Building Blocks of Science 3
Exploring the Building Blocks of Science Book 3 Bundle
Exploring the Building Blocks of Science Book 3 Student Textbook has 22 chapters. It introduces students to how chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy, and geology are used to study the planet we live on and the cosmos.
Students learn about polymers, DNA, and mixtures. They study where plants live, the basic cell and photosynthesis, and how electrical energy and magnets work. They discover Earth's magnetic field, galaxies, Earth in the Milky Way Galaxy, and how the biosphere and hydrosphere shape Earth.
Students begin the open inquiry with suggested questions found in the Teacher's Manual, which also has directions for guiding the experiments. The Laboratory Notebook contains 22 experiments that explore topics covered in the Student Text.
Experiments include working with mixtures, making a polymer, observing photosynthesis and seed growth, making electric circuits, exploring electric charge, testing for porosity, observing geological features, modeling a galaxy, creating a comet, and many more.
Each book has 4 chapters 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.
Two books:
View Building Blocks of Science Book 3 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.
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Get the optional Lab Kit for Building Blocks of Science here.
Publisher's Information:
Student Textbook
Pages: 151
Chapters: 22
Format: Hardcover
Size: 8.5" x 11"
Teacher's Manual
Pages: 91
Experiments: 22
Format: Softcover
Size: 8.5" x 11"
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
review by The Art Kit
”The kids had a blast (they LOVE science experiments!!) and didn’t even mind it all that much when I had them record their hypotheses and findings in the laboratory notebook.”
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