nukeswife Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I hear that most of the labs assigned are just paper labs. My kid won't like that he's not into crafty stuff much. He wants fun labs like ones that use real science supplies, not arts and crafts. Now what do I use? I don't want something over the top religious that I have to tweak until it's unrecognizable because of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaLee Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 They do have hands on labs, if I recall correctly (of course I could be wrong) some of the labs are modeling, but I wouldn't consider that arts & crafts. You could still use OM, but not use their labs, and supplement with a different lab book. We're using it next year (again), but are taking a lab class at our local homeschool bookstore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 Luna, Could you expound on that. I've heard from a few sources that they don't even use any of the microscope labs. Those are the types of things my kid would want to do. I guess I'm being picky here. I don't want to have to use a little of this and a little of that. Especially with how much this stuff costs. I want something laid out for me that has a schedule, labs that aren't mostly arts and crafts and that is secular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 Maybe I need to get the actual syllabus and see just what labs they use. I guess if there are ones in the book we'd want to use we could just add them in too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaLee Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Sorry... I was trying to type a response, but school got in the way. I was going to say that I think most of the labs are from the book, but that if you look at the lab kit available from OM it has plastic tubing, and flasks and things like that, so it can't be too bad. Do you have a microscope? We had one and we just ordered the Apologia lab kit and kind of supplemented with that. I'd get the syllabus first and check it out before dismissing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 Thanks Luna, I do have a microscope already. I plan to get the syllabus so I can really see what they use and don't. You're right I kind of jumped the gun here. I think I'm just totally stressed by having my first high schooler this fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I used OM Biology for my middle dd. Most of the labs were paper labs and the few that weren't were mostly making models with pipe cleaners and beads and other arts&crafts supplies. I thought the text was fine. I would use something else for labs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaLee Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I did say I could be wrong, lol, but I knew if I was, Angie would chime in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 Thanks ladies, I guess I'm going to have to do a little more searching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 And there are other labs in the book that are much better, but OM doesn't schedule those. They also don't have a supply kit for them. If you want to do better labs, I would add in something like Labpaqs or Quality Science Labs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaLee Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 nm. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheApprentice Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Was your intent to stay with OM? For Biology, I was planning on using Science Shepherd. I don't think it's religious. They have a lab component. And just to offer a suggestion, even though it's a bit religious, DIVE cd's offer a syllabus for that book. So the text is not religious, but combined with the DIVE, it adds a little religion to it. But I'm probably going to use it so that my ds can get someone to explain it and the cd's offer solutions to all questions and labs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamarind Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 The OM syllabus and text are great, but the labs are not so great. We supplement with dissecting kits and science kits from hometrainingtools dot com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 The OM syllabus and text are great, but the labs are not so great. We supplement with dissecting kits and scince kits from hometraining tools dot com. Do you have any kits you recommend to go with the OM stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staci in FL Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Oak Meadow Biology uses the Holt Biology High School text. I bought the OM lab book and was extremely disappointed in it. Most of the labs are paper labs. OM also sells a kit (which I bought) with things used to make models of DNA (think stuff like straws). So, what we ended up doing is just the labs that are listed in the Holt Biology text. The labs are quite good and have made a very nice introduction to Biology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I have been supplementing the labs with what is listed in the text book. My ds is enjoying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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