I have four kids: 1st grade level(advanced learner), 6th grade level, 8th grade level and 9th grade level. I have noticed many of the examples for high school transcripts have biology w/lab. The oldest two have tried Apologia Science and there was just too much boring reading(according to my kiddos).
We are new to CM and so we are going to be starting our Nature Study w/sketcbooks this year. We are going to be using Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock. We are also going to be using some other books I found: Drawn to Nature Through the Journals of Clare Walker Leslie by Leslie , The Country Diary of An Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden and Keeping a Nature Journal by Clare Walker Leslie & Charles E. Roth. We also have various field guides by DK Eyewitness Books(Insects, Birds of the World, Herbs, Butterflies and Moths, and Trees).
I also picked up a couple of different books about the Human Body on different age levels on clearance at Borders. We were planning to go through those also. All of these things are considered Life Science. I also have McGraw Hill Textbooks for 1st – 6th grade for Science as a reference, that we could use too. I would like to make what we have work for all of the kids, so we can do science together. I think that I still need to add probably a higher level of textbook for the older two. I am doing the same things for my 8th and 9th grader. I also think that I need to add some labs, in order for this to be considered Biology. What other things would you add to make this more of a High School level Biology…without breaking the bank? I am trying to utilize as much of the stuff that I already have as possible. We will also be our library as a resource.
Has anyone used anything from this website?
http://www.hometrainingtools.com/life-science-biology/c/5/ called Home Science Tools.
What would you get in addition to what I have, to make what I have a more complete High School Biology course?
~Jenielle