I purchased this textbook after careful consideration based on Christian content, quality, price, and the credentials of the author. All are excellent and we love it. It's easy to use, very complete with presentations and explanations and the experiments are fun with easy to assemble supplies. I highly recommend the Apologia series!
I actually purchased the Physical Science and Biology by Dr. Wile and both of my sons are enjoying the material. First and foremost, they are God-centered. They are written in an easy to read format that makes it feel like the author is talking directly to the student. They do not overload the student with information but systematically go through the it while providing numerous examples, tables and easy to perform experiments that demonstrate what the text is covering. I will continue to use and recommend Dr. Wile's materials and have added them to my list of all-time-favorite homeschool curriculums.
EXPLORING CREATION WITH PHYSICAL SCIENCE is a WONDERFUL curriculum. Dr. Wile's direct teaching approach is coupled with MANY visuals including videos. In doing this Wile not only gets his points across but wisely engages the students interest. I am using this for all ages of students. Even my 2 year old just loves it. Of course younger students cannot read the text as this is made for 8th grade and up. But you can surely explain a bit to them and they love the pictures and examples that are used throughout. My 9th grader is using ECPS for his science curriculum. Although this is recommended for 8th or 9th grades, we elected to wait for 9th do use it as colleges admissions near here now require this course in the students highschool transcript. The teaching guide and tests are awesome, and even though I love to teach there is very little teaching that I really have to do. The experiments are great with mostly house hold items used or other items that could easily be purchased at the store. I wish I had this curriculum when I first started homeschooling over 20 years ago, its the best part of our homeschool day. It is best for the teacher to read and watch a lesson ahead so that you are familiar with supplies needed and the videos presented. You can go to www.apologia.com and print a list of supplies needed for the entire course. You can also go to CurrClick.com and download a lab manual that can also be used for writing as well. God bless you in your homeschool journey, and remember the moments you have with your children are here and quickly gone. I always try to remember this when my kids get to that teen age "...that one day I will wish to hear the noise again...". Of course being a grandma also... there are constant sounds of pitter-patter feet:). The Lord is so good.Read full review
We are LOVING this series. We just started it this fall and the text is so user-friendly and easy to read. The author has done a fantastic job of talking "with" the student as he/she reads. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful series!!!
Wonderful Science curriculum for Homeschooling families. The text is reader friendly. The experiments are wonderfully easy to do....yet the student learns so much. My son often ask to repeat them simply because they are such fun! I love the fact that the supplies are easily available. We brag on this curriculum so much, I always have our used curriculum spoken for before our school year is done.
For the first time, my daughter says she likes science!. The lessons are easy to understand and written in a conversational style. The experiments are fun and use easily obtainable items. We bought the older edition, so I'm sure the newer one is even better. Having the CD and test booklet is very helpful.
We have used General Science, Physical Science, Biology, Chemistry, Human Anatomy, and Physics from this series. It is so easy to understand, so God-focused, and just jam-packed with information and pictures. I couldn't give a high enough recommendation!
The reading is easy to understand and written in a way that is enjoyable reading for the student. The experiments are easy but exciting using items typically found at home, very few things to purchase and the items are available at a drugstore, grocery store etc.
It is perfect for science class!
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Very easy to read. Experiment simple and can be done with items in home. Step by step instructions. My 8th grader would like it if there were more pictures to refer to when something is described but the explanations are really pretty good.
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