kortney in AL Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I have the first edition. Is the 2nd edition that much improved that you would recommend buying it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Can't answer, but want to know as well, as I have the 1st edition also. (Have a schedule too that I don't necessarily want to redo. . .) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harbke Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 If it were biology I would do it, there have been advances in recent years, but physical science is the same. I am going to use the old book for my co op this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCSusan Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I taught Apologia Physical Science in a HS co-op this year and the students had both the old and 2nd editions. The differences are mild. Page numbers are slightly different. There is one experiment in the 2nd ed that is not in the old edition and it was a fun one on liquid earth. The new edition had updated information on Pluto no longer being classified as a planet. The 2nd ed. is more colorful with better pictures. It has the Periodic table on the first spine which helped with the work needed in the book. Also some definitions and test questions have been changed slighly. (This caused some problems for me as a teacher but didn't really change anything for the students.) As stated the changes are not great. If I was going to buy one I would get the 2nd ed especially if I was going to use it for more than one child. However, if money is tight the first will work fine. Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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