love2read Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Is it a new product? approach? living book? full curriculum? textbook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 My oldest is liking Castro's Marine Biology for high school. My youngest is really liking (very surprisingly) Abeka Physical Science. I am not an Abeka fan at all, so this one was a surprise to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I'm not sure it belongs on the Logic Stage & Middle Grade thread. But perhaps for some it might. At the library today I picked up some really nice illustrated graphic novels with a science theme. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Max+Axiom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 yeah, my kids are on either side of that lol my younger one i finally gave up on curriculum and put together a bin full of science readers. He has to read for 15 minutes and choose a sentence to do as copy work. Its the first 'science program' we havent fought over. his brother tho ..awful. I decided to use the high school chemistry book from singaporemathcom . .they say not to use the lab portion at home because its not safe . .. but then many of the questions in the workbook are not covered in the textbook! i can only assume they were covered in the lab? Very frustrating. I dont want to buy something else so we'll probably just muddle through but i wont ever recommend those books for homeschoolers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Both of my children have really enjoyed Ellen McHenry's The Elements. Even though my 12yo is very advanced in science, he begs to be included in all the games and activities. We have also enjoyed The Elements: A visual exploration of every known atom in the universe by Theodore Gray. A fascinating book. Ruth in NZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Thinkwell Biology! George Wolfe brings so much passion (and humor) to his lectures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 We have also enjoyed The Elements: A visual exploration of every known atom in the universe by Theodore Gray. A fascinating book. :iagree: The concept of s/p/d/f orbitals has blown her mind. She's into drawing various elements' orbitals---thank goodness for multi-colored whiteboard markers :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 We are enjoying this game, these videos and this exploration of the elements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Story of Science. :001_wub: I read one chapter to ds, his eyes lit up and he asked for more! We have since added the teacher's guide and student guide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 We're loving Beautiful Feet's History of Science. According to BF's website it's for 3rd-6th grade... :blush: Meh, so what, we're having a good time and learning new interesting things everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 My 8th grade dd is spending the yr reading through The Living World of Nature series put out by the Dept of the Interior in the late 60s, early 70s. The books focus on ecosystems. She is loving them and is becoming quite passionate about the topic. :) Here are a couple of titles on Amazon w/reviews: http://www.amazon.com/Forest-Living-World-Nature-Series/dp/0070448752/ref=cm_cr_pr_orig_subj http://www.amazon.com/Life-Mountains-Maurice-Brooks/dp/B000HI1Q3K/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1350738614&sr=1-2&keywords=the+life+of+mountains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 We're finally done with McHenry Cells and have loved it. Hakim's Story of Science is also wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Story of Science. :001_wub: I read one chapter to ds, his eyes lit up and he asked for more! We have since added the teacher's guide and student guide. Just bought the first in this series with the student quest guide - if she shows an interest, we'll add the teacher's quest guide! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Berman's How to Dissect Forensics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kbpaulie Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Story of Science. :001_wub: I read one chapter to ds, his eyes lit up and he asked for more! We have since added the teacher's guide and student guide. Quick derail, if I may... didn't know there were any guides to this at all. Can someone tell me more? Where to get them, what are they like & how do you use them? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mukmuk Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 DS is loving this book by Paul Hewitt called Touch This. He's reading and laughing away, and directing me to sections. I havent read this in detail, but it looks like a more serious version of the Murderous Math/Horrible Science series. Am working on how to prolong this interest (light self-reading) after this book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 I have been extremely impressed with BJU 6 science with Mrs. Vick. We do the streaming option. The teaching and thoroughness have been excellent. Highly recommend for those interested in a more traditional approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mukmuk Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 DS is loving this book by Paul Hewitt called Touch This. He's reading and laughing away, and directing me to sections. I havent read this in detail, but it looks like a more serious version of the Murderous Math/Horrible Science series. Am working on how to prolong this interest (light self-reading) after this book. Just wanted to say that my son stopped reading it over the weekend, at about the halfway mark. The math is getting too hard for him, so it isn't as easy as I thought earlier :001_smile:. But he loves the subject. I'm still looking for a more light hearted approach at this stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Mr. Q's Advanced Chem. It's challenging, but ds13 is loving it. The fact that there's an edible lab every week doesn't hurt, either. This is our first time going with a textbook science and it's been a really great experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann@thebeach Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Plato Earth Science is working well for my son now. We'll be doing Physical Science next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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