MJN Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 (edited) He loves to do experiments, prefer something he can do on his own with some guidance. I'd love to find something really good that is biology related if you know of something on his level. Thanks! MJN Edited April 26, 2009 by MJN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in CA Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I am assuming you have looked at BJU's 7th grade Life Science? http://www.bjupress.com/product/228163?path=3808&spot=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 BJU is teacher intensive - not something he could do alone (IMHO). How about Apologia Biology? It is high school, but he could get a credit early if you think he is ready for high school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherdear Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 check it out at www.apoogia.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggy in Va Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Have you considered the Prentice Hall Science Explorer Life Science book, or the individual books that make up that book? We will be using it for 7th grade next year, and it seems to have plenty of experiments. Not to mention it is something he could definitely read on his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in CA Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 BJU is teacher intensive - not something he could do alone (IMHO). How about Apologia Biology? It is high school, but he could get a credit early if you think he is ready for high school. Yep, I agree, but I have also seen many a post lately where children have been using it independently. So, I figured...hey, why not? ;) I personally wouldn't, but to each his own. :D I most definitely would not use Apologia's high school biology with a 7th grader though. No offense, but it almost killed my two older boys' love of anything science. They found it very tedious. I sold it very quickly afterward. I can't imagine anything but a very mature, very advanced, 7th grader liking it; and no doubt there are some of those out there...just as there are those pesky advanced 4th graders completing Alg 1 and making us all look bad. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I'm glad to know about Apologia Biology. We are doing Physical next year and I wondered about Biology. What would you recommend as a Biology alternative?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtmcm Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 If you view the lab kits on http://www.hometrainingtools.com it gives a very good idea of the topics covered: http://www.hometrainingtools.com/product_categories/49/products/2614-life-science-7-science-kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibbygirl Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I'm doing BJU for 7th grade Science next year. It covers a lot of biology. But if you were going to do BJU and get the science kit, I don't know how independent he'd be able to be. They use a microscope and there is also dissecting of a worm and a frog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockala Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 If you think you will later choose Apologia then 7th is the perfect place to start so you can stay on track. My dd wanted biology and so we do some local science musem/co-ops where she does disection a few times a year. she likes human body/biology and the last I think 4 moudules of general are all human body so this worked well for her this year. 7th General 8th Physical 9th Biology 10th Chemistry 11th Physics 12th different options. I didn't do this order with daughter and she wants biology for 9th so we are skipping physical. My ds entering 7th did general this year and loved it so we will stay on this path Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in CA Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I'm glad to know about Apologia Biology. We are doing Physical next year and I wondered about Biology. What would you recommend as a Biology alternative?? Well, we are going to use BJUs Biology with DVDs. I recorded the class this year and it was fabulous. The teacher, an energetic, fun, science loving young lady made everything so interesting that I found myself watching full classes...just because. My son, 11 yo at the time, would stop, sit, and watch too. He was excited to know he would get to use take the class one day. My middle son used Apologia Physical Science and Biology. He used BJU Chemistry and Physics (with DVDs). He said BJU was hands-down the better curriculum of the two. He dreaded, absolutely dreaded, Apologia Biology. Sooo...that is what we are going to use instead of Apologia. If I did not have the classes on DVD, or the money to lease them, I would probably have to use Apologia because teaching high school science is not something I could do adequately. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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