umsami Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 It's been a hectic year and a lot of my plans for hands-on science have fallen on the wayside. I'm looking for a good basic science that will get done. I know CLE is well-loved for many topics, but I've never heard much about their science. Kids are doing Wild Kratts, Magic School Bus, Bill Nye, etc...but one of my kids needs to take the 5th grade state science test, so I need something a tad bit more. Was even thinking of one of those Spectrum Science workbooks. Help! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Um_2_4 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Salam sis.... Evan Moor daily science, then I add in some reading/youtube videos to go with.... I have a pinterest board for EM Daily Science 4th grade if you want it. I printed it all and pro-clicked it (I know that's not a verb, but maybe it should be LOL). If I don't get around to the videos/extras, then at least they covered the topic and usually read a book or two related to it. Actually it has started lots of questions/more research from DD who was not the "interested" in science before. They have K-6th or 7th I think. PS. It can also be done online for $10/student per year if you want. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teannika Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) I had used CLE Science light units in the past with my young students, but it wasn't long before they didn't get done. We were doing Language Arts, Reading and Mathematics lightunits at the time, so I think it was too much of that form of learning. And the science ones are bland. This year, as a one off, I used the CLE Science Textbook: 'God's Marvelous Gifts' with my Grade 6, Grade 4, and Grade 2 students. It was an easy way to do science and have them all do it together. I read the chapter to them while they drew pictures to match in their exercise book. We then answered the comprehension questions together and I would write 5 of the answers on the board for them to copy down. The chapters are very short and it was an easy way to do it. The textbook is aimed at Grade 5 and there are lightunits that go with it but I haven't seen those. Edited December 29, 2015 by Teannika 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I really have enjoyed the Prentice Hall Science Explorer series this year. They are inexpensive bought as used books. I can pick what titles to read in the series. I can chose what questions to answer. Because the chapters are all listed on the back of the books, a quick glance is enough to tell me what additional readings I could look for at the library. And they have review questions and test prep stuff. We have mandatory yearly testing, so it's nice to have some practice in that department. Best of all, they get done. And there are experiments in there, suggestions for projects, etc. I like it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 What no!!!! Evan Moor would be better! Or what about Singapore science? Still straightforward like you need, but with the added bonus of not being CLE science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingmama Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 My kids LOVE science.. A friend gave us CLE science to try and my kids HATED it...its so boring and dry and seems very below grade level. We already use CLE Math and Language Arts and love it. The science is awful. Do anything else but that...even if it is just handing them a bunch of science books to read and letting them play in the garden. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Salam sis.... Evan Moor daily science, then I add in some reading/youtube videos to go with.... I have a pinterest board for EM Daily Science 4th grade if you want it. I printed it all and pro-clicked it (I know that's not a verb, but maybe it should be LOL). If I don't get around to the videos/extras, then at least they covered the topic and usually read a book or two related to it. Actually it has started lots of questions/more research from DD who was not the "interested" in science before. They have K-6th or 7th I think. PS. It can also be done online for $10/student per year if you want. EM Daily Science is the easiest to get done. Don't be afraid to back up, back way up, if a student has not mastered the basics yet. I used to have book 1, and make sure my adult students had mastered all of that content, and not a single one had done so. I often did not let them see the book itself, but used it as a resource for me. If I had multiple kids and was starting to use the series with them all, I would require the older ones to review along with the younger siblings. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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