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PSLC Science Lessons –
- Age-appropriate science vocabulary and explanations
- Early and gentle development of explanations and summary note-taking
- Simple and comprehensive!
- A focus on the processes, the “hows” and “whys” and “what happens if” (cause and effect) concepts instead of only a memorization of names, history of, or classifications. (Science is not just a set of vocabulary to define.)
- A focus on what is practical for real life and for future studies in science, rather than what is only trivia or short-term entertainment or busywork.
- Build a solid foundation with broad-based topics! (Topics mostly come from Min. of Ed. standard lists.)
- Studies can be fun and easy-to-do, even if learning in a busy household with the littles!
- Accomplish a lot of learning, even when someone is just a young reader!
- Designed to assist with a Biblical perspective when issues arise. Most lessons in our science resources do not integrate the Bible within the main pages but instead, verses or other things are in an appendix to supplement with, if desired.
- An appealing visual layout – hand-drawn illustrations with a handful of photos, age-appropriate print, non-distracting pages which teach.
- There is also no need for teacher’s manuals! (All instructions or teaching tips are within the student book.)
- Use it with one student or many! (Individual learning is fine and so is multi-grade or classroom use.)
- Refreshingly unique!
- Reusable within your family or classroom (no consumables)!
- Canadian!
There is so much to discover and it can be very humbling and exciting as you observe both the natural world and study about what people have been given abilities to design and use!
We use a balance of all learning styles – variety works!
Written – copywork, highlighting, summarizing, researching; reading and making diagrams and charts (not a lot of tests), notebooking.
Hands-On and Experiential – design and build models (not as many experiments/demonstrations), enjoy purposeful play, explore science at your home and community.
Verbal/Oral – discuss concepts informally or assign “Show and Tell” oral presentations to demonstrate understanding.
Note: Our approach is really not a “Self-Discovery/Inquiry-Based” science program. Not all lessons have activities. And most of the hands-on lessons tend to explain something FIRST, then have those ideas confirmed by the activity.
We also now recommend upper-level science curriculum produced by some of our affiliates. (See here for links to our reviews.)
Go to our LISTS menu item to see our recommendations for books and videos, some of which introduce or reinforce science topics.
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