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Is Apologia Young Explorer Astronomy Nature study or Science?

Name: Teach Them Diligently (Branson)
Start: 2025-05-15T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-05-17T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Branson, MO

Tagged: apologia astronomy, Astronomy, science

This topic has 6 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 10 years, 6 months ago by sarah2106.

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September 23, 2014 at 6:47 pm
jenhorsfall
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Is Apologia Young Explorer Astronomy Nature study or Science? I’m thinking that it is both. If I am working on Nature studies for a 7 year-old would this book be too much? Should I wait?
September 23, 2014 at 7:13 pm
mama_nickles
Participant
I would call it science. Nature study is more like getting outside, seeing stuff. You could also do some astronomy nature study alongside it though.
September 23, 2014 at 7:52 pm
jenhorsfall
Participant
So should I hold off on the curriculum at this age?
September 24, 2014 at 12:54 am
my3boys
Participant
Probably too much, but you know best. I would do Outdoor Secrets or 106 Days instead of the text (or use the text as reference).
September 24, 2014 at 2:36 am
sarah2106
Participant
It is up to you if you want to wait or use it this year; but I would consider it science.
We did Apologia Astronomy last year, my oldest was in 2nd grade (7 turning 8 late in the year) and child #2 was 5 turing 6 and in Kindergarten. I didn’t expect child #2 to get much out of it, he just listened in here and there, but he ended up loving it, and rarely missed out. Both of the kids really liked it and I can’t believe what they remembered. I think it just depends child to child.
We did Outdoor Secrets for the previous year and really enjoyed it as well.
September 24, 2014 at 4:11 am
jenhorsfall
Participant
Would it be too much to do ‘Nature Studies’ one day a week and then Science another day during the week? We went through ‘Outdoor Secrets’ last year and loved it 🙂
September 24, 2014 at 1:11 pm
sarah2106
Participant
We did science 3 days/week and Nature study one day/week. My kids really enjoy science and asked to do it daily, so once again it just depends on your situation.