radiobrain Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Does anyone have experience with this? I am thinking of trying the "summer camp". Pros, cons, raves and rants welcome! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 The only way I'd do supercharged escience again is if I bought everything in a kit which you can do for about $2000. It was a pain to find all the components. The activity was fun though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 For the project we did, we needed specific size fast food containers that are only used at one restaurant that we frequent. The other container was a meat container so I had to bring my tape measure into the grocery store and find a suitable size one. I think went and asked the butcher if I could have a virgin one. I had to drive to the next town over 30min each way to get a specific type of propeller which turns out you can't buy in stores. Supercharged science sent me some for free but it was still a lot of hassle. I think to buy just that one kit was $50 and the only thing non-consumable was the motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 (edited) I was planning on doing something similar as what the OP posted over the summer, I just have not looked into specific kits yet. Is there anything that you would recommend that is user friendly and interesting to the student? Edited May 17, 2011 by wy_kid_wrangler04 changed wording Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Uhura Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Was that the hovercraft project? Instead of all of that I just bought an inexpensive kit (not the one she sells). It was a very expensive program. One could buy a few nice science books or several science kits per year for the same price. Yes it was the hovercraft project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiobrain Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 Well, the pressure is on, as I can only register today. Hmmmm. You guys didn't help me make a decision, though you helped me have a better handle on it. ;) I have a feeling I have a bit more "supplies" in my house than the average joe, as my kids have pieces from several years of engineering classes. I suppose I could always skip the projects that I know I wouldn't have the stuff to. UGH!!!! I find the lady irritating. :) But, I slacked off on science this year, and feel a need to have giant "summer study". Back to my contemplation. THANK YOU !!!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnella Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 We absolutely hated it. That hovercraft project was a nightmare. And for another project, she thinks people still have film canisters for 35mm film lying around the house. (Everyone I know converted to digital years before I was willing to.) The subscription was incredibly pricey. The one video conference we tried to participate in was a technical disaster. Evidently we were supposed to have downloaded some content before the call. I wasn't the only parent who missed that if it had been posted; her server promptly crashed as we all rushed to get the downloads. My son was very disappointed because it was impossible to participate in the video conference. We were not happy at all with it. The final nail in the coffin was when we realized that our DS wasn't retaining anything from the lessons. That's probably an issue of learning style as much as anything else. So it was a total waste for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbeygurl4 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I found it expensive. After ten months I spent almost $300 just to watch videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Create Your Ritual Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Do the 'kits' have the same problems? I was considering the Aeronautics Kit and the Physics of Motion & Sound Kit. I was hoping EVERYTHING would be there and it would be a learning opportunity for a bit of physics. Has anyone done these, were they a disappointment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apmom Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 We tried it for a couple of months, but never found it to be as in-depth as I wanted. DS enjoyed the videos and experiments, and I didn't mind them at all...as extra lessons. However, we went back to using the Noeo curriculum and haven't looked back. With Noeo, the kits contain all the stuff you need (minus a few things you need to buy at the store, but the list is there and nothing is very expensive at all), and I like the books they have chosen to go along with it. I thought that Supercharged Science was just too expensive and didn't do enough in-depth study of the subjects. (A year of SS would be over $300, and we spent right around $200 for Noeo, including all the books we needed and the kits...just for a comparison of cost.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewpeaceful Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I think $87 for SCS as a summer camp is totally reasonable, especially given we also get access to all her e-classes for those three months, which is cheaper than paying the $37 per month. $87 for 2 elementary kids for a whole summer of science camp for them to study the topic of their choice? I think $87 is more than reasonable. Yes, there are experiments out there with abnormal materials. There are tons of experiments out there with stuff I have around the house or will cost me a few dollars at Walmart. We're giving it a try With a 100% money back guarantee, what do we have to lose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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