redsquirrel Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I am really curious about how you like the program? Is it easy to use? Any regrets? Is it challenging for your student? I have been planning on using it next year, and I would love to know how it has worked for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 Just bumping this up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 Well, thanks for the bump, Karen! I must say I am confused by the thundering silence. Everyone seemed pretty excited by it last year so I just assumed there were lots of folks using it. Maybe it is too new? Well, anyone else planning to use it next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staceyshoe Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 We went through it earlier this year. I thought it was great! Love the powerpoint and the video demonstrations. We did very few of the experiments and just watched the videos instead. The student text pdfs are have very good kid-friendly explanations. I really do like it. That said, I was surprised that it was just 6 chapters long. We're following up with Ellen McHenry's Elements & Carbon Chemistry and then plan to do RS4K Chem II. (It will probably take us 2 yrs to finish this chemistry rotation.) The ACS curriculum was quick and effective but not as rigorous and deep as I had hoped. It did cover structure of atoms, ionic and covalent bonds, signs of chemical vs physical reaction. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kangato3 Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I used this for the lab component to accompany the chemistry section of CPO Focus on Physical Science, Each week I picked one or two of the experiments to accompany our reading. I thought they were excellent, especially when enhanced with the multimedia portions that accompany the lessons. (My boys loved watching the very reactive chemical reactions!). For my situation, the ACS program wasn't feasible to do as our main program since it would require daily teacher involvement. Since I'm also homeschooling others, it worked better for me to use as our lab component. Ds works from his text four days a week, and a fifth day is spent with me in discussion/lab work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjgrubbs Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 We're doing in ACS Inquiry in Action which is actually the Elementary curriculum. I'm using it with my 3rd and 6th and then the k'er participating as he desires. We have completed Investigations 1-3. I loved 1 and 3 but struggled a little bit through 2. You can see some posts on my blog at www.chantelleg.blogsopt.com I have my 6th grader read the What's Going On section at the end of each inquiry but not the 3rd grader. I have both of them make the observations for all the experiments and write them down on the student handout pages. My kids have really enjoyed it and have definetly learned to be more observant and think critically about science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Julie of KY Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I taught the Inquiry in Action in a co-op setting this year. It was very good, but somewhat dry. It is easy to implement and covers lots of material. I taught all seven units. I looked at the Middle school level of chem. and showed it to my kids. They thought it looked boring and would rather learn from library books and beautiful books like the elements. I teach from the Illustrated Guide to Home Chem Experiments so I'm the odd one out that actually has the chemicals and equipment to do any experiments I want with my younger kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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