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Paradigm Basic Science Mysteries Curriculum
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We like Basic Science Mysteries because it keeps the
student's interest and helps with reading comprehension. Each lesson has a
motivational story that involves something to be learned in the science lesson.
Our sons enjoyed using this course. Use this course to teach
your child to read for comprehension and to find answers to questions in the
activities. How? It is methodically organized. Most question occur in the same
order as they are found in the text. Each question is phrased from the
text which is the old fashioned way that worked. It is a beautiful way to teach
homeschool students who didn't use a textbook approach in the elementary grades.
Introduce them to reading to find the answer with a curriculum designed to do
that. You can see
curriculum samples of each of the Paradigm science courses at the
publisher's website.
Topics Covered in Paradigm Basic Science Mysteries
- Chapter 1—Organisms and their systems: nervous, endocrine,
muscular/skeletal, digestive, circulatory, respiratory, urinary,
reproductive, immune; five senses, genetics, lifestyle factors and
ecosystems;
- Chapter 2—Fish, simple machines, electricity, health and bacteria,
snakes, Sun and Moon, nocturnal creatures, motors, Moon phases, spiders,
Earth’s tilt and orbit, metals, telescopes, caves, thunderstorms;
- Chapter 3—Crop rotation, fossil fuels, photosynthesis, nitrogen and
carbon cycles, environmental factors of organism survival, wind, water,
glaciers, minerals, food groups, rock formation and transformation, food
chains, soil composition, wheels and oils, measuring work and energy, water
reservoirs, gas, liquids, solids, first aid, temperature;
- Chapter 4—Solar system distances, composition, energy; theories of
origin, scientific laws, gravity, velocity, friction, constellations, star
magnitude, scientific law, premises and theories; and
- Chapter 5—Meteorologists, humidity, precipitation, latitudes, climate
zones, clouds, coalescence, weather systems, mountain formations, volcanoes,
earthquakes, theories of formation, transitional forms, geologic column, law
of superposition, fossils, theories on extinction, smog, rain, hazardous
materials, recycling, deltas, sediment.
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