Discover the beauty of science and nature through living books, inspiring curiosity, deepening understanding, and nurturing a love for God's creation.
Discover the beauty of science and nature through living books, inspiring curiosity, deepening understanding, and nurturing a love for God's creation.
Discover the beauty of science and nature through living books, inspiring curiosity, deepening understanding, and nurturing a love for God's creation.
SMH’s Form 2 Living Science Guides (grades 4-6) include everything you will need for a robust study of science at the elementary level.
Each includes: reading assignments, activities or experiments based on the reading, narration and discussion prompts, object lesson and nature study prompts, suggested nature lore and leisure reading, recommended supplemental books, videos, and articles, and exam questions.
Start your students off right with wonder and a fascination for the created world.
Three Year Sample Upper Elementary School Plan
What Subject Should You Start With?
While the above order of subjects is just a suggestion, some subject are best done at particular times of the year. For example, Astronomy is usually best done in the autumn (Term 1) when the sky is clearest, Weather is most interesting when done in the winter or early spring (Term 2) when there is the most variation in the weather, and Botany might be best done when you can observe things growing (Term 1 or 3.) Outside of those suggestions, they can be taken in any order.
If you need to consider the reading level of the books, note that the two easiest are Weather and Magnets. The hardest of them are Machines, Geology, Chemistry, and Waves. Remember that this does not affect the quality of the material to be learned, so don’t shy away from the “easier” ones just because your student is a strong reader. But if your student is a considerably delayed reader you might start with the harder ones, and save the easier readers for when they are ready to practice reading.
Finally, if your child is apprehensive about science for some reason, begin with a subject they are most interested in.
Other Notes
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In this astronomy study guide, Form 2 students will be introduced to the universe and its stars, including the concept of star constellations. They will also become familiar with the observable patterns of motion of the sun, moon, and stars, and the brightness of the sun compared to other stars.
In this Form 2 Botany study guide, students will be introduced to the study of botany. They will learn about a plant’s life cycle, including its seeds, what a plant needs to survive and grow, how it uses the nourishment it gathers, and how pollen and seeds travel. They will also study symbiosis, fungi, algae, mosses and ferns.
In this Form 2 (grades 4-6) study guide, students will be introduced to the subject of chemistry. They will learn about atoms and molecules; solids, liquids, and gases; physical and chemical changes; and elements, compounds, and mixtures.
In this Form 2 (grades 4-6) study guide, students will be introduced to the composition, structure, processes, and history of the earth, as well as rocks and minerals through a directed special study.
In this form 2 (gr. 4-6) machines study guide, students will be introduced to simple and complex machines and how they are, and have been, used in our world.
In this Form 2 (grades 4-6) study guide, students will be introduced to what electricity is, how it is generated, how it flows through wires, and how it is harnessed in our homes and engines.
In this Form 2 Physics study guide, students will learn about the power of magnets, the invisible lines of force surrounding them, why a compass always points north, the difference between permanent and temporary magnets (electromagnets), and that almost everything that is electronic and moves most likely has a magnet in it.
In this Form 2 (grades 4-6) study guide, students will be introduced to vibrations and sound waves, including how the human ear works, the speed of sound, loudness, pitch and quality, as well as echoes and acoustics.
In this Form 2 Weather study guide, students will learn about cloud formation and type, various types of precipitation and humidity, wind, lightning and thunder, hurricanes and tornadoes, the cause of seasonal differences in weather, and the difference between weather and climate.
Order the complete set of nine Form 2 guides as a bundle.