Aquinas Academy Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 (edited) I'm thinking about changing our science plans and it would be very useful to have a list of all science curriculua. Is there already one out there? If not, can you help me make one? I'm not fussy about what is a curriculum and what isn't; if you think something belongs on the list, put it on! Also, it would be helpful to write the name of the curriculum and not use abbreviations. I'll start: K-8 Science YE = Young Earth, S = Secular, N = Neutral A Reason for Science (YE) Abeka Science (YE) Aha! Science Alpha Omega Science (YE) Ambelside Online Beautiful Feet History of Science BJU Press Science (YE) Calvert Christian Cottage Unit Studies (YE) Christian Kids Explore Science (YE) Christian Light Education Science (YE) Classic Science CPO Science (S) Delta Science Discovery Education Science (S) Earlybird Science (S) Elemental Science Exploration Education Exploring Creation with ____ (Apologia) (YE) Exploring God's Creation (YE) Fascinating Education GEMS Glencoe (S) God's Creation Series (YE) God's Design for Science (YE) Great Science Adventures Handbook of Nature Study Holt Science (S) Houghton Mifflin Science (S) Intellego Unit Studies (S) Junior Science (S) K12 Science (S) Lyrical Life Science Middle School Chemistry (S) McRuffy Science MSNucleus My Pals are Here (S) Nancy Larson Science Noeo (N) Oak Meadow Science Plato Science (S) Prentice Hall Science Explorer (S) Rainbow Science (YE) Real Science 4 Kids (N) R.E.A.L Science Odyssey (S) Rod & Staff Science (YE) Science Excursion Science for Young Catholics Science Shepherd Scott Foresman Science Signs & Seasons Sonlight Science So You Really Want to Learn Science (S) Spectrum Science (S) Supercharged Science The Elements: Ingredients of the Universe The Story of Science (S) The World of ____ TOPS Science Truth in Science (YE) Winterpromise Science (YE) Wonders of Creation (YE) Edited May 12, 2011 by Aquinas Academy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 No help from me, but I'm :bigear:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Well, I see you have kids of all ages. I would add BFSU for the elementary ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kchara Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Apologia :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinF Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Truth in Science Do you have a Rainbow Resource catalog? I can find almost every thing in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 A Ha! Science- http://www.learning.com/ahascience/ Supercharged Science- http://www.sciencelearningspace.com/ Elemental Science- http://elementalscience.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakblossoms Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Delta science in a nutshell kits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafiki Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 It'd be really cool to organize them by YEC, neutral, or secular. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquinas Academy Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 It'd be really cool to organize them by YEC, neutral, or secular. :D Ah yes, someday when I have the time. :) Well, I could arrange the ones I know of and leave the rest for someone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquinas Academy Posted May 11, 2011 Author Share Posted May 11, 2011 Thanks everyon! I've added your ideas to the list and will be looking into all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Middle School Chemistry (American Chemical Society) http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/ free K12, Calvert, Oak Meadow, etc all offer science. Other textbook publishers: Glencoe/MacMillan/McGraw Hill, Holt McDougal Littell, Scott Foresman, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt MSNucleus http://www.msnucleus.org/curriculum/curriculum.html free AFAIK, all of the above are secular. Classic Science http://www.eequalsmcq.com/ Don't know if it's secular? The following are all available on Homeschool Buyer's Co-op: secular: Discovery Science Plato Science Thinkwell science Intellego Unit Studies Don't know: Fascinating Chemistry Fascinating Biology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquinas Academy Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 Thank you Karen! I have edited the list to include YE, secular, and neutral designations. I have only marked the ones that I think I know. I could be completely wrong on these, so please correct me! If you know whether other curricula on the list are YE, secular, or neutral, please let me know. And if you know of any more curricula to add, post away! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Thank you Karen! I have edited the list to include YE, secular, and neutral designations. I have only marked the ones that I think I know. I could be completely wrong on these, so please correct me! If you know whether other curricula on the list are YE, secular, or neutral, please let me know. And if you know of any more curricula to add, post away! :) You are awesome! Thank you! :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquinas Academy Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 You are awesome! Thank you!:hurray: :blushing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HejKatt Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Thanks for introducing this thread, Janette! It brought up options I hadn't even heard of before, although it is a bit overwhelming since I am in the curriculum planning/eval stage (more options! :eek:). If it helps anyone, I put all this data into a Google Spreadsheet, but with one slight modification - for Christian/secular I put Creationist/Evolution/Neutral to allow for more combinations together with YE/OE. I put a little comment on the column (mouseover the column header to see what I meant). https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AhUJB5nahkOtdHhWTFRyS3ZrRjhPZkh3VV93Q0tvdFE&hl=en&authkey=CI28ruwN The spreadsheet is currently viewable but not editable - I'm thinking about how to handle this, since I'm not online that much to do edits, but I don't want it open to the wild internet. Perhaps anyone who wants to edit it can PM me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquinas Academy Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 Thanks for introducing this thread, Janette! It brought up options I hadn't even heard of before, although it is a bit overwhelming since I am in the curriculum planning/eval stage (more options! :eek:). If it helps anyone, I put all this data into a Google Spreadsheet, but with one slight modification - for Christian/secular I put Creationist/Evolution/Neutral to allow for more combinations together with YE/OE. I put a little comment on the column (mouseover the column header to see what I meant). https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AhUJB5nahkOtdHhWTFRyS3ZrRjhPZkh3VV93Q0tvdFE&hl=en&authkey=CI28ruwN The spreadsheet is currently viewable but not editable - I'm thinking about how to handle this, since I'm not online that much to do edits, but I don't want it open to the wild internet. Perhaps anyone who wants to edit it can PM me? Leeyeewah, that is so great! Thank you for organising it! I will PM you about adding age/grade levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 CPO Science for jr high and High school- secular Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 CPO Science for jr high and High school- secular Oh yay! I wanted a course like this and couldn't find one to add to my 12 year plan. :tongue_smilie: I am so glad you mentioned these. http://www.cposcience.com/home/CPOProducts/TeachingLearningSystemsTLS/PhysicalEarthandSpace/tabid/304/Default.aspx Physical, Earth, and Space Science provides an integrated approach to inquiry based, hands-on science programs for high school Physical Science classes. Earth and space science concepts are integrated with physics and chemistry concepts.:hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parias1126 Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 I think this would be an awesome sticky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieM Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Wow! What a list! I didn't see BFSU or Mr Q Science. (Oh wait... I think that might be Classic Science?) Also, what about WTM Science? Even if it isn't quite as comprehensive as most of the options available for purchse, the book does lay it out for every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HejKatt Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Just a bump with an update: I added BFSU, Classic Science/Mr. Q Scienceto the Google Spreadsheet. https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AhUJB5nahkOtdHhWTFRyS3ZrRjhPZkh3VV93Q0tvdFE&hl=en&authkey=CI28ruwN Since the original list had Christian/Secular, I put all secular options as being evolution-pov. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasmommy Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Otter's Science 2nd - 6th - http://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/science/otters_science/science_human_body.html We used this this year and really enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieM Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Since the original list had Christian/Secular, I put all secular options as being evolution-pov. I don't think that secular automatically means an evolution point of view, but rather that it has no religious affiliation/materials at all. I think suggesting the secular options are evolution pov might imply that it actually touches on the subject in the first place, which won't be the case for most programs. And great spreadsheet, btw! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HejKatt Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) Hi Melanie, thanks for the feedback! I had some doubts about how to classify them myself since I don't have the materials in hand, and I didn't want to lose Janette's original information (which materials were classified secular). I'll go through and put ? for all those I marked, since I really don't know. :) And if it doesn't touch on the subject at all, I'll introduce a NA tag. Edited May 12, 2011 by leeyeewah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquinas Academy Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 Wow! What a list! I didn't see BFSU So that's what BFSU stands for. I always thought it was Beautiful Feet. :tongue_smilie: Hi Melanie, thanks for the feedback!I had some doubts about how to classify them myself since I don't have the materials in hand, and I didn't want to lose Janette's original information (which materials were classified secular). I'll go through and put ? for all those I marked, since I really don't know. :) And if it doesn't touch on the subject at all, I'll introduce a NA tag. It is so hard to know how to classify everything. For instance, RSO is secular, but there is no mention of evolution in Level 1. Feel free to change my classicfications; I'm sure some of them are incorrect. I've only used two or three curricula from that long list. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohru Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 :thumbup: This is great! I'm trying to plan for science right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIS0320 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 I've seen all of these listed for science supplements on the K-8 board and don't see them on your list: Core Knowledge Sequence Harcourt (traditional textbook/workbook) Evan Moor (various material to supplement with) *All of these are secular/neutral sources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HejKatt Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 (edited) Thanks drexel, just updated the worksheet. However I couldn't find a link for Harcourt - web search results seem to imply it is affiliated with Houghton Mifflin which is on the list. I just did a Google run and updated the list with links. If anyone owns a listed curriculum, and wants to take a shot at categorizing its stand on YE/OE and Creation/Evolution (even if just to say it is not applicable/not covered), I'll be happy to hear from you.. please PM me! :) Edited May 14, 2011 by leeyeewah Updated spreadsheet for links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Singapore's Interactive Science for grades 7 and 8 http://www.singaporemath.com/Interactive_Science_s/68.htm And Singapore's Science Matters for grades 9 and 10 http://www.singaporemath.com/Science_Matters_s/128.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiopianFood Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Well, I see you have kids of all ages. I would add BFSU for the elementary ages. :iagree: (Building Foundations in Scientific Understanding)=N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deniseibase Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Science Fusion (soon to be available through Saxon Homeschool), k-8, secular Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 (edited) Science Fusion (soon to be available through Saxon Homeschool), k-8, secular Science Fusion is another Houghton Mifflin product. I was checking it out in the HM site a few days ago. It is a K-5 program from what I see. There are a few samples/ demos in their site for it also. I am getting Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for my son for next school year but will be keeping an eye on Science Fusion. Hopefully they will offer a homeschool edition like Harcourt. Edited May 14, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Science Fusion is another Houghton Mifflin product. I was checking it out in the HM site a few days ago. It is a K-5 program from what I see. There are a few samples/ demos in their site for it also. I am getting Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for my son for next school year but will be keeping an eye on Science Fusion. Hopefully they will offer a homeschool edition like Harcourt. Hmmm... interesting! I just found a Florida Science Fusion which also offers 6-8 grade packages, besides the K-5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourcatmom Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 The Lab of Mr. Q is a great science website. You can download the first book for free. It's a great resource! http://www.eequalsmcq.com/classicsciinfo.htm Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 I have a big list of secular science programs linked in my sig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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