Guest wildgrace Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 We are doing Real Science-4-Kids Physics this year and I have two questions for anyone who can help. I am having a hard time finding all the little supplies needed like marbles of different sizes and steel marbles, iron filings and plastic coated copper wire, etc. Is there a one stop online shop where I can just buy it all or even a kit made for this science program? Being on bed rest with pregnancy driving all over town to search for all the supplies isn't possible so I need a one stop online store. Also, although I've heard good things about this program it seems to be very short with only 10 lessons and 10 experiments. I'm curious to how others who used this curriculum did it. Did you spread out those ten lessons to more than one per week or follow this program with something else? Thank you for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athomeinMT Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I haven't used this program so I can't answer about scheduling, but Home Science Tools has kits for the program, or you can look at their order form and just order the things you need. They have great products, great prices, and really good service, in my experience. Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Either Rainbow Resource Center or Home Science Tools are terrific choices. There are some things you can get on Amazon too if you're a Prime member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wildgrace Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Oh thank you, this is JUST what I was looking for! The Home Science Tools kit is perfect! Yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVNA Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I'm also doing physics this year and looked at this curriculum. I think the 10 lessons is a bit short for year long course. I have a background in physics and am considering using this book, but then adding on to it. For example, we'll be building and flying model rockets and use them to discuss Newton's Laws, kinetic/potential/conservation of energy, electrical circuits, etc. I'm also adding some research type questions such as figuring out why the sky is blue. I believe somebody already mentioned this site, but there are some kits available here - http://www.hometrainingtools.com/other-curriculum-kits/c/210/ - that you may want to look at for Real Science 4 Kids. I've also looked at ordering supplies from the following: http://www.scientificsonline.com/ http://sciencekit.com/ http://www.sciencekitstore.com/ http://www.carolina.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Otter's Physics uses Real Science 4 Kids, but then she adds on a lot of other books and activities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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