mommyoffive Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Does something like that exist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) What specifically would you like? Elemental science follows the grammar//logic stages format. So does layers of learning, albeit in different ways. Have you read twtm's science recommendations? Edited August 19, 2016 by OKBud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 There was a thread like this before. If I remember correctly, people suggested Quarks Chronicles or Sassafras Twins. Sassafras Twins does not contain a lot of science. So for younguns (5, 6, possibly 7 yos) it may be alright for your family. I liked it because it was something I could do with my older two or even all 3 at times because of the coloring pages. I've heard good things about Quarks Chronicles. Looking forward to see what others are going to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amateur Actress Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 What about the Berean Builders curriculum by Jay Wile? It's elementary science in chronological order...Science in ...the Beginning, ...the Ancient World, ...Scientific Revolution, ...Age of Reason. If I had elementary kids, I would use these! https://www.bereanbuilders.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?display=home 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Maybe Sophie's World? Not exactly science but it's a history of how people related to / understood the world . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) I think Hakim's The Story of Science series might be what you're looking for. We only had time to read the first book in the triology, but I wish we'd known about it earlier so we could have read all three. Here's a link to her page with the texts: http://www.joyhakim.com/events.htm I bought a teacher's guide and student workbooks for the first book as well. https://www.amazon.com/Teachers-Quest-Guide-Aristotle-Science/dp/1588342514 https://www.amazon.com/Students-Quest-Guide-Aristotle-Science/dp/1588342549 If memory serves me right, these teacher/student guides are for only the first book. The second and third book also have guides but they're put out by someone else. These books start with Ancient Greece and lead you through the scientist and discoveries as they were made. We love history so much that for our last year of science together (before my oldest enters high school), we wanted to focus on the history of science. We also did a workbook once a week called Teaching Science Process Skills that teaches students "how" to do science. How to measure, how to graph results, how to come up with a hypothesis, etc. It made for a lovely year of science--a bit of history and a bit of "how to." We were slow and it took us the entire year to get through everything. I think a person could do all three books in 2 years, if they read through it fast and if they don't do the student workbooks with it. I was working on strengthening the boys' oral reading skills so they read them outloud taking turns and they were so slooooow. :). If I'd have read them outloud to the boys and if we skipped any output from the boys, we could have done 3 in 2 years. I don't think doing 3 in 1 year would work. Edited August 19, 2016 by Garga 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 I think Hakim's The Story of Science series might be what you're looking for. We only had time to read the first book in the triology, but I wish we'd known about it earlier so we could have read all three. Here's a link to her page with the texts: http://www.joyhakim.com/events.htm I bought a teacher's guide and student workbooks for the first book as well. https://www.amazon.com/Teachers-Quest-Guide-Aristotle-Science/dp/1588342514 https://www.amazon.com/Students-Quest-Guide-Aristotle-Science/dp/1588342549 If memory serves me right, these teacher/student guides are for only the first book. The second and third book also have guides but they're put out by someone else. These books start with Ancient Greece and lead you through the scientist and discoveries as they were made. We love history so much that for our last year of science together (before my oldest enters high school), we wanted to focus on the history of science. We also did a workbook once a week called Teaching Science Process Skills that teaches students "how" to do science. How to measure, how to graph results, how to come up with a hypothesis, etc. It made for a lovely year of science--a bit of history and a bit of "how to." We were slow and it took us the entire year to get through everything. I think a person could do all three books in 2 years, if they read through it fast and if they don't do the student workbooks with it. I was working on strengthening the boys' oral reading skills so they read them outloud taking turns and they were so slooooow. :). If I'd have read them outloud to the boys and if we skipped any output from the boys, we could have done 3 in 2 years. I don't think doing 3 in 1 year would work. Thank you so much. I like the Story of Science and had no idea it came with workbooks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Thank you so much. I like the Story of Science and had no idea it came with workbooks! Yup. They're just not put out by the author of the text, so it's not always apparent that they exist. Someone else took her text and created a teacher's guide and workbooks around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaceful Isle Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 First thoughts that came to my mind would be sassafras science or apologia science with the notebooks. They both are more or less read a louds, and the kids have a journal/notebook to write in. One is secular and one is not. I have loved SOTW, and have yet to find it's equal in science. I really wish there was one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2kando Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Beautiful Feet History of Science? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in VA Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Quarks Chronicles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 We liked Crucibles. Here's a link: https://www.amazon.ca/Crucibles-Chemistry-Ancient-Alchemy-Nuclear/dp/0486233421 . It's definitely more of a middle school level though. It's also available for free. Here's the free link: https://archive.org/details/cruciblesthestor002077mbp . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I also really like this ladies suggestions: http://sabbathmoodhomeschool.com/charlotte-mason-living-science/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) The Story of Science by Joy Hakim. https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=story+of+science%C2%A0by+Hakim&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Astory+of+science%C2%A0by+HakimThere are 3 textbooks and there are workbooks and teacher's guides that you can buy to go with them. The curriculum in the workbooks and teacher's guides were designed by the National Science Teachers' Association and John's Hopkins University. They go chronologically through history and they integrate subjects if you do the activities listed in the teacher's guides. They're middle school/Jr. High level.Here's a link to a page where you can scroll down and see all 3 (textbook 1, workbook 1 and teacher's guide 1) listed and priced together. https://www.amazon.com/Teachers-Quest-Guide-Aristotle-Science/dp/1588342514/ref=pd_sim_sbs_14_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=H74Q2SJ1K54R55CA79JJ Edited August 22, 2016 by Homeschool Mom in AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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