Building Blocks of Science 2

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Study Bundle Student Textbook Laboratory Notebook Teacher Manual

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Exploring the Building Blocks of Science Book 2 Bundle

Exploring the Building Blocks of Science Book 2 Student Textbook has 22 chapters. It introduces students to the essential tools used in chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy, and geology.

Students learn about the microscope, how hammers and lenses are used to study rocks and minerals, and how telescopes and spacecraft help astronomers study the universe. Students also explore acids and bases, chemical reactions, protists, fungi, forces, mass, inertia, linear and curved motion, the geosphere and atmosphere, constellations, the solar system, stars, and more.

Students begin the open inquiry with suggested questions found in the Teacher's Manual, which contains directions for guiding the experiments. The Laboratory Notebook includes 22 experiments that explore topics covered in the Student Text. Some experiments include: testing acids and bases, observing protists with a microscope, exploring linear and curved motion, using hammers for geology, modeling Earth's layers, building a telescope, tracking constellations, and much more.

The books have 4 chapters of each of the 5 core science subjects (chemistry, biology, physics, geology, and astronomy) and an introductory and a concluding chapter for 22 chapters. We offer a lab kit if you would like a convenient, time-saving way to get nearly all of the materials you will need for the experiments! This lab kit is already assembled with virtually every non-household item the curriculum requires, so you won't have to search for elusive components.

About Real Science-4-Kids Building Blocks of Science

Kids ask real science questions. Building Blocks of Science enables them to discover real science answers. Because science disciplines are so interlaced, learning one subject requires a foundational understanding of another. Building Blocks of Science addresses this by introducing students to the five core scientific disciplines of chemistry, biology, physics, geology, and astronomy.

With Building Blocks of Science, students learn science in a sequential and logical order, beginning with fundamental building blocks of science and expanding on these as they advance in grade level. Hands-on experiments for each chapter encourage critical thinking, experimentation, and creativity.

Exploring the Building Blocks of Science is a year-long program for grades 1-7, covering all five core disciplines. It's based on a spiral teaching method where subjects are repeatedly visited and built upon over months and across grades. This has proven to lead to better long-term mastery of facts and concepts.

Building Blocks of Science is written to accommodate both secular and Christian homeschoolers. The publisher, Real Science-4-Kids, has received several awards, including the Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards. The study bundles contain a student textbook, teacher's manual, laboratory notebook, printable lesson plans, quizzes, and a study notebook. See our optional lab kit here.

Building Blocks of Science Laboratory Notebook
The Building Blocks Laboratory Notebook includes the 5 core science subjects (chemistry, biology, physics, geology, and astronomy) integrated into one softcover notebook.

The Laboratory Notebook is meant to accompany the Building Blocks Student Textbook and Building Blocks Teacher’s Manual for one year of study.

There are (22) experiments in each Laboratory Notebook that align to the chapters in the Student Textbook.
There are also (22) optional “Just for Fun” experiments.
Students perform their own experiments and collect their own data.
Students record their data directly in the Lab Notebook.

Features

Study Bundle Includes:
Three books:

A full-color, hardcover Student Textbook that your child reads to learn the building blocks of science
A softcover Laboratory Notebook that guides your child through real data-driven, hands-on experiments
A softcover Teacher’s Manual that contains information about how to set up the laboratory experiment and lists the materials needed

Plus the following digital products:

A Study Notebook that contains activities to help reinforce each lesson and provides a place for the student to record their ideas
An adjustable Lesson Plan to help you create the schedule that works for you
A Quiz set with 2 midterms and a final exam

View Building Blocks of Science Book 2 Sample. Sample set includes 3 chapters each of the student text, teacher’s manual, and laboratory workbook, plus the corresponding chapters for the lesson plan, study notebook, quiz question, and graphics package.

Not sure if this is the right level for your student? Check out this assessment chart.

Get the optional Lab Kit for Building Blocks of Science here.

Publisher's Information:

Student Textbook
Pages: 155
Chapters: 22
Format: Hardcover
Size: 8.5" x 11"

Teacher's Manual
Pages: 83
Experiments: 22
Format: Softcover
Size: 8.5" x 11"

The Laboratory Notebook guides your child through real data-driven, hands-on experiments

Pages: 224
Chapters: 22
Format: Softcover
Size: 8.5" x 11"
Publisher: Real Science-4-Kids
Faith-Based: No

Study Notebook
Format: Downloadable product (student prints and assembles)
Layout: Full-color (pdf)
Answer Key: Black and white with instructions (pdf)

Lesson Plan
Format: Downloadable product (you print)
Layout: Full-color (pdf)
Quizzes
Format: Downloadable product (you print)
Includes: (2) Midterm Quizzes (chapters 1-11 and 12-22), plus (1) Final Quiz
Layout: Black and white (pdf)

Publisher: Real Science-4-Kids
Faith-Based: No

Great Science Textbook for ONE Semester

My daughter's favourite subject is chemistry, which is the first section in this textbook, and they hit it out of the park with the experiments. She loved it. Got a little pricey for me, but it was worth it. We're still progressing through the book and enjoying it, but so far none of the other chapters have topped chemistry. My only real complaint is the illustrations. I'm not a fan of the cartoon look, but you can see what you're getting in the images above. Also, a little short on content if your student tends to move through textbooks quickly - only 22 chapters and the chapters can easily be read in one day. It would be VERY difficult to stretch this content for an entire academic year if using it by itself. As it is, we're only using this textbook once a week and it's still not going to take us through second semester of second grade.

They make it Easy

The layout of this curriculum makes science easy and fun. I can break it up to go into more detail or we can push through and get a whole section done in a sitting. It all depends on what my kiddos needs and how much they can handle. I just love the flexibility so it works for all my kiddos and beyond.

Don’t forget to buy a microscope

So this was my first year going with this science curriculum. There were some things I did and didn’t like. I liked that the book was sturdy and had a separate student work book. The information was great, but the drawings were kind of low quality. I didn’t realize when i bought the book that I needed a microscope. There were many experiments that needed a microscope for them so we unfortunately couldn’t do them. Instead we would read the lesson and then watch youtube videos of microscopic creatures that matched the lesson. The book seems a little advanced for the age level, but the information was short and sweet and to the point.

His favorite subject

Science is my sons favorite subject but I wasn't very into science in school. Even I love learning science now while I'm teaching my son about it. He loves the labs as well

Instructions to the teacher unclear

We ended up stopping this program around mid-year. There were things I liked and things I didn't. In the end, it just didn't work out for us. We supplemented with various science lessons from other places and next year I will hope to use a program that will last the year. These are my pros/cons:
Pros:
-The student lab book and Teacher book go well together. And the student book has a lot of space for writing thoughts and/or drawing what is observed.
-There's a lab kit that goes along with this you can buy that can give you most of the things you need. However, not everything.
Cons:
-There's a textbook that I have no idea what to do with. There's no instruction for it, and the textbook order doesn't really follow along with the lab book and teacher book. We started just reading it and it seemed boring and advanced for my student. Also, again, I didn't know what it had to do with the rest of the books. It just didn't make sense. There needs to be more instruction to the teachers on HOW to teach this. Unless I'm missing something...
-There's a ton of random extra things to download and print off. While this is a great idea to have extras to enrich the lessons, it didn't really explain everything. It also was a LOT to print. Tons of ink wasted because we didn't even use any part of the printed stuff. It would have been nice to have an explanation of what it is exactly and HOW to use it.

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