SCM Discussion Forum » Topic: Science help: Apologia: Land Animals Zoology 3 http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/science-help-apologia-land-animals-zoology-3 Discussion of Charlotte Mason Method homeschool topics en-US Wed, 22 May 2013 16:30:31 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/search.php pollysoup on "Science help: Apologia: Land Animals Zoology 3" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/science-help-apologia-land-animals-zoology-3#post-50053 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:01:45 +0000 pollysoup 50053@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/

Sarah, I'll check out the yahoo groups.  Thanks!

 Wings2fly on "Science help: Apologia: Land Animals Zoology 3" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/science-help-apologia-land-animals-zoology-3#post-50010 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:34:51 +0000 Wings2fly 50010@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/

I have the three zoology books and we really liked Zoo 2 Swimming creatures the best so far. I have heard that Astronomy is easier and very engaging. So far, Zoo 3 does seem a little more technical if you will. Are you on the Apologia yahoo group? There is a book list on there to go along with Zoo 2 for additional reading on sea creatures, the reading level was very mixed.

pollysoup on "Science help: Apologia: Land Animals Zoology 3" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/science-help-apologia-land-animals-zoology-3#post-50005 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:41:48 +0000 pollysoup 50005@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/

Thank you for the suggestions.  We have done the Flying Creatures and Botany books.  We really liked those.

Polly

 Wings2fly on "Science help: Apologia: Land Animals Zoology 3" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/science-help-apologia-land-animals-zoology-3#post-49978 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:57:34 +0000 Wings2fly 49978@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/

Could you pick a particular animal or class of animals to study using library books and do a lapbook? A few years ago, after a trip to the zoo, each of my kids picked an animal on http://www.homeschoolshare.com from their free lapbooks and we read the recommended books from the library. dd did giraffes and ds did snakes. I included photos of them by those animals from our zoo trip. Also, what about the Christian Liberty Press Nature Readers?
Which 2 Apologia books have you done? Could you change to a different book for now?

amama5 on "Science help: Apologia: Land Animals Zoology 3" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/science-help-apologia-land-animals-zoology-3#post-49977 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:49:20 +0000 amama5 49977@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/

No help here, just joining in the question:)  My kids liked the Bird Book a lot, but don't like the Seashore book at all, or the animal book, not sure why. 

 pollysoup on "Science help: Apologia: Land Animals Zoology 3" http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/science-help-apologia-land-animals-zoology-3#post-49954 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:13:20 +0000 pollysoup 49954@http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/

We have done 2 of the other Apologia books but I am really having a hard time with this one.  I really like the creation science in it (ex: mutations and natural selection from a creationists view) but I feel like I'm just stuffing informtion in.  I have a 6 and 10 year old.  I'd like science to be a little better.  They were pretty bored with  Burgess' Animal book but they loved the bird book.  I have some other animal books thay we've liked...  Any ideas on how to spice it up or something else we could do?  I looked at Queen's new nature books but I don't like the written reports and research required in them.  Those are good things, but not for us at this season.  

Thanks for the help.

Polly

P.S. We already tried 106 days of Creation.  It wasn't right for us.  I need science to be pretty well laid out because I'm learning with them.  :-)