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Exploring Building Blocks of Science Book 7 Teacher Manual
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064265
ISBN
9781941181195
Grade 7
Neutral
Medium Teacher Involvement
Multi-Sensory
Other Materials Required
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Charlotte Mason
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Description
Publisher's Description of Exploring Building Blocks of Science Book 7 Teacher Manual
The Book 7 Teacher's Manual will help you lead students through the laboratory experiments (found in the lab notebook). The manual lists materials needed for each experiment, defines objectives, and provides guidance to complete each experiment. Black & white; softcover; 116 pages.
What is Exploring the Building Blocks of Science?
Exploring the Building Blocks of Science is the latest offering from Rebecca Keller, PhD. This curriculum joins the other bestseller from Gravitas Publications & Real Science-4-Kids: Focus On. Building Blocks is a yearlong graded program.
What can I expect from Building Blocks of Science Teacher's Manuals?
- 5 core science subjects: chemistry, biology, physics, geology, and astronomy
- 22 chapters aligned with experiments in the Student Textbook
- 2 materials lists: one by experiment and one by item type
- Sample answers, where appropriate (many questions don't have one fixed answer)
- Sample results for experiments, where appropriate
Is Building Blocks of Science Christian or Secular?
Like all RS4K, these books introduce real science to kids. That means currently-accepted scientific facts & theories, so books align with secular homeschool philosophies.
But the books also introduce the basic philosophy of science. As such, RS4K encourages students to explore opposing viewpoints. Christian homeschools interpret what facts & theories mean to individuals, groups, and the community.
Category Description for Comprehensive Science Programs
Items listed in this section tend to be complete science programs with a teacher and student component, requiring few supplements besides science supplies.
Category Description for Exploring The Building Blocks Of Science (K-8)
This is the long-awaited complete curriculum from Gravitas Publishing. Dr. Keller has taken the topics used in her Focus on Science series and combined them into grade-level appropriate curriculum. At this time, grades 1 through 5 are available; keep watching for grades 6 through 8.
At the younger grades, this yearlong program includes three books a student text, lab workbook, and teacher manual. Student Texts vary in length and are divided into five topical areas Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Geology, and Astronomy; the topics are then divided into four chapters each, for a total of 22 chapters per book (introductory and concluding chapters round out the total). The book is printed in full color and incorporates the same adorable illustrations and characters found in the Focus on Science series, but these take each topic to greater depth. Each chapter is divided into numbered sections, and each could be used as one daily lesson. The number of sections vary by chapter from four to eight. Textual information is printed in a larger font for easy reading, there is plenty of white space so your visual learners won't be overwhelmed, and new vocabulary words are printed in red. The very last lesson of each chapter is a summary, so that students can review all of the information for that chapter. Softcover.
The Laboratory Notebook is a very important part of the program. This consumable book offers 44 experiments intended to complement the chapters found in the student text. Each experiment is divided into five steps to help students with the scientific process. Step one is 'Think About It,' and students are asked to write down what they think will happen in the experiment (hypothesis). Step two is 'Observe It,' in which students are asked to write down details about what they see happening. Step three is 'What Did you Discover,' where students are asked to answer some questions concerning their experiment. Step four is 'Why?' and offers a brief discussion on the topic of the experiment and what you might have observed. 'Just for Fun' is step five and has an extra activity or experiment for the student to do (these experiments are included in the total of 44 experiments). The black and white pages of the lab notebook are formatted for students to fill in the information as they work through the activity or experiment and permission is given for photocopying within a family.
The Teacher's Manual is a guide to the experiments found in the lab notebook. A complete materials list (items from your home or easily accessible) is given at the front of the book for convenience of preparing. Listed for each experiment is the materials list, objectives, and additional information for each step of the experiment given in the lab notebook. The experiments can usually be done in an hour or less.
If you are looking for a good science course that deals with the facts, Dr. Keller has proven that her materials are solid and age-appropriate. She now gives you a choice between her topical studies or doing a complete curriculum. ~ Donna
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Gravitas Publications |
| Grade: | 7 |
| ISBN: | 9781941181195 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.3125 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.75 |
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