After homeschooling for twelve years, I was tired of teaching the same old science classes and switched to Apologia.  I chose to start out with Exploring Creation with Zoology 3: Land Animals of the Sixth Day since my daughter had already done studies on some of the animals covered in Apologia’s Zoology 1 and 2 books.  Exploring Creation with Zoology 3 ended up being the best science class I have ever taught.  My daughter and I enjoyed it so much that I decided to go back and do Apologia Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day.

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Did you know that the Arctic Tern flies more that 20,000 miles every year as it migrates from the … Read the rest of this post…

After teaching the same old science lessons for twelve years, I was looking for something new.  My daughter and I were both bored with curricula that taught the same areas of science each year, only expanding upon what was taught the previous year.  In my search, I came across Apologia Zoology.  We had already done several lessons on birds and fish, so I skipped Zoology 1 and 2 and decided to try Apologia Science Exploring Creation with Zoology 3: Land Animals of the Sixth Day.  It was the best decision I’ve ever made when it comes to science.

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Fun!  I finally found a science class that was fun.  My daughter and I both absolutely loved doing Exploring Creation with … Read the rest of this post…

Your students will be fascinated and intrigued by the study of birds, bats, and insects in this outstanding school or homeschool curriculum textbook, Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day. Apologia Educational Media has published another gorgeous science textbook for K-6th grade science. The Young Explorers series is based on note-booking, a technique familiar to users of the Charlotte Mason approach or the classical method. All that is needed to complete this course is a notebook, blank and lined paper, colored pencils, and common household items.

This book contains many full color photographs and graphics. It’s a beautiful, quality, hardbound volume, 230 pages long. The approach and writing style is very down-to-earth and easy to read. Like other science … Read the rest of this post…

Your children will delight to learn about dolphins and seals, turtles and salamanders in this beautiful zoology book for K-6th grade. Zoology 2, Swimming Creatures of the 5th Day is specially designed for use in Christian schools and by homeschool families. Published by Apologia Educational Media, this science curriculum uses a note-booking technique familiar to users of the Charlotte Mason method or the classical method. The only materials needed are notebook, lined and blank paper, colored pencils and various household items for hands on activities.

With this school curriculum, Apologia science teaches kids using the immersion method. Students study a single topic in depth before moving on to another one. Compared to survey courses, which teach a number of different … Read the rest of this post…

From carnivorous mammals to cute marsupials, from huge dinosaurs to tiny earthworms, Zoology 3, Land Animals of the Sixth Day is a homeschool curriculum that covers it all. Published by Apologia Educational media, this K-6th grade book relies on the note-booking technique well-suited for a classical or Charlotte Mason approach. The materials needed are mostly typical household items, notebook, lined and blank paper, colored pencils. Only a few of the activities call for anything unusual; such as cement mix, owl pellets, or earthworms.

Apologia science and Jeannie Fulbright have created an approach and writing style very friendly to the homeschool family. The text is conversational and down to earth. It is divided into 13 lessons, which can be completed … Read the rest of this post…

Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day, just like the other elementary books from Apologia science, is everything required in an elementary science curriculum, ideal for Christian schools and homeschool families. My family homeschools in the classical method, using a very Charlotte Mason approach in the early years, so with notebook and narration assignments built in, it’s perfectly designed for our needs. The children just love Jeannie Fulbright’s writing (the sixth grade student simply devoured all of her books and now considers himself quite the scientific expert).

Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day science curriculum uses the immersion approach to science, which suits me and my family very well. It’s a very natural way to learn, and the kids come … Read the rest of this post…

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This charming elementary zoology curriculum from Apologia science is a child friendly study of zoology from a Christian perspective. It uses the immersion approach to science, which means kids get to study a single topic in depth for an extended period of time. In this case, the children spend the school year learning all about swimming creatures, from otters to catfish to sharks and whales.

The lessons are designed to be ideal for Christian schools and also very homeschool friendly. Each is based on the note-booking approach of Charlotte Mason and the classical method. There are 13 lessons for the school year, designed to contain about two weeks of material each. Apologia science has broken the lessons down into … Read the rest of this post…

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This homeschool curriculum is the third in the Apologia science Young Explorer zoology series. Land Animals of the 6th Day teaches elementary students zoology from a Christian perspective. It takes an immersion approach to science and is designed to be used with Charlotte Mason note-booking, or the classical method. It is designed for use with any grade from Kindergarten to sixth, making it very suitable for family learning.

Students will learn about a wide variety of animals from snakes to polar bears, platypus to giraffe. With hands on activities and experiments throughout the homeschool curriculum, children delve deep into the subject, studying land animals in great detail by family and geographic region. They keep a notebook of what … Read the rest of this post…

My first experience with Apologia Science was when I decided to try Exploring Creation with Zoology 3: Land Animals of the Sixth Day with my daughter instead of the same old science classes I’d been teaching for years.  Exploring Creation with Zoology 3 ended up being the best science class I have ever taught.  My daughter and I enjoyed it so much that I decided to go back and do Apologia Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day.

Strengths:
Did you know that the Arctic Tern flies more that 20,000 miles every year as it migrates from the Arctic Circle to the Antarctic and then back?  Did you know that Bar-headed Geese fly above the “death … Read the rest of this post…