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Anyone piloting Dr. Jay Wile's Science in Ancient Times?
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We are doing Science in the Beginning this year and enjoying it. For those who are piloting the next one, what do you think?
I’m starting to plan and save for next year, and am wondering if this should be where we go next.
Thanks!
Thanks, suzukimom. Particularly, does if follow basically the same format: an activity/experiment with each lesson? Does it focus more on particular people and their discoveries? Is it as user friendly as Science in the Beginning? My boys will be 6 and 8 next year. Thanks again!
Yes, it is the same basic format. Generally an activity/experiment to start a lesson. It does talk about specific people and their discoveries. Yes, it is user friendly.
some topics (not all)
Part 1 – Science Before Christ…
– discusses start of science, science and math, sciend of music, the idea of atoms, Hippocrates and start of modern medicine, and more
Part 2 – Science before Christ
– Plato, Aristotale, optics, Euclid, Archimedes(lever, pulleys, pi), Erotosthenes, Hipparchus
Part 3 – Science soon after Christ
– Steam, Mirrors, Ptolemy, Galen the Physician
Part 4 – Early Middle Ages
– Philoponus, Curved Mirror, Roger Bacon, Giles of Rome, Rainbow, motion, various other people
Part 5 – Science in the Late Middle Ages
– Nicole Oresme and Graphing, Nicholas of Cusa and various topics, Gutenberg, da Vinci (lots of da Vinci)
Part 6 – Science in the Early Renaissance
– lots more da Vinci
I’d say it might be a little harder…. he does recommend that families do start at the ‘Beginning’ – but it does allow for family doing it together as well, so different levels….
Sounds fun! It’s going to take us a bit to finish ‘Beginning’, so we probably wouldn’t start the next one right away in the school year. Thanks for taking the time to fill me in.
Ugh, I was thining about ordering Apologia and now I looked at the samples of Science in the Beginning and it looks really good. Guess I have to rethink what I want to do.
‘What is the difference between apologia exploring creation and science in the begining?’
The apologia elementary exploring creation is a different author. The science in the beginning series is by Dr. Wile – who wrote thd apologia middle school and high school books
The exploring creation series focuses on one area of science for yhe whole coursr, has a lot of reading, and -in my opinion- does the -give them a lot of info and they will learn whatever they learn.
The science in the [whatever time] series goes through a variety of topics using simple experiments or demonstrations for each lesson. There is also science history.
I have not used Apologia yet, but we are enjoying Science in the Beginning. The demonstrations/ experiments each lesson are simple and fun.
RobinP, Science in the Beginning was released last fall. Science in the Ancient World is due to be released in April, according to publisher Berean Builders.
I found Science in the Beginning at a little better price here. http://www.workshopplus.com/productcart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=407 They also have a lab kit to go with it.
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