Exploring the Building Blocks of Science Book 2 Student Textbook (softcover) - Softcover

Keller, PhD, Rebecca W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1936114348 ISBN 13: 9781936114344

Publisher: Gravitas Publications, Incorporated, 2014

Synopsis

Introduce students to real science with the Exploring the Building Blocks of Science Book 2 Student Textbook. Foundational scientific concepts and terminology are presented clearly and in a manner that’s easy for kids to understand. Using this book gives kids a solid base on which to build a further study of science. This year-long curriculum contains four chapters of each of five scientific disciplines: chemistry, biology, physics, geology, and astronomy, as well as an introduction to the material covered and a concluding chapter for a total of 22 chapters. The many graphics in this full color textbook reinforce the concepts presented and make the book fun for kids and teachers alike to read. This Student Textbook is accompanied by Exploring the Building Blocks of Science Book 2 Laboratory Notebook (experiments) and Exploring the Building Blocks of Science Book 2 Teacher’s Manual. Other supplemental materials are available at www.realscience4kids.com.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Rebecca W. Keller received her PhD in biophysical chemistry from the University of New Mexico in 1992. She was then awarded a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of New Mexico, followed by a Burroughs Wellcome Fund Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. As Dr. Keller home schooled her three children, she was unable to find science textbooks that she felt would give her children a solid foundation in the sciences. Her scientific background, coupled with her desire to educate her children, led Dr. Keller to found Gravitas Publications, Inc. and to develop the Real Science-4-Kids curriculum. Real Science-4-Kids is a “worldview-neutral” curriculum that provides students with a solid foundation in the sciences and also gives them the tools to evaluate scientific data on their own. Students are presented with up-to-date scientific facts and the steps of the scientific method, together with the critical thinking tools needed to help them evaluate scientific conclusions. Dr. Keller’s books are as philosophically neutral as possible and do not impose any single overall philosophical interpretation such as Darwinism, Intelligent Design, or Creationism. Instead, they allow students to make up their own minds about what the data show. Real Science-4-Kids, with its engaging, kid-friendly text and easy to use teacher-friendly manuals, is used in home, private, and public schools in all 50 states in the US and in many other countries. Dr. Keller’s publishing team continues to develop and test products at her Albuquerque headquarters. The website for Real Science-4-Kids is www.gravitaspublications.com.

Review

“My children and I love everything about this science curriculum!! We love doing an experiment every week, love that it doesn’t dumb down concepts yet the explanations are clear, ... love that it encourages discussion,... has the students involved in the scientific method, and keeps them engaged, learning and doing real science...” - Verified Purchase Review

 “... I was immediately impressed with the concepts they are introducing for this age group. The book covers... Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Geology and Astronomy! All in an age appropriate but not watered down way.” - Raising da Vinci - Grade 1 Science

"I was drawn to Real Science-4-Kids because they teach difficult subjects at an early age.  I love that! This curriculum allows our kids to be exposed to chemistry, biology, and physics and develop a love for science. - Faith Filled Parenting 

Edition details

• Publisher: Gravitas Publications, Incorporated
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1936114348
• ISBN 13: 9781936114344
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 164