lorrainejmc Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I am looking for a science curriculum for my 3 kids aged 10, 8 and 6. My dd (10 yrs) has just finished Apologia Flying Creatures. My dsx2 listened in from time to time but mostly I have been reading Lets Read and Find out Science books with them. Dd enjoyed Apologia but I didn't and I would like something a little less intense (more fun:tongue_smilie:) that I could combine all 3. I need it to be planned out or it won't get done and I would prefer secular. :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perogi Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I think Mr. Q would work well for you. The Life Science year is free and he's currently running a 50% off sale on the other years if that doesn't interest you. http://eequalsmcq.com/HolidaySale2012.htm I think Life and Earth are recommended for ages 7-10 and and Chemistry and Physical are 8-12. Something like that anyway!! We are using Life right now for ages 6 and 8 and will use Earth next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 We like BFSU (if you check some threads you'll read the pros and cons). It does take a bit of time to get the "hang" off but it is very rewarding once you get it down. I blogged about a few activities if you want to see it in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I think Mr. Q would work well for you. The Life Science year is free and he's currently running a 50% off sale on the other years if that doesn't interest you. http://eequalsmcq.com/HolidaySale2012.htm I think Life and Earth are recommended for ages 7-10 and and Chemistry and Physical are 8-12. Something like that anyway!! We are using Life right now for ages 6 and 8 and will use Earth next year. :iagree::iagree::iagree: We love, love, love Mr. Q Life and are looking forward to Mr. Q Earth next year (I printed it out yesterday and it looks great!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 We are really enjoying RSO. Very fun, very hands-on. I haven't had to buy anything yet for supplies - all around the house stuff. I do think you'd need to beef it up a bit with additional reading for the 10 yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gramlingk Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Education Exploration has been great for us. My kids were 10 and 11 when we started it but they have 3 different levels than span multiple grades. There is no planning involved. The lessons are on the computer and can be read altogether. A set of supplies for experiments come with the program. It has been a great way to take some of the pressure off of me during the school day and the kids love to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I am interested in Mr. Q physics. We are doing RSO chemistry. Grandpa is teaching two dss. When we are done, we want to do physics, but RSO doesn't have it. So does Mr. Q physics work? Has anyone done RSO chemistry and then Mr. Q physics? Thanks! Also, I am interested in Mr. Q earth. Please tell me more about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquinas Academy Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 We like BFSU (if you check some threads you'll read the pros and cons). It does take a bit of time to get the "hang" off but it is very rewarding once you get it down. I blogged about a few activities if you want to see it in action. :iagree: We started using BFSU this year, and it is one of the best curriculum choices I have ever made! It's fun, secular, and good for multiple ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay3fer Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I am interested in Mr. Q physics. We are doing RSO chemistry. Grandpa is teaching two dss. When we are done, we want to do physics, but RSO doesn't have it. So does Mr. Q physics work? Has anyone done RSO chemistry and then Mr. Q physics? Thanks! Also, I am interested in Mr. Q earth. Please tell me more about it. I bought it and I'm so excited for next year now. Just extracted the "text" pages to stick on my Kobo. Here's the TOC for Earth: Unit One: Space Part I Pages Chapter 1 Stars and the Universe 1-10 Chapter 2 Our solar system 11-19 Chapter 3 The Earth 19-28 Chapter 4 Our sun and moon 29-38 Unit Two: Space Part II Chapter 5 Rotation and revolution 39-48 Chapter 6 Days, months and years 49-58 Chapter 7 Moon phases 59-67 Chapter 8 Eclipses 68-78 Unit Three: Wet ‘n Wild Weather I Chapter 9 Energy 79-88 Chapter 10 Seasons 89-98 Chapter 11 Climate and weather 99-109 Chapter 12 Water 110-121 Unit Four: Wet ‘n Wild Weather II Chapter 13 Water in the environment 122-131 Chapter 14 Clouds 132-143 Chapter 15 Weather fronts 144-153 Chapter 16 Our weather: Tying it all together 154-164 Unit Five: Forces on the earth Chapter 17 Weathering and erosion 165-174 Chapter 18 Plate tectonics 175-184 Chapter 19 Earthquakes 185-196 Chapter 20 Volcanoes 197-208 