My4arrows Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 I'm struggling finding a science for my sixth grader. He is not one that enjoys science at all. But he loves reading! I wanted to find a literature based science for him that would require little experiments or worksheets. He has done Sassfrass in the past and enjoyed it, but I read it aloud and fixed errors in grammar and such. Any suggestions as to where to look? I'd also like for it to be fairly independent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maptime Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 You might want to take a look at the Tiner books (Exploring Planet Earth, The World of Chemistry, The History of Medicine, etc). I don’t recall any experiments when I looked at them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maptime Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Also if he enjoyed Sassafras he might like the Quark Chronicles put out by Barefoot Meandering. From what I understand it’s similar in that it’s science embedded in a story, but the quality (and level of content) is higher. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My4arrows Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 29 minutes ago, maptime said: Also if he enjoyed Sassafras he might like the Quark Chronicles put out by Barefoot Meandering. From what I understand it’s similar in that it’s science embedded in a story, but the quality (and level of content) is higher. Thank you! Yes, I should have mentioned that we have actually already done these before. Unfortunately it doesn't seem that they've continued writing them. It's been a few years without any additions. That's why we picked up Sassafras for other topics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amateur Actress Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 We have liked Apologia's Exploring Creation Books with the Student Notebooking Journal. Lots of activities and experiments. We've done the Swimming Creatures of the 5th Day and Anatomy. Definitely can be done independently. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 (edited) The Scientists in the Field series books are great. We use library books and articles from National Geographic and other magazines for Science. My kids dislike textbooks, so we don't use them until high school. Edited July 16, 2019 by ScoutTN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjand6more Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I decided I was going to piece together a 2 year general science(gr 6-7) Ds will do EE for 8th. Take a look at Guest Hollow's schedules. Lit based. Very nicely done. I am using a modified GH Jr Anatomy with books I have/library books/bought a few fun ones. I will use HO Medicine-Tiner also. If we get bored, we will do EM Rocks and Dirt and I have some life science videos ready. We are also working our way through the Story of Science books in middle school. It's a lot of just reading. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahNN Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 My kids (currently 9yo and 12yo) have done well with read-aloud based science units. We just finished one for Earth Science, and there is a full book list here (plus field trip and project ideas): https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/earth-science-unit-study I also have a list of books and simple projects for Astronomy here: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/astronomy-unit-study-resources I hope this helps! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My4arrows Posted July 16, 2019 Author Share Posted July 16, 2019 On 7/11/2019 at 9:04 PM, ScoutTN said: The Scientists in the Field series books are great. We use library books and articles from National Geographic and other magazines for Science. I haven't heard of these before! Thank you for sharing. If these don't work for DS they will work for another who is doing an Around the World Study. Plus the library has a ton! On 7/11/2019 at 6:16 PM, Amateur Actress said: We have liked Apologia's Exploring Creation Books with the Student Notebooking Journal. Lots of activities and experiments. We've done the Swimming Creatures of the 5th Day and Anatomy. Definitely can be done independently. I haven't dived into these yet, but I do have one child who loves science and textbooks who will start using it. Unfortunately, ODS already looked at them and gave a flat out no. He is the exact opposite! 13 hours ago, SarahNN said: My kids (currently 9yo and 12yo) have done well with read-aloud based science units. We just finished one for Earth Science, and there is a full book list here (plus field trip and project ideas): https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/earth-science-unit-study I also have a list of books and simple projects for Astronomy here: https://www.nourishedandnurturedlife.com/post/astronomy-unit-study-resources I hope this helps! Thanks for sharing! These are great! I'm definitely saving this as a great resource while I dive into planning his science specifically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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