and is really focused on hands on experiments and or activity to "sink" in the topic being learned. This was a great fit for us, because my DD loves experiments. Let me explain in general how this science works: 1) There is 1 page to read about the topic you will be learning about. They suggest you add this to their science notebook (I decided not to make extra copy for the notebook). 2) Than there are 1-3 labs related to the topic that you just learned about. These include experiments, coloring, notebooking, and other activities that are fun and support the topic. The experiments include lab sheets they have to fill out, either draw or write in. And that is it. It is very simple! 3) We also added books about the topic from the library. They have suggestions listed in their guide. 4) We also added videos and online games we found on the topic from the library. We did rabbit trails on the topics my DD really liked and even found some free lapbooks online. Than we moved on to the next topic. It has a very open format that allows you to beef it up a lot or just do the basics and it is still covers a lot of topics. Any experiment that we didn't like or couldn't find the supplies for, we found our own in books/online that had the same learning output. At the top of each experiment it list your supplies. There is even a list of all supplies needed for the year too. They have some "kits" at Home Science Tools I've been looking at for the past two years, I think for chemistry I might just give in and buy the kit this year: http://www.hometrainingtools.com/search.asp?ss=rso+kit&x=0&y=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMary2 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Ugh! I am so torn between RSO and Elemental Science. Every time I think I've decided on one, I see a thread about the other one, and get all undecided again! I downloaded the RSO Life a few days ago and we started it yesterday. I haven't bought the whole thing yet, but I am going to. We have been/still are using Elemental Science. I just blogged about it this morning. Link is in my signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mert Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I just bought RSO and the kits from HTT. My 6yo and 8yo can't wait for the stuff to come! Can you point me towards the kits, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share Posted March 31, 2011 http://www.hometrainingtools.com/r-e-a-l-science-odyssey/c/2055/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeyNewt Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Can you point me towards the kits, please? You can find them here: http://www.hometrainingtools.com/search.asp?ss=rso+kit&x=0&y=0 Whoops didn't see the above post! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissymama Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I downloaded the RSO Life a few days ago and we started it yesterday. I haven't bought the whole thing yet, but I am going to. We have been/still are using Elemental Science. I just blogged about it this morning. Link is in my signature. Thanks, that was helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccouch Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Good for you!! We're doing RSO Life this year & it's honestly one of the best curriculum choices I've made. It is SO fun!! I've added in a few things here & there, but totally not necessary. I can. not. wait. to buy Earth & Space!! EEK! New stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mert Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Thanks, Ladies! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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