Murphy101 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 The plan was to do physical then biology, but ds says he is sick of physical science and wants to do biology. Can we skip the physical science text or is that going to bite us in the bum later? Background, this would be following plans for Kolbe's Holt earth sciences and techologies text. He says he wants to be doctor and is chomping at the bit to do more of what he is actually interested in.:) ETA: I wonder what the math req. is? He is in prealgebra. Starting Lials BCN next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 What grade is he in? If he's in 9th he can certainly move on to biology. There are no mathematical prerequisites for biology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted July 29, 2012 Author Share Posted July 29, 2012 He is starting 8th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I recommend you find out what the college admission requirements are for your state universities. Ours require a life science in high school. Most people choose biology w/labs for this. If it's the same in your state, you might want to hold off on biology and do it during the high school years for transcript purposes. You could easily let him follow his own interest this year by letting him read and getting various experiment kits (DNA, etc.). If you prefer the textbook approach, check out Science Shepherd's Life Science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 BJU has a good Life Science class that could work just fine for 8th grade. I wouldn't do Biology in 8th unless he wants to do AP Biology later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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