journey00 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 My 13 Yr old dd hears her school friends talk about what they they are learning in Science and now wants a formal Science curriculum. It is so late in the school year but we could extend the Science portion. Anybody have a suggestion besides the library. We live in a small rural area so our library is not exactly stellar. Something with a lesson plan? Open and go? Time4Learning does not have a 7th grade Science. We have a subscription to The Happy Scientist but find the website hard to navigate. Any MFW Science users? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lily_Grace Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Try a unit - Ellen McHenry - http://www.ellenjmchenrydownloads.com/ Moving Beyond The Page - http://www.movingbeyondthepage.com/curriculum/age11to13.aspx Intellego - http://intellegounitstudies.com/ TOPS - http://www.topscience.org/ Or Mr. Q's free life science - http://www.eequalsmcq.com/ClassicScienceLife.htm That way you're not investing too much for this year but have the time to figure out exactly what you're looking for next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
journey00 Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Great idea, I will check those out. BIG THANKS! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Just want to say Ellen McHenry's chemistry was great. We all loved it -- and I hated chemistry in school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deniseibase Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 You could also get a Prentice Hall Science Explorer book - they are basically like 'mini' public school textbooks on one topic & there are a bunch of them, just check Amazon. You can pick up used ones pretty cheap, and it will give her an experience pretty similar to what her public school friends are doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 ACS Middle School Chemistry http://www.middleschoolchemistry.com/ lasts a few weeks, is totally ready for the teacher to open and go (you will need to gather supplies for the labs, most of which are the type of thing Walmart sells) and only lasts a few weeks. It is an AMAZING program. I can't believe more people don't use this. IT IS FREE! You can download it RIGHT NOW and start using it immediately. I got some of the Prentice Hall Science Explorer books mentioned above on Paperback Swap, so they were virtually free. They do take a little more planning on the teacher's part, but not much. They are used in schools, so they probably look like what her friends use. In school a teacher would use several volumes in one year, so you can customize the rest of this school year to be however long you want based on how many you use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2squared Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 We are trying Oak Meadow science, and I really like it. My dd is actually having to think for herself. The activities are varied - research, interviews, experiments, etc. We will be using OM science next year too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I've used several of the programs mentioned: Ellen McHenry, Mr. Q, and PHSE. Mr. Q I think would be too light for 7th grade unless you went with the Advanced Chemistry book, and that is a full-year book requiring algebra 1. PHSE is solid but a bit dull. Ellen McHenry would be my suggestion as her programs are "meaty" enough for jr. high (many of the topics I didn't cover until high school or even college chemistry) but it's wonderfully engaging. Dr. Dave's Teaching Manuals are something that look really interesting and have gotten good reviews from posters here who have used them. But I have no personal experience with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
journey00 Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thank you everyone! I really appreciate the responses & the wisdom of everyone in this community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QTMom Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I have a 2nd and 3rd grader and we are doing MFW Adventures this year. My kids were wanting more Science and they love to do projects. I ordered A Reason For Science. We are starting with level B. We just recently started this curriculum because it is a little expensive and we had to save up, but I am really impressed with it so far. I ordered the kit that has all the supplies for the projects, which makes it so much easier because most everything is all there for you. They were so excited doing their project today. My son hugged me and thanked me for "making school so much fun today!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 The Science Explorer books are good, and my 7th & 8th grader are using Rainbow Science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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