Tree House Academy Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Forgive me if this has already been asked. I did a search and couldn't find exactly what I needed. I just would like to see what others plan to use/did use for their 5th graders for Science. And...did you like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EKS Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I used Prentice Hall's Science Explorer. It was good and he learned a lot and liked it. We used Earth's Changing Surface, Inside Earth, and Astronomy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokons Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I would like to use the Colors science with my rising 5th grader. It is by the Rainbow Science people, but Colours hasn't been released yet, and there is no definite date yet. I'm hoping it'll be available by September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aquiverfull Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 My daughter is currently in 4th and we've been doing Apologia elementary Astronomy. We plan to do Apologia Elementary Botany next year. The Apologia books have been a great hit around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 We used BJU 5 when my oldest was in 5th and I plan on using it again next year for my youngest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaLee Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Next year, I am trying to do Earth Science and Chemistry, since ds has had little of either. I'm shooting for starting this summer with Christian Kids Explore Earth/Space and R.E.A.L Science Chemistry after that. I have the Science Explorers for Chemistry and just didn't care for them. I know a lot of people here love them, but I just found them to public school-y for me. I also didn't care for the experiments, because I know there are so many better ones out there. OTH, the built in questions, vocabulary and chapter reviews were nice too. The pages were colorful, which I liked, but I didn't feel they went into enough depth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 This year we are doing Apologia Astronomy and next year will be doing Apologia Anatomy for 5th Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I used WTM recs to put together a biology study for fifth grade this year. We studied the various animal kingdoms first semester, with a little botany thrown in. This semester, we're studying the human body/health and doing more botany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 REAL Science (same folks as History Odyssey) looks really fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyR Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 The Apologia books seem to be a hit here as well. We are using Zoology 2 Swimming Creatures of the 5th day and my girls are really enjoying it. We are also using the Lapbook CD to create a lapbook to go with it to make it even more interesting. I think we will be sticking with Apologia for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 We're using the Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way as a spine. He's also reading the Science of the Past series and Archimedes and the Door of Science and Galen and the Gateway to Medicine. For hands-on stuff, we're doing activities from Ancient Science: 40 Time-travelling, World-exploring, History-making Activities for Kids. We've also watched some Netflix DVDs (Secrets of Lost Empires, Ancient Discoveries, etc.) and done a few field trips. It's been a pretty good year for science. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathy in SoCal Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Apologia here too. My dd has really liked the Astronomy, Zoology 1 & we did 2 this year. We'll do Apol Botany next. Love the conversational tone to it, and it has been easy for her to do on her own for the most part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulcindy Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Christian Kids Explore Earth and Space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Christian Kids Explore Chemistry with Elements by McHenry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamom3 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 this year and really enjoyed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sunshyne Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 R.E.A.L. Science (Pandia Press) Chemistry with lots of library books. We're having a great time, and DS is loving science. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetbaby Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 We are doing our thing with God's Design for Life: Life Science series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I plan on doing Real Science 4 Kids Level 1. We did Chemistry Pre-Level 1 some time ago and loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianne Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 We are doing our thing with God's Design for Life: Life Science series. :iagree: It is a great program. It covers the basics, is relatively inexpensive, and is easy to teach with multi ages. With my 4th grader I supplement with books from the library for narrations and reports. For my 1st grader, the projects require a little help from mom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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