Your experience with Apologia General Science?

I used this with my second son.  He thought it was OK.  A number of people I have talked to really did not like the first module-thought it was dull.  I don’t know whether I’ll be using it with son #3 or not. 

My son deplores it, but we are going to keep plugging away. 1). it wasn’t cheap 2). I know it is good material; he just has no interest in science but wants to go to college so he needs to do this.

I did buy the audio cd yesterday at our curriculum fair for $15. I’m hoping he will like it better having it read to him while he follows along in the book. He wasn’t thrilled but he did say he thinks that will help him retain the material. That is what he struggles with, but honestly he struggles with retention in every subject.

I do like Apologia materials all the way around.

Well, ds is using it this year and finishing up part way through next school year (it took longer than expected). I did not have a good lesson plan for him and because it’s my least favorite subject, it was last on my list to really make sure it happened. Plus, correcting study guide ques./test ques., etc., took a bit since I’m not real crazy about science to begin with. My ds actually likes it (Mod. 1 was tough) and has no desire to change, plus, he hates to jump around in curriculum.

I am planning on purchasing the lesson plans created by someone (found at Christian Book dot com), one for each of my dc using the Apologia science books. I could probably do the lesson plans myself but I haven’t yet so I think I need to buy the lesson plans. I need something that says “Read pages 50-55 and do____________” for this particular subject and these part. books and I think that will help my dc to move along.

My dc are fairly ind. (especially my oldest) and I think this would help him to move along without having to wait on me.

We could’ve used something else, of course, but the text/test solutions/interactive cd-rom was all given to me, so I figured it was worth a try.

I should say that if I were to do it again, I think I would still have my son do Apologia.  Our next oldest daughter – although it may change, shes not a huge science lover and I dont think this particular text will meet her needs.  I expect she will be doing the later Apologia texts, we have them and I do like them (Biology and Chemistry, anyways).

My son is not a sciency type either, but it is a good material, not cheap and he got past the 1st chapter and did well. Now the next son I’m thinking I might need the audio for him as he hears better. But we’ll just see.

Overall I think its a good science especially being I couldn’t do better myself.

We don’t always like everything we read but some times I think we need to just muster through it.

It sounds like the majority of those who found it so-so are those who are not too crazy about science to begin with.  

We just started Apologia’s Flying Creatures, so far so go and I am NOT a science fan.  I am considering General Science for my older son for 8th grade.  He’s going into sixth in September, and it’s possible he’ll be ready for it in 7th, but not so sure yet.