craftymama Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Ds, 7, is a science and math kid. But especially sceince. After two hours of science I say we're done and I hear "More Mommy, More" which is followed by pouting when I say there isn't any more to do. Every time we do an experiment he redoes it on his own again and again. You get the point. TWTM recommends Earth Science for second grade. Perfect now he'll know all about volcanoes and oceans and rocks and we'll get some more indepth answers to many of the questions I've been encountering lately. I have tons of books and the library here has a pretty decent selection to help. What I need though, is hands on stuff. I looked into the recommended experiments from TWTM (Science in a Nutshell series from Delta Education), but I can't find any review on them and it's a lot of money to drop with no real knowledge or opinions. I did call and the only extra information I got was what is in their catalog. I have also been looking at Janice VanCleave's Science for Every Kid Series, but those experiments may not be enough to keep him interested and satisfied with science. Does anyone have other recommendations or can offer an opinion on these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpoy85 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Apologia is very hands on. We are going to be doing Astronomy in 2nd grade. https://apologia.securesites.net/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1 They dont have Earth Science, but maybe another one of their grades or Sciences would be close? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftymama Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 I plan to do astronomy in the spring, but right now Earth Science is in line with most of his questions and interests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchbark Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 A Reason for Science (Christian) and the Science Simplified books are full of experiments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 what about websites like Supercharged Science and The Happy Scientist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErinE Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Janice VanCleave Earth Science? Lots of hands on experiments with brief explanations about the science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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