Unit Six: Our Rocky Earth Pages Chapter 21 Rocks and minerals 209-218 Chapter 22 The geology of your home 219-228 Chapter 23 Types of rock 229-238 Chapter 24 The rock cycle 239-247 Unit Seven: Digging in to the Soil Chapter 25 Intro to soil 248-259 Chapter 26 Soil: digging deeper 260-269 Chapter 27 Life inside the soil 270-279 Chapter 28 Protecting our soil 280-292 Unit Eight: Putting it all Together Chapter 29 Earth’s systems 293-301 Chapter 30 Events in our spheres (part 1) 302-313 Chapter 31 Events in our spheres (part 2) 314-324 Chapter 32 Earth’s events: The good, the bad and the ugly 325-335 Unit Nine: Earth Science Misconceptions Chapter 33 Astronomy myths 336-346 Chapter 34 Weather myths 347-356 Chapter 35 Lightning myths 357-366 Chapter 36 Helping the Earth 367-374 I don't love that it's totally secular (we're doing Apologia right now), but considering I will be reading it aloud, I do enjoy the chatty, conversational tone. Here's a sample from the first chapter: "The universe is a word we use to describe everything that exists...everywhere! It is huge! So how big is the universe? Nobody knows! Scientists who study the universe are called astronomers "a-straw-no-murs". Astronomers have many different ideas about how large the universe is, but they are still working on the answer!" From the middle: "Every time you exhale, you are breathing out water into the atmosphere! Plants give off water vapor too! And, in most areas, our ground is full of water! When the sun’s energy hits the ground, liquid water is evaporated into the air! As liquid water is evaporating, the wind moves this water vapor throughout the atmosphere. Some of this water vapor rises high into the air where the air is much cooler." Near the end: "Myth #5 Ben Franklin’s kite was struck by lightning Benjamin Franklin is known for a very important (and dangerous) experiment. He was trying to find out if lightning was a form of electricity by flying a kite during a storm. Mr. Franklin was very lucky that his kite was not struck by lightning! In fact, if his kite was struck by lightning, we would be telling a much different story about Benjamin Franklin today... …because he may not have survived !" (the lines are so short in many cases because the text is quite large - which I no longer mind a bit now that I'm reading them in PDF form on my tiny kobo screen!) Hope this is helpful... For the OP, this looks likes a really fun way to learn science, and probably really easy to use with a range of ages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perogi Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 It's so funny to see the text excerpts - an awful lot of exclamation points!! He's obviously excited about what he does ;) That's okay - we're excited too!! :D I need to remember to buy Earth tomorrow before the sale ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay3fer Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 It's so funny to see the text excerpts - an awful lot of exclamation points!! He's obviously excited about what he does ;) That's okay - we're excited too!! :D I need to remember to buy Earth tomorrow before the sale ends. Yeah, not the most professional with all the exclamation points... also it's in Comic Sans, which is NOT my favourite by a long shot. But I love this a whole lot more now that I've seen it on my kobo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perogi Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Yeah, not the most professional with all the exclamation points... also it's in Comic Sans, which is NOT my favourite by a long shot. But I love this a whole lot more now that I've seen it on my kobo. The lack of professionalism in presentation actually held me off for a while. It took quite a few threads around here with people expressing their satisfaction with it before I'd even bother downloading the free year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Education Exploration has been great for us. My kids were 10 and 11 when we started it but they have 3 different levels than span multiple grades. There is no planning involved. The lessons are on the computer and can be read altogether. A set of supplies for experiments come with the program. It has been a great way to take some of the pressure off of me during the school day and the kids love to do it. This is the program I am going to be using next year. My 2 oldest (will be 13 and 14 next year) will do intermediate-advanced, and my 2 youngest (will be 5 & 9 next year) will do the elementary level (it is for K-3). We are all excited about this program. My dd12 asked that even if I send her to ps next year that I still get this program for her to do at home afterschool. I don't think my kids have been as excited over the looks of a program in a long long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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