Investigating God’s World Fifth Edition
from Abeka has some exciting new updates. The topics are more diverse
and cover several new areas of study. Earth science takes students from the
study of the solar system to the earth itself with geology, weather, and more.
Life science includes topics of marine biology and ecology. Physical science,
with a look at chemistry, energy, force, and motion, introduces students to the
ingenuity God instilled in His creation. Softcover, the Student
Textbook
provides the readings, hands-on activity suggestions, comprehension checks, and
chapter check-up questions. Space to record answers is included in the book.
Answers to these questions are found in the Investigating
God’s World Answer Key.
New to this edition is the Investigating
God’s World STEM Activities Workbook,
which correlates with the textbook.
Built-in lab days provide hands-on learning and inspire love for studying our
planet. Answers for each activity are included in the STEM
Activities Key.
Additional
resources include
the Quiz and Test book that contains 21 quizzes and
9 tests, including 2 nine-week examinations and 1 semester examination. Answers
are found in the Quiz and Test Answer Key. The Quiz and Test book and the
STEM Activities workbook are not reproducible, so each student will need their
own book.
Suggested
resources include
the Science 5 Homeschool Teaching
Charts, which enhance lessons and help
introduce and reinforce material, and Science 5 Flashcards, which expand on the scientific
concepts presented in the charts.
Investigating
God’s World and Enjoying Good Health
together make up the fifth grade Abeka science program. The Homeschool Science 5
Curriculum Lesson Plans contain daily lessons for science class for lessons
1–130. The Homeschool Health 5 Curriculum Lesson Plans contain daily
lessons for health lessons 131–170. All lesson plans include a scope and
sequence for the entire course, materials needed, an outline for each lesson,
STEM activity pacing, and suggestions for introducing and reviewing
information. Each lesson will take about 30 minutes to complete. While these
two programs were designed to work together, they could each be done
independently as well. Science and Health items are sold individually and are
also available in respective Parent and Child kits. Both are recommended for
successful teaching.
Enjoying
Good Health fourth edition
presents a balanced approach to a range of topics, including nutrition, body
systems such as the digestive system and the lymphatic system, and mental,
social, and spiritual habits, equipping students to take personal
responsibility for their overall health. Softcover, the Student Textbook provides the readings, hands-on activity suggestions,
comprehension checks, and chapter check-up questions. Space to record answers
is included in the book. Answers to these questions are found in the Enjoying Good Health Answer Key.
Also
new to this edition is the Enjoying Good Health Activity Book, which provides review and hands-on
application of the material presented in the student text through various
activities such as data collection, charting meals to encourage a healthy
lifestyle, model construction, classroom experiments, and lab activities.
Answers are included in the Enjoying Good Health Answer Key.
Additional
resources include
the Quiz and Test book that contains 7 quizzes and 3
tests, including 1 exam. Answers are found in the Quiz and Test Answer Key. The Quiz and Test book and the
Activities workbook are not reproducible, so each student will need their own
book.
Suggested
resources include
the Health 5 Homeschool Teaching Charts. ~Amber