Embassy Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 How much time do you typically spend on science each week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel marie Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 we r doing biology I ninth grade. we spend 45 min. each weekday on it with a small bit of homework at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 5-8 hours, sometimes more, per week (2nd grade 7yo) - DS loves science and if I could commit more time, we'd do it round the clock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByGrace3 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Wow, I feel like a slacker :001_huh: We spend about an hour. 30 minutes 2x/week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I've cut science down to 1x/week because my days are too full. So it's about an hour a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Today we spent about 30-40 minutes. That's standard. We do it twice a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Probably about 40 minutes twice a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 We spend 30-45 minutes 4x a week on formal science. Then the kids spend additional time on science kits, videos, and reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorCalMom Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Today we spent about 30-40 minutes. That's standard. We do it twice a week. Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 We're doing 30-45min per day x 4 days per week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 30 minutes daily. Sometimes with activities it could take up to 45 minutes. 2 and a half hours minimum a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 We usually do 45min-1.5 hours four days a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy Ann Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 My son is a 4th grader and we do Sonlight science. We spend 30-40 minutes a day, 4 days a week. I am assuming that starting in 6th or 7th grade we will be spending a full hour or more doing science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbsweetpea Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 90 minutes a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 hmm..not sure. He does an hour at co-op each week. Then he reads one chapter a week in a book on heath/human science. And he reads 2 articles a week in Current Science weekly reader magazine. And we have started doing the projects in Milestones in Science...probably will do one every week or so. And then he watches LOTS of science related tv...even if it is just stuff like "The Science of Fighting." He is also doing a computer science course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Right now, um none. (duck and hide) We did lots of science stuff last year. But we burnt out on our favorite topics, picture book series, field trips in the area... I need something new to inspire us. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 How much time do you typically spend on science each week? My 4th grader reads science ~30-45 mins/day/5 days/wk, so 2 1/2- 3 3/4 hrs/wk the entire school yr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 We have gone through periods where not much science was getting done either. It happens. Not getting science done isn't concerning me right now. I do hope to 'deal' with that sometime by next year. But I'm not going to set a definite dead line. I have thought about asking for ideas to inspire me. But I'm almost certain that people would list all sort of things we did last year. :p Also to be honest, right now I'm not even in the mood to ask to be inspired about science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 30min-1hr 3x a week officially- Nature and Science then we also have science movies we watch and books, Co-Op, Boy Scout activities and Science club(1x a month). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2squared Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Formal science = about 1 hour/week (BFSU) Informal science = constant and ongoing Not that it really matters, but my dd has had perfect science scores in her standardized testing. I was worried that our unschooling approach would be at odds with standardized testing, but it obviously isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Between 2-3 hours a week, formally, but the kids read a lot of science books for fun, too. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 4th grade: 4 hours a week or so, along with readings. 1st grade: 2 hours a week or so, along with readings. And they both tend to listen in on the other's lesson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 K - Maybe an hour 5th - About 2 and 1/2 hours 9th - 3 to 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Does hunting for snakes and bugs count? :lol: If so, about 3 hours per day. If not, about 30 minutes twice a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Formally, our science lessons run about 30 minutes, maybe 3x a week (I have a science nut). Informally, continually...(on her own stuff, reading, DVDs, play, etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Science books and sometimes videos 2-3x a week for a pretty varied amount of time - could be 10 minutes, could be an hour. Science narration about once every other week. Science experiment day 1x per week for 2-3 hours. ETA: Plus, whatever science we encountered out there in the world, at museums, occasionally our co-op is doing a sciencey topic, or we watch other videos, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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