I am looking for a "WTM-Science curriculum"...

[mittmaman]

I really like the idea of Science the TWTM-way...but I think it's never actually going to happen...:001_huh:

I am not a Science person AT ALL, and will really need a very laid out program to ever do it...

 

I would like to teach 1st and 3rd (and K as far as interested), I would like to have very clear lessons (no scheduling required, just "do the next"...), VERY, VERY, VERY little experiments (okay, here it is: ...no experiments:tongue_smilie:)...and, if at all possible, doing a WTM-kind-of-schedule (starting with life science, etc.)

Soooo?

Thank you so much for any insights - I really don't have a clue!:confused:

[Pata]

You can take a look at what I have put together here for WTM science. I have biology and earth science/astronomy available now. Chemistry should be available by the end of the year and physics will be available sometime in late 2009. Be warned it does have experiments every week, but at the grammar stage science is usually best when it is very hands on, the child learns(and retains) more by discovery. That said, if you and your child hate experiments, leave them out.

[Laurie in VA]

Not sure if this is what you are looking for or not, but we bought Easy Classical Geology, Weather and Astronomy to use this year for my DD (2nd grade age). So far we love it! My PK-er is even following along and it is easily adaptable to her.

[Emmy]

Jessica (trivium academy) has her life science plan up on Lulu HERE and it's a great plan. I bought it and her other one when I was planning a few weeks ago just to help me figure out what's what and I'm quite pleased with it for 6 bucks a pop. I'm incorporating some of her ideas into my own thing but I think you could use it as is.

[Trivium Academy]

Just read and notebook.

 

Figure out what topics you want to study, say life science- do you want to do a year of human body (10), animal (20) and plants (6) like WTM says?

 

Human Body books to read:

Teacher-Created Resources My Body: this is a fabulous book that has your child create their own body with organs, this is a must-do activity and it's not an experiment.

 

The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body (Magic School Bus) by Joanna Cole

 

Hidden World: Human Body (A First Discovery Book) by Claude Delafosse

 

The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library: Inside Your Outside: All About the Human Body (Cat in the Hat's Lrning Libry) by Tish Rabe and Aristides Ruiz

 

Check out Evan-Moor's website, How Your Body Works Grades 1-3. It might be the answer you're looking for, in fact you could use the Evan-Moor books in the WTM sequence if you wish. You can see the entire books inside at their website. http://www.evan-moor.com/Catalog.aspx?CurriculumID=6&GradeID=3

 

I was going to list other books for animals and plants but I think after you look into Evan-Moor, you'll be happy. Hope this helps!

[mittmaman]

I'm off to check out the links you posted...;)

[chaik76]

Have you looked at RealScience4Kids or Noeo?

[momto2Cs]

Isn't Noeo supposed to basically follow the trivium?

 

Other than that, I second the Evan Moor books (ScienceWorks have great hands-on stuff and are inexpensive). we also used this Animal Encyclopedia for Children, which is divided by habitat, so we studied each habitat type for a week or two. There are a lot of great animal encyclopedias out there for first year WTM studies.

 

We also used Dover coloring books: animal life, flowers and plants, etc.

 

I would also recommend Outdoor Hour Challenges as an organized, easy, and fun way to look at nature.

[chanda7]

Check out Evan-Moor's website, How Your Body Works Grades 1-3. It might be the answer you're looking for, in fact you could use the Evan-Moor books in the WTM sequence if you wish. You can see the entire books inside at their website. http://www.evan-moor.com/Catalog.aspx?CurriculumID=6&GradeID=3

 

We used this book to help supplement our study of the body, and we really enjoyed it.

[Guest 1coolrambler]

I too like "Nebel's Elementary Education, Creating a Tapestry of Learning".

 

I'm also pleased with his new book, "Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding", which is geared toward k-2 levels.

 

Once a week I review the book's "flowchart for presentation of lessons" and decide what we're going to do (considering the season and taking advantage of the outdoors right now), and head to the library with book in hand, to check out as many readers for both of my kids levels as I think we'll want.

 

Good luck, and please share what you find that works well for your family,

Susan

[Targhee]

Not sure if this is what you are looking for or not, but we bought Easy Classical Geology, Weather and Astronomy to use this year for my DD (2nd grade age). So far we love it! My PK-er is even following along and it is easily adaptable to her.

 

If I were doing science the WTM way I think this would be the easiest to implement. They seem to do a thorough job of laying it all, giving you advanced notice of needed supplies, using lots of books, and it lines up really well with the suggestions in WTM.

[mamato3 all-boy boys]

Isn't Noeo supposed to basically follow the trivium?

 

We use Noeo, and I love it, because it is open-and-go. However, it does takes elements of earth science and astronomy and folds them into the other three topics (Biology, Chemistry, and Physics). Bio I has weather in it; Chemistry has geology in it; and Physics has astronomy in it.

 

It is close, but not quite there....if you are looking to follow WTM exactly.

 

Personally, if we just read and notebooked for science, my ds1 would hate science. He loves the "pile of book" method of science, but needs to have the experiments. Noeo fills this need perfectly....and he has grown to tolerate notebooking quite well.

[muffinmom]

Just read and notebook.

 

Figure out what topics you want to study, say life science- do you want to do a year of human body (10), animal (20) and plants (6) like WTM says?

 

Human Body books to read:

Teacher-Created Resources My Body: this is a fabulous book that has your child create their own body with organs, this is a must-do activity and it's not an experiment.

 

The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body (Magic School Bus) by Joanna Cole

 

Hidden World: Human Body (A First Discovery Book) by Claude Delafosse

 

The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library: Inside Your Outside: All About the Human Body (Cat in the Hat's Lrning Libry) by Tish Rabe and Aristides Ruiz

 

Check out Evan-Moor's website, How Your Body Works Grades 1-3. It might be the answer you're looking for, in fact you could use the Evan-Moor books in the WTM sequence if you wish. You can see the entire books inside at their website. http://www.evan-moor.com/Catalog.aspx?CurriculumID=6&GradeID=3

 

I was going to list other books for animals and plants but I think after you look into Evan-Moor, you'll be happy. Hope this helps!

 

Thanks for more great science info, Jessica. I tried to rep you but it wouldn't let me.

 

Katrin, here is a thread I started about science and the great info that helped me (I'm not a science gal either!). http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29974&highlight=scientific+mindset . I also started a follow-up thread to the same question.

 

I have recently gotten Nebel's Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding, and I plan to use it as my Science Curriculum for 1st grade (it says K-2, but I know other people have mentioned using it with slightly older kids, because the concepts are so basic to science understanding).I'm thinking it was a good move. The lesson plans explain to the teacher what he/or she should try to get across, and the activities seem simple and straightforward. Amazon has some good reviews of it.

 

Good luck with your plans.

[muffinmom]

Just saw this detailed review of Nebel's book posted today by Targhee:

 

http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41980