Nojo317
- Reviewed on Monday, May 10, 2010
- Grades Used: K/1 and 3rd
- Dates used: 2009-2010
Too advanced for my younger, but much better for my 3rd grader. While I appreciate the conversational tone of the text, it is often-times wordy and repetitive (we're using an older addition, so maybe the newer one has been edited.) We purchased the notebooks that go along with this text. You can buy a blank notebook and do your own, but if you're short on time, you may want to splurge and get these notebooks since they will save you some time. There are "lapbook" type cutouts at the back, crosswords, copy work, question and answer, record project details page, blank pages for drawing, and a couple pages for recording details about what you're learning (set up in newspaper format.) They do make it open and go, but they kind of get boring after awhile. It'd be nice if there was some variety between the notebooking chapters. On the plus side, there are additional project ideas in the notebooks that weren't included in the text.
It's been a thorough study of astronomy, but I hope to not study it again for some time! ;-)
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BonnieBlue
- Reviewed on Monday, August 17, 2009
- Grades Used: 5th
- Dates used: 08-09
I used this after doing the Rod and Staff Science which is also a favorite for us so we combined them both! I thought that it helped to create more of an interest in my daughter for this subject and it did. I also love the conversational style as it sounds like he is right in the room talking to you. We have used other curriculums from Apologia and we are going to continue to do so.
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momlove7
- Reviewed on Thursday, April 02, 2009
- Grades Used: 3rd-4th
- Dates used: 2007-2008
The color text is wonderful and very informative. It reads in a conversational tone and each chapter covers a planet with some chapters covering the stars/galaxies and space center/astronauts. This book is based on the Charlotte Mason approach. There are projects at the end of each chapter and stopping points for narration. This text is for grades K-6 but I think it is suitable for grades 2-4, IMO. My older children were a little bored so sprucing things up with library books, of course, really helps as the author suggested. Other than that, it is a great resource.
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Nikki
- Reviewed on Friday, March 27, 2009
- Grades Used: K-1st
- Dates used: 2008-2009
We LOVE studying astronomy with this book. My dc look forward to doing science every week. In fact, they would read this book every day if I would let them (the book isn't long enough for that, though!). As with most books, older elementary students would probably glean more from this book than younger students. However, each chapter has activities listed for younger students and some listed for older students. My young dc have really gotten a lot out of the astronomy book and are excited to learn about space. I like how the book gives options to use for younger and older students because my four dc can all learn together, yet do activities that are at their own level.
We are planning to stay with Jeanne Fulbright's books all through elementary school science and are already excited to start on the next book.
Nikki
ds 7, dd 6, dd 4, dd 2
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