Description
Science in the Ancient World is the second book in a hands-on, multilevel elementary science series that introduces scientific concepts using history as its guide. Because each lesson is built around an activity or experiment, it is engaging for all K-6 students. In addition, there are three levels of review for each lesson, so the parent/teacher can choose the depth at which each student is expected to grasp the material. The course contains roughly 90 hours of instruction, 35 of which are composed of hands-on activities.
The course covers the scientific work of natural philosophers who lived from about 600 BC to the early AD 1500s. It concentrates mostly on what these ancient scientists got right, but it does spend some time discussing what they got wrong, because even the mistakes that scientists make can sometimes advance our understanding of the natural world. Of course, when the students are taught something that is now known to be incorrect, they are made aware of this fact!
Because the course covers science as it was developed, it covers a wide range of topics including human anatomy, medicine, optics, heliocentrism, geocentrism, sound, music, magnets, how steam is used to generate power, the motion of objects through a medium, combustion, levers, pulleys, plant growth, plant anatomy, tree ring dating, the atmosphere, astronomy, the basics of graphing, plastics, density, water flow, friction, and erosion. Throughout the course, students learn that most of the great scientists who lived from AD 500 to the end of this time period were devout Christians who did science because they thought they could learn more about God by studying His handiwork.
This product is a set consisting of the textbook plus the helps & hints book containing everything the parent/teacher needs to know for the subject.
Testimonials
"I was very apprehensive in starting your science series. It is different. We have started with your "Science in the Ancient World." The deeper we go into your book the more I see how it makes sense, it flows. My daughter is able to answer your questions AND understand the reasoning behind them. She is nine, soon to be ten, and what she is grasping is just amazing to me. The science experiments with each lesson have really cemented the concept being taught to her and made her think. I don't fear the teaching of science anymore, now I look forward to building on what she and I are learning through your series."
"I really love that we can do it together -- shared experience, shared vocabulary, the whole family getting involved in telling Daddy about it at supper, etc."
"I am overjoyed that the multi-level approach was part of this program as we loved learning together. As a mother of 10, time is a precious commodity and somehow Dr. Wile seemed to know this when he designed his hands-on experiments. Most, if not all, items needed for the experiments you will find around the house. Sometimes we did the experiments multiple times because they were so much fun. (I even heard my older high school and college teens lamenting that they never had the chance to do such cool experiments.) Adding to the fun factor was a high level of learning retention! Science concepts were effectively displayed through the fun experiments, lessons, and end of chapter questions. Our children's lab books became full of drawings along with answers to key objective questions for each lesson. This home educator could not be more thrilled."
"I just wanted you to know that my 6-year-old son and I are enjoying your science series tremendously. Thank you for taking time and effort to create it for us. We look forward to following the entire series that you create. Thank you and many blessings."
"My boys are 6 and 9 and we have been doing a couple of lessons a week so far this term. The lessons are the right length to hold their interest with just the right amount of information for them to be able to hang onto the main point for that lesson. What is best is that I am understanding it with them! I love how you have provided questions at the end for different age groups so I can do the review questions with my youngest and get my older boy to complete his review questions in his notebook. The experiments are fun and easy to put together."
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