serendipitous journey Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 I'm looking at Quarks & Quirks biology, and after reading what I could find on the board it seems like a good option for biology but I notice that it is sometimes (at least once, for sure) supplemented with some cellular stuff (McHenry's Cells, Cartoon Guide to Genetics were two mentioned in this post; I'd thought that Carbon Chemistry might be good to add or to do across the summer beforehand). I really like the spine Q&Q uses (Exploring the Way Life Works: The Science of Biology (Mahlon Hoagland, Bert Dodson, Judy Hauck) and the The Nature of Life: Readings in Biology from the Great Books foundation, but would want to beef those up for a biology credit, so I was delighted to see that she adds in sections from Campbell's Biology: Concepts and Connections and a variety of online resources + schedules labs and tests. I like the idea of cementing in the cellular and genetic elements if that really adds to the student's understanding, but am a bit worried about adding things and making the course too heavy. Any BTDT on this course? and on supplementing? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondbutterandjelly Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 We sort of used Quarks and Quirks Biology, but mostly ended up only using the one spine, Hoagland's Exploring the Way Life Works: The Science of Biology. We did use some of the links and videos and experiments. It was fine. I don't have a STEM kid. The textbook is good, although I have been frequently informed it is outdated, but I don't think it is inaccurate, so I'm okay with not the latest and greatest in that field. It was very visual and engaging, which is what we needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 3 hours ago, perkybunch said: We sort of used Quarks and Quirks Biology, but mostly ended up only using the one spine, Hoagland's Exploring the Way Life Works: The Science of Biology. We did use some of the links and videos and experiments. It was fine. I don't have a STEM kid. The textbook is good, although I have been frequently informed it is outdated, but I don't think it is inaccurate, so I'm okay with not the latest and greatest in that field. It was very visual and engaging, which is what we needed. Thanks! This is very helpful. Do you remember why you set the Campbell readings aside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondbutterandjelly Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 It was just too much. The Hoagland book was plenty. We didn't need to do two textbooks. We did all of the Hoagland one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, perkybunch said: It was just too much. The Hoagland book was plenty. We didn't need to do two textbooks. We did all of the Hoagland one. Thanks again. This is making me think we might follow her schedule for Hoagland and then add in the McHenry stuff + maybe Cartoon Book of Genetics. It will be nice not to spend $$ on the other book if it isn't a terrific addition to the course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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