Apologia General Science question

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  • March 28, 2016 at 9:28 am
    Christy
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    Have any of you ever started Apologia’s General Science in 8th grade instead of 7th?

    I have a daughter who will be in 7th grade next year.  We have covered science in various ways over the years (Heart of Dakota early years, Apologia-astronomy, botany, land animals, flying creatures, and God’s Design for Science animals, anatomy, and weather).  We have not covered any physics or chemistry.  I would like for her to do the Apologia chemistry and physics book in 7th grade (having her to write out more work- like vocabulary and the what do you remember questions) and then start with General in 8th, Physical in 9th, Biology in 10th, Chemistry in 11th, and Physics in 12th.  She is not a science minded child at all, except for animals.  She is very artistic.

    I am also wanting to focus on her writing more next year and wanted to wait to get into the heavy science material.

    Would this be ok?  Most of the online schools (like BJU) that I have researched do some form of physical or earth science and then the path that I mentioned.

    Any advice you have more me would be so appreciated!  Thanks!  🙂

    March 28, 2016 at 9:57 am
    Christy
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    Tried to edit, but couldn’t.  Meant to say that the online companies that I looked at started physical or earth science in 9th grade and then the path that I mentioned.

    March 28, 2016 at 2:33 pm
    Melanie32
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    Yes-my daughter just finished up Apologia General Science for her 8th grade year. I chose to hold off another year on higher level, formal science and it has worked just fine for us. Many highschoolers do take Physical Science in 9th grade so think it’s a perfectly acceptable sequence.

     

     

     

    March 28, 2016 at 3:47 pm
    Julie
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    I have a friend that breaks it up over 7th and 8th. The first half in 7th and the second half in 8th. She has 6 kids and has done this with the first four. It has worked out great for them!

    March 29, 2016 at 12:33 pm
    Christy
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    Thank you so much!  🙂

    March 29, 2016 at 5:20 pm
    HollyS
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    We are skipping General Science and beginning with Physical Science for 9th grade.  If this works well, I’ll do the same for my younger DC.  I don’t see anything wrong with starting General Science in 8th grade.

    March 29, 2016 at 5:32 pm
    art
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    We do the same here. It has worked great for us. Physical Science in 9th grade is perfectly acceptable.

    March 29, 2016 at 6:21 pm
    Tjbowman34
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    My 7th grade DS will be taking Apologia General Science at our co-op next year and he will be in 8th grade.  I tossed around that same question as well but had peace with my decision.

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