Janeway Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 Can any of her things be used for high school? It looks quite interesting, but seems a bit more topical. Quote
Reefgazer Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 Her Carbon Chemistry and Botany could be used in early high school, IMO. Quote
Janeway Posted March 16, 2016 Author Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) Her Carbon Chemistry and Botany could be used in early high school, IMO. I think this might be the way to go to solve the ongoing science saga in our home. Older child does not want to do biology, younger child loves science. They could do these books together. It might spark something in the older child to motivate him to get interested in science! That is my hope anyway. Edited March 16, 2016 by Janeway 1 Quote
sands31210 Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 My 13 year old just completed The Brain, The Elements, and Carbon Chemistry this year. She enjoyed The Elements the best. Did not care for Carbon Chemistry. She felt that the material was on the easy side. For a 7th grader, the material was fine. I think you would definitely have to beef it up for high school. Quote
SilverMoon Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) As a supplement, maybe. DS/7th and DD/5th have gone through The Elements and most of Carbon Chemistry so far this year. It covered a lot of ground in an engaging format, but we definitely beefed it up. The Elements was on the younger side; I think they enjoyed Carbon Chemistry more. DS/7th skipped most of the extra activities, though DD/5th enjoyed them. I can't see doing these with a typically developing high school age kid. There are more age appropriate "light" courses. The stickies at the top of this forum ought to have a couple/few such choices for the big three. FWIW, if the oldest is fighting biology that hard this year I'd set it aside for another year. Doing it in 9th for a very resistant kid isn't worth inviting a school year long headache. Kids mature a LOT from the beginning of 9th to the end of 10th. It's almost like night and day. When he sees the necessary box needs checked later on he'll likely be more willing, which can only mean an easier time of covering biology. Conceptual physics with lots of hands on would probably be far more interesting to a kid who doesn't care much for science. Edited March 16, 2016 by SilverMoon Quote
Dawn E Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 Mapping the Body with Art looks like it would be a wonderful supplement for biology or human anatomy. Quote
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