Halcyon Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I just got this book from Amazon after seeing your rec and after a LONG TIME searching, I think I have found our spine for the next two years. THANK YOU!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 WHY did I open this thread? :glare: :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Link? Because I really haven't spent enough money yet this year ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 :lol: You are welcome! I like that book a lot too. Here's the link, maize . . . http://www.amazon.com/Sciences-Integrated-Approach-6th-ebook/dp/B006OHJ1EO/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1393369424&sr=1-1&keywords=the+sciences+an+integrated+approach (the link is to the 6th edition, but I have the 4th. They're all good, get an affordable one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Link? Because I really haven't spent enough money yet this year ;) You can read the kindle version using the 7-day trial if you want to see before you buy. I'm browsing through the 7th edition on my kindle fire right now and my boy is browsing on the kindle app on his ipad. He is laughing over page 172 (gold nugget, chapter 8 The Atom) and absorb over Chapter 9 Quantum Mechanics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 I just love how it talks about all aspects of science, gives enough information to inform but not overwhelm, and has a nice tone overall. Thanks again :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 It's great for my big-picture girl (and her big picture mama) too. I thought about doing more straight-up science in middle school, but I realized that high school science always starts at the very beginning as if they know nothing, so doing something in 7th or 8th that you'll have to do again in high school for credit seemed kind of redundant, when there is *so much* cool science out there to study! I'm kind of looking at the middle grades as a time to explore the big picture, and all the "spaces between" the typical physics-chem-bio sequence we'll most likely do in high school. This book seems ideal for that purpose! I don't know that we'll ever actually get to it :lol: , but it really helped me to think about how I wanted to approach science literacy for my kids, whether they end up pursuing STEM subjects (which seems fairly likely) or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Amanda~ Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 oh man. sadly, I think i already have this, because I got Hazen's book to go with his Joy of Science TTC lecture! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 Rose, I am a big picture gal too--I like to see everything from a birds-eye perspective before I drill down on different aspects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc26 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Hijack: Is the paperback version the same as the hardcover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc26 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Hijack: Is the paperback version the same as the hardcover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 Hijack: Is the paperback version the same as the hardcover? I think so. I got the paperback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc26 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I think so. I got the paperback. Thanks! That looks just like what I am looking for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I did it, I spent more money...but it was under $10 so it doesn't really count, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I did it, I spent more money...but it was under $10 so it doesn't really count, right? I did too. And yes, under $10, so it totally doesn't count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Me, three. And would someone please explain to my DH that under $10 doesn't count? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Me, three. And would someone please explain to my DH that under $10 doesn't count? ;) Just send him our way, we've got your back ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Thanks, Maize! It's good to know that I have a virtual defense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PollyOR Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Clicked on the link today and wouldn't ya know ... I found it at Goodwill this evening for $5. I would have passed over it if I hadn't been familiar with the cover. I don't know when my girl will be ready for it but it will be waiting for her. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKDmom Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 You can read the kindle version using the 7-day trial if you want to see before you buy. I'm browsing through the 7th edition on my kindle fire right now and my boy is browsing on the kindle app on his ipad. He is laughing over page 172 (gold nugget, chapter 8 The Atom) and absorb over Chapter 9 Quantum Mechanics. Ooh, nice. I've never seen a book with a 7-day trial. Much better than a sample. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Blarg. Count me in on the bandwagon, too. I've been struggling to find something good for middle school science, and this with some Ellen McHenry stuff should be good, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavis Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Count me in too. I bought it yesterday. Thanks for the rec. ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Blarg. Count me in on the bandwagon, too. I've been struggling to find something good for middle school science, and this with some Ellen McHenry stuff should be good, right? That's what we're doing. Of course, adding in a million living books, you tube videos, documentaries and experiments ;) Can I can't NOT tweak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 That's what we're doing. Of course, adding in a million living books, you tube videos, documentaries and experiments ;) Can I can't NOT tweak. That's me, too. The only way I can manage not to tweak is if I hand the whole thing off to someone else and never, ever even open the book. Like that ever happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Me, three. And would someone please explain to my DH that under $10 doesn't count? ;) I finally convinced my husband to give me a twenty dollar a month homeschool awesome books stipend. It solved a whole lot of issues! This one might have to go on the wish list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Pinning it for later... :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc26 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Mine arrived yesterday :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Oh! I forgot I own the second edition of this! (I bought it two years ago for $3.) Thanks for reminding me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Rose and Halcyon, So what is your plan for this book? I am planning for my ds11's 7th grade science. I thought of doing Apologia General Science. But what Rose said about high school science makes a lot of sense. Can you two and others share how you are going to use it and how long you will take to finish it? Are there experiments? Thank you! I checked the reviews of Science Matters. Looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Actuallly, I'm kind of a fraud here, because I"m not using the book to teach my middle schooler, currently. :lol: I'm using it more for planning, for organization, and for ideas. I think I posted on a different thread my "master list" of science topics I want to cover over the next 6+ years, and that book helped me create that list, and certain topics I will cover using the book, but other I will cover using other materials. I'm not working through the book systematically at this point - although I really like it and I don't rule out doing so at some point in the future. I think the middle grades are a good time for big-picture, foundational science type studies, rather than just repeating at a lower level what you will do again in high school. For us, in 6th that has looked like a history of science survery (Story of Science), a digression on astronomy (following an interest), a focus on the fundamentals of Newtonian physics (because they are, well, fundamental). Next year we are planning an Origins study - astronomy, chemistry, earth system science, and evolution - focused on what life is and how it got started. Again, it's based on interests, it's foundational, and it's big-picture. What that will look like will be different for every kid. The Hazen & Trefil book is a great tool, but I bet everyone who uses it will use it differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JadeOrchidSong Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 How do others plan to use it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I've been looking for something to replace my original idea of Science Matters. After borrowing Science Matters, I thought it was not as inspiring and interesting (aka boring - sorry!), and I want DS to be able to read a textbook well. Right now I'm planning on using this book as a reading Science book in addition to our Middle School BFSU. I may either coordinate topics, or just have DS read it straight through, writing presentations or reports for each chapter. It would be part of a larger picture of BFSU, educational videos on NeoK12 and Bill Nye, other living books as time allows, independent inquiry, and nature study. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 I havent decided how i am going to use it. Probably as a spine starting next year, reading through it and taking rabbit trails as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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