sixtimemomma Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 My ds hates Science and is not that great at Math. I don't really care for Apologia and am looking for an alternate curriculum for him. I am considering doing Biology or Earth Science first if I have to. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5knights3maidens Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 My son is the same grade and has the same issues. I have Apologia Biology edition 1, and I have a blog for it (below). But, I'm not so sure this is going to fit with my son. Ugh... He was just looking through the book and he is definitely not thrilled. I was thinking of going to the library and look at books with the Apologia bk. in my hand. Maybe I could get books to coincide w/ the subjects taught and do the disssections with notebooking. You have no idea how many times I have gone back and forth with this. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Good choices for biology: Campbell /Reece Concepts and connections for a strong student who want a challenging text (I guess yours won't?) or Campbell Exploring Life as a standard high school level text. We have tried to use Hoagland Exploring the way life works - some people like it, my kids hated the cartoons and simplifications. Miller/Levine is frequently mentioned on these boards; I ahve not personally seen the text. Earth science- I'd choose Tarbuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3andme Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Pacworks offers some good science alternatives for students who may not have the interest or math aptitude for typical high school courses. They have a one year Biology course, half year Anatomy, and a two-year integrated Physics & Chem course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohru Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 (edited) We had the same problem. I bought the Biology 101 DVD's. Although it is strongly Christian, we are not so we overlook the things that we aren't in agreement with. Anyway, my ds is also not too fond of some sciences. I wanted him to do Biology this year, so he started with watching the DVD's and really enjoyed them. He asked for a science textbook for supplementary reading and I picked up Campbell's Biology. He is doing great with it. We're heading to Chemistry 101 next. Edited June 6, 2012 by jadedone80 add link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 Good choices for biology:Campbell /Reece Concepts and connections for a strong student who want a challenging text (I guess yours won't?) or Campbell Exploring Life as a standard high school level text. We have tried to use Hoagland Exploring the way life works - some people like it, my kids hated the cartoons and simplifications. Miller/Levine is frequently mentioned on these boards; I ahve not personally seen the text. Earth science- I'd choose Tarbuck. One advantage for Miller (that I've found) is that Kolbe offers a schedule, labs and assessments. This alone might sway me toward Miller, just to make life a little easier. (I have yet to find similar support readily available for Campbell.) There are several threads about Earth Science books and Tarbuck in particular. I mention this because there are at least three versions of the book (high school, intro college non-majors & college geology majors) with really similar titles. So it might be worth the OP looking at those threads, which I think had ISBN numbers for different texts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 My ds who is good at science but uninterested did Miller Levine Biology and really liked it. He expected to hate Biology and it was a pleasant surprise for him. We bought it new and used the web resources. I scheduled the year in advance to make sure we got through it all, but it was far easier for me than I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbel Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I have been looking at the Miller/Levine book for my 9th grader. He has been using Campbell's Biology along with TTC Biology lectures. The lectures are fine but much of the book is over his head. I had not realized the level when I bought it (highly recommended, used). He hit a wall, hard, when he got to DNA. I see Amazon has the Miller/Levine textbook, student workbook, and a test prep workbook. According to a review, the student workbook does not contain an answer key. For those who use this, how did you obtain a teacher's edition and/or answer key? Or do you just do without? What other sources are there for these books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hthnmamax2 Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 My youngest son is not even in Algebra yet, so for his 9th grade Science I'm using this, http://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Earth-Science-6th-Edition/dp/0321663020/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_nC?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3QMY3G0VQTT95&colid=3UOODNQ5LB4GH You can view a sample of the first chapter here- http://www.coursesmart.com/foundations-of-earth-science-sixth-edition/frederick-k-lutgens-edward-j-tarbuck-dennis/dp/9780321697110 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel marie Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 campbell "exploring Life" is an awesome biology book. I have the complete program for sale. We loved it. Contact if interested. angel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel marie Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 One advantage for Miller (that I've found) is that Kolbe offers a schedule, labs and assessments. This alone might sway me toward Miller, just to make life a little easier. (I have yet to find similar support readily available for Campbell.) There are several threads about Earth Science books and Tarbuck in particular. I mention this because there are at least three versions of the book (high school, intro college non-majors & college geology majors) with really similar titles. So it might be worth the OP looking at those threads, which I think had ISBN numbers for different texts. I have all the stuff to go along with campbell exploring life for sale. angel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Happy Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 We are using CK12's Biology for 9th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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