Emagine Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 My kids are glued to anything to do with the Solar System. We have been trying to do Apologia and they are hating it. With their love for the sky I want to feed their hunger but really not sure how. I have a 9 year old and a 6 year old. Thoughts? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristenR Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Are you looking for a full out curriculum or just some astronomy related activities to feed their interest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emagine Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 It would be Science but does not have to be a full years worth? Make sense? I just love how they are into it. Bought all the Apologia stuff and they are would rather skip it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edeemarie Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 The is a free astronomy webinar here http://ewebinars.com/webinar/?trackingID1=XXXXXXXX&trackingID2=YYYYYYYYY&landingpage=default&expiration=default&memberid=3041&webid=o0lm1uxelr.It is this Wednesday. Only a short term solution, but they may like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emagine Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 TY I will look at that. I came across Intelligo Unit Studies. Has anyone used their products? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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edeemarie Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 TY I will look at that. I came across Intelligo Unit Studies. Has anyone used their products? I have the astronomy one and it looks great, I just haven't had a chance to use it yet. We will probably use it when we finish our current science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaM Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Have you tried taking a unit study approach? Maybe doing lapbooks on various Astronomical topics? Or maybe doing a sort of science fair type thing where you buy a poster board and just research online and add to your board? Do they want more hands on or just reading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirium Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 NASA.gov They have a ton of free material available to lesson plan around. I also did a 2 week thematic with my 9 year old about space. You might be able to get some ideas from my post. Mind it was my first attempt at making a thematic, so don't expect anything stellar (harhar, I crack myself up) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 (edited) Are you Young Earth? ... this links to an old astronomy thread from the Logic board that I like; those resources are not esp. old-earth. Of these, the "How the Universe Works" DVD series has been very popular 'round here. The Schlessinger company has some good videos -- sort of old-school, not fancy, but we like them -- in their Space Science for Children series. I often find these at the library. H.A. Rey wrote a constellation-viewing book for children that is terrific: Find the Constellations. Pair this with Glow-In-the-Dark Constellations ... The Little Professor kits are very highly regarded, but a little pricey: here's astronomy. ... and here's a link to Simply Charlotte Mason's astronomy resources ... ETA: Great book of space poems by Douglas Florian here; and the Amazing Pop-Up Geography Book has a nice little section on space; both assume a billions-year-old universe. Edited September 3, 2012 by serendipitous journey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 The One Small Square books have a Night Sky one. We also used a Magic School Bus "Secrets of Space" kit...they loved that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelmama1209 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 amanda bennett had her space unit study for free last week or the week before. not sure if it still is... there was a thread about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 We are using Apologia but I can see what you mean about it being boring. I have dd read it each day...just a page or two and tell me a sentence about what she read, we write it down for her notebook. This is her spine but not the fun stuff. Our fun is hands on type books:RSO, Jan Van Cleave's Astronomy for Kids, library books with space theme projects (look at some science project books for long term projects you can do). Since you have the Apologia book already, I would use it but not as they schedule it. Just a section a day is easy reading. Then have fun. Let them come up with some things to do. Lots of hands on projects can be done with astronomy (I never knew this and am amazed at all we can do for fun..actually more then we can get to). Go to the NASA site, there are interesting things for kids their to add to your study. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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