whiteisle Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I'll be getting General for ds13, Flying Creatures for dd11 and Astronomy for ds8 this year. I was wondering about getting everyone the lab kits, especially for the General. What are your thoughts about buying the kits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I like kits from Natures Workshop Plus. Each week in It's own bag and lists what else we needed. For Physical my ds was completely independent b/c the labs were ready to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDL Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I bought one for Botany, which was very handy and totally worth the $$. Next year we are mixing up the Zoology, and I looked over the supply lists, and most of it seemed readily available in my house. I'm not much of a shopper, and loathe having to run out for supplies, so it's possible I will cave and buy one, depending on the enthusiasm of my students[emoji3] sometimes opening something from a box makes it feel more exotic/official for them.... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess4879 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I think it depends on the book. For Zoology 3 we didn't buy the kit. I had most of what we needed and/or was able to get the rest for very little $$. I'd go over the supply lists and decide which items you'd need. Some (like General, I believe) require some items that are harder to get. For those levels, I'd buy the kit and save the headache of trying to scrounge up obscure items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SebastianCat Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Look at the supply lists before you buy a kit. I taught General at a co-op last year, and there were only a handful of items (like corks and alum, for example) that I didn't already have at home. It really depends on your goals and how your family works. I have friends who buy the kit each year because it includes EVERYTHING needed. The kit stays in a box, in a designated area in their house, and the child knows to go to that box for any experiments. No one takes anything out of the box unless they are doing a science lab. Mom doesn't need to run to the grocery store to buy a 2-liter bottle of soda, when the family doesn't drink soda, just because one child needs the 2-liter bottle for a lab. I'm more of the type to look ahead and see that in the next chapter, I'll need a 2-littler bottle, so I start asking if I can take empty bottles home when we're at a church social. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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