Brit29 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Please help me find a science curriculum. I didn't realize this was going to be so difficult! Ideal qualities- Meaty, not light on content. Something that uses real science vocab would be great. Secular. It can be from a Christian publisher, but cannot be taught from a Christian worldview. Experiments can be included, or not. I'm fine with doing those independently. I'm ok with with a unit study approach, or an all-inclusive program. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 You have very much described BFSU - Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 BFSU-- love it-- real science--at a child's level not too expensive and SWB is having the writer speak at her on line convention Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherL Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I love the REAL Science books from Pandia Press. Totally secular and lots of hands on experiments! My son loves them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Yep, BFSU. I'll be starting the third book in the fall with my 5th graders and the first book (again) with my 1st grader. In my mind it is a really complete spine. You can jump off from there into detailed unit studies, or you can just do the next thing in the book. Books 2 and 3 are not particularly "open and go", but no matter what program we used I would be tweaking anyway, it is like BFSU is already set up for that. It does not work for everyone, though, so you may want to spend $20 on the first book and look through it ahead if time. I think there is even a $5 e-book available if those work for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyhwkmama Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 We love Nancy Larson here. The different kits are not by grade, but by level, and can serve a range of kids as described on her web site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanDiegoMom Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 We are going to be doing bfsu and adding in books and documentaries. It really impresses me with how much information is in each lesson. We might add in Ellen McHenry Cells- all her unit studies have good depth of info and lots of games, which appeals to my nine year olds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I didn't realize this was going to be so difficult! I know, right?! I'm on here today looking at high school science (or the lack of). :glare: Do you have a copy of The Well-Trained Mind? She has a pretty good list of stuff at the end of the science chapter - books, experiment kits, science curriculum publishers. We've had luck with Ellen McHenry's stuff, Galore Park science, Real Science 4 Kids, some of the Janice Van Cleave books (for younger kids)... Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method has been a huge hit this spring. Honestly, though, most of our science has come from library books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyroo Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 We're going to be using Mr. Q's Life Science this coming year. "Meaty, not light on content." - Check. It certainly looks that way to me."Something that uses real science vocab would be great." - Check. The first word in its glossary is "abiotic"."Secular." - Check."Experiments can be included, or not." - Check. Included, but not integral to the program. I love how he focuses on the scientific method."I'm ok with with a unit study approach, or an all-inclusive program." - Check. Mr. Q follows the well-trained mind 4 year science sequence. Wendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit29 Posted May 10, 2015 Author Share Posted May 10, 2015 Thanks for the replies! I will look into BFSU again. I think I discounted it a few years ago because I wanted an all inclusive program, with experiment kits and whatnot. I love the idea of Mr.Q, but the website and materials are so busy to me! I'll try to get over that and look again. :) I'll also go back and look at WTM. Funny, that's usually my first stop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Why not Real Science Odyssey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsWeasley Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 We are trying McHenry's The Elements and Carbon Chemistry for third grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CadenceSophia Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 We just started with Nancy Larson and are doing science 1. Can't say whether I love it or not yet but it sounds a lot like what your are looking for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 we used nancy Larson from level 1- level 4. we LOVED it. It was easy to do, straight forward. I felt it gave a good over view of many areas of science. It was a good fit for our family until we finished level 4...because they are still working on level 5 I had to move on to a new program. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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