MOD 5-7 - Apologia BIOLOGY w/Nature Study for Highschool + younger sibling supplements

MODULE 5-7: The Chemistry of Life/The Cell/Cellular Reproduction & DNA
  
Books:These resources came from the Handbook of Nature Study Blog. 
Darwin's Black Box(molecular evolution)-library
Origin of Species-library   
Biology Coloring Book by Robert Griffin
*color appropriate pages to help visualize the abstract concepts in these 3 modules
*Local Field guides to identify various subjects from our nature walks each week

Supplemental books for younger siblings:
Introduction to Genes & DNA-(The Usborne Internet Linked)-library

We continue to join our studies with the Homeschooler's Resource Blog.  This mom has put a lot of work into her blog and her resources and we truly appreciate that.

MOD 5: Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 5-Part A & Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 5-Part B

MOD 6:  Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 6

MOD 7:  Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 7

We are also using vocabulary bookmarks from donnayoung.org, they are available for each Module.  There are so many great resources available for Apologia.

MOD 4- Apologia BIOLOGY w/Nature Study for Highschool + younger sibling supplements

MODULE 4: Kingdom Fungi

Books:These resources came from the Handbook of Nature Study Blog.   

Handbook of Nature Study: Flowerless Plants (p693)
*Nature study focus on mushrooms & other fungi
*Work with yeasts & molds
*Journal pages for mushrooms identified

Other Resources:
Fungi(DVD)-library

Supplemental books for younger siblings:
Molds, Mushrooms, & Other Fungi-library

We continue to join our studies with an excellent resource, which helps to bring everything together for my kiddos.  Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 4-Part A , Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 4-Part B and Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 4-Part C is a great addition to biology from the Apologia book.  This mom has put a lot of work into her blog and her resources and we truly appreciate that. 

We are also using vocabulary bookmarks from donnayoung.org, they are available for each Module.  There are so many great resources available for Apologia.

MOD 3- Apologia BIOLOGY w/Nature Study for Highschool + younger sibling supplements

MODULE 3: Kingdom Protista

Books:These resources came from the Handbook of Nature Study Blog.   

Handbook of Nature Study: Insects of brook & pond (p400-415)
*Continue pond study-algae
*Examine pond water under microscope
*Journal pages on pond insects you observe

Supplemental books for younger siblings:

One Small Square: Pond
Insects Do the Strangest Things

We continue to join our studies with an excellent resource, which helps to bring everything together for my kiddos.  Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 3-Part A and Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 3-Part B is a great way to help the information be retained.  This mom has put a lot of work into her blog and her resources and we truly appreciate that. 

We are also using vocabulary bookmarks from donnayoung.org, they are available for each Module.  There are so many great resources available for Apologia.

MOD 2- Apologia BIOLOGY w/Nature Study for Highschool + younger sibling supplements

MODULE 2: Kingdom Monera(bacteria)

Books:These resources came from the Handbook of Nature Study Blog.   

Biography of Louis Pasteur (High School) -found DVD at library

Microbe Hunters, chapter 2 Spallanzani & chapter 3 Pasteur (High School)

A Golden Guide to Pond Life (High School)
*Field Trip to Pond - Journal pages for things observed in real life
*Start a pond study to complement the study of microscopic organisms-protozoa

additional books/resources:
Bacteria by Discovery Channel School Science(High School)
Pond Water Zoo by Peter Loewer (High School) or younger
Bacteria, archaebacteria, and the prokaryotic- DVD (High School)

Supplemental books for younger siblings:

In This Bedroom by Nancy Harris -good for older kids also
In This Bathroom by Nancy Harris -good for older kids also

Crinkleroot's Book of Animal Tracking

Field Trips: bug hunting, animal watching, bird tracking, shore walking

Beaver Pond, moose pond by Jim Arnosky

We have also really enjoyed the Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 2, it has been a nice addition to everything.  This mom has put a lot of work into her blog and her resources and we truly appreciate that. 

We are also using vocabulary bookmarks from donnayoung.org, they are available for each Module.  There are so many great resources available for Apologia. 

Module 1- Apologia BIOLOGY w/Nature Study for Highschool + younger sibling supplements

I am finally getting around to getting this posted.  Here is what we used for Module 1.  We are using Apologia Biology with Handbook of Nature Study.  We are going more with a Charlotte Mason Approach and using some supplemental things in order to reach each of my learners, who learn differently.  I have added some additional resource books for younger siblings.

MODULE 1: The Study of Life 

Books:These resources came from the Handbook of Nature Study Blog.   

Biography of Carl Linnaeus: Father of Classification (High School)

Microbe Hunters, chapter 1 Leeuwenhoek (High School)

Double Helix: Structure of DNA (High School)

Supplemental books for younger siblings:

Greg's Microscope

Amateur Naturalist: Explorations and Investigations

Crinkleroot's Nature Almanac

One Small Square: Backyard---Great book!

How to Be a Nature Detective---Neat book!

We have also really enjoyed the Homeschooler's Resources Blog MOD 1, it has been a nice addition to everything.  This mom has put a lot of work into her blog and her resources and we truly appreciate that.  My son told me earlier today that this blog has been really helpful in fully grasping the concepts that are being taught. 

We are also using vocabulary bookmarks from donnayoung.org, they are available for each Module.  There are so many great resources available for Apologia.    

High School Biology w/ Nature Study + resources for younger siblings

Well, over the last few months I believe that we are finally ready to embark on our biology full force.  I have been working to come up with a plan that could involve everyone without being too much for my youngest two children.

What I have come up with should be keeping with Charlotte Mason methods. We are using Apologia Biology 2nd Edition.  We are including the Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock for our nature additions to the biology.  We will also be using a great deal of living books.   

I am using ideas for including nature study from Handbook of Nature Study Blogspot.  We are also using the Biology CD-Rom which has animations, videos, pronunciations and much, much more.  I have also discovered another blog, called Homeschooler's Resources that has each module with links and lots of extras.  Here is another great resource blog that is from a Co-op using Apologia Biology, which lists things according to each module.   

I will be posting each module separately with resources for younger children also.  I found a great resource that outlines what younger kids should be learning in science.  I like the way that it is presented on this website:  grades K-5 and grades 4-6.  Here is cool website for kids for biology resources called Biology4kids.com.

Our Weekly Schedule....

I have created a more general schedule for our homeschooling week.  After two weeks of having everything in it's own time slot.  I have decided to go with a more general form.  This is my initial schedule for ALL.  I will be creating individual sheets that are laminated for each of the kiddos.  This way they can mark off things as they go.  They really like the feeling of checking things off.

We did have a minor snag with Spanish, which is why it doesn't yet have a time on the schedule.  We discovered that with other things running on the kids computer, there isn't enough memory.  We tried purchasing it in the stores, but we didn't have any luck.  We have ordered it and it should be here in the next week or so.  I guess I should have tried to load the software a long time ago.  Oops!  

Now, that I have figured out how to upload documents and make them look normal.  I will be able to do this more often.  Enjoy!
Weekly HomeSchool Schedule 2010  

It wasn't real complicated, after I figured out that it likes PDF format best and only portrait view of the document.  My original is in landscape view and in Microsoft Excel.  I will try to upload the individual ones after they are completed also.