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Genesis 1:1    In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

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If you are looking for Apologia class schedules, please click on the DonnaYoung button on the right.  Look under the tab SCIENCE and it will take to you the page with all the information you need and more.  :)

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During Co-op for the school year 2007/2008, I have the privilege of teaching seven students using  Apologia Exploring Creation with Physical Science, by Dr. Wile.  We are using the second edition, which is really nice.  The examples, On Your Own questions, and experiments are all color coded.  Student’s can’t miss them. :D

There are a few extra things that I needed to bring to class because I lack a stove and sink in the classroom.  These things are listed below and will be updated if needed.

  • Large and small bowls
  • Large pitcher to carry water
  • Portable burner
  • Electric teapot
  • towels to cover the tables to keep them dry
  • paper towels
  • Here are the list of schedules and forms I am using for this class.  All come from DonnaYoung website.
  • Basic Lab Sheets, both pages
  • Drawing Sheet
  • Weather Chart
  • Co-op Schedule  Mine is included here, but you’ll also find other Phys. Sc. schedules.
  • Vocabulary

What to do, if you need an empty 2 liter bottle and don’t have one.

Listed below are my posts on the different modules.  I hope you enjoy hearing about our fun class this year.  :)

At the beginning of the second week in Module 3, I gave a quiz on the the Homosphere layers.  I used Figure 3.5 (page 65, 2nd edition) to make the quiz.  For some reason I was not able to type in the ozone layers numbers, so I hand written them.  I also drew in moutains at the bottom of the page.  Since my scanner is not working right now, all you get is the unfinished copy on my computer.  Write in 30km at the top of your Ozone layer, and 20km at the bottom.  Draw in moutains if you want.

The kids had fun with the following lab, even though it didn’t work very well.

Module 5 - The Hydrosphere

Module 6 - Earth and the Lithosphere

 Module 7:

  • A great movie for Module 7 is Whirling Winds by Moody Science.
  • The experiment in this module will take us almost 4 weeks to finish.  We are using the website Weather Underground to gather all of our data. 
  • Build a Barometer
  • We had extra time during class with this module, so I made a Bingo game using all vocabulary from previous modules to make up the time.  YoungMinds CD, has blank bingo cards you can use.  Just put the words on the cards, and call out the definitions.  Make sure you have some winning cards.  :)

Module 8: 

Nothing exciting went on for Module 8.  The students gathered their weather information and predicted the weather.  It was harder than they thought, but I think they enjoyed trying to figure it out.  An extra experiment we did was The Awesome Power of the Sun.  This was a fun experiment to do before the Christmas break.  :)

January 2008:

Module 9:  The students find it difficult to do the conversions.  IF I was to do this course over again, I would make worksheets with two or three equations for the student to do each week, to prepare them for the second half of this book.  :) 

Module 10  Newton ROCKS!

A great book for Modules 10 & 11 is The Science of Forces by Steve Parker.   It has several easy experiments to do for extra excitment in the classroom.  I wanted to do the experiment Act and React, for Newtons’ Third Law, but I didn’t get the book in time.   I will be doing Around and Around on page 20, to demonstrate Centripetal Force for Module 11.  Actually, I am going to use a spinning top game, but this book gave me the idea.  I’ll be posting about it later.  :)

Module 11:  Forces in Creation

Module 12:  Forces in Creation Part 2

Module 13: Latin terms on the Periodic Table of Elements  

Extra experiments done during Module 13.  They have nothing to do with Module 13. :)

Module 14:  Waves and Sound

Module 15:  Light
Module 15: part 2

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  • Cheryl // October 9, 2007 at 3:59 pm

    Hi. I came across your blog- a group of us just started a co-op. We meet once a week. Do you find that taking 2 weeks to do a module is the best? Do you do all the experiments on your co-op day? Or do you have the kids do them at home as well as they are reading? How do you get your kids to do really good lab reports? Mine kind of look into space with blank looks when they have to come up with an intro, adn hypothesis etc. Any good suggestions?

  • appliejuice // October 9, 2007 at 8:20 pm

    Hi Cheryl! Thank you so much for stopping by. I’ll try to answer your questions.

    Yes, two weeks is just right for the modules. They are set up in the book in such a way that the kids have an exam every other week. I spend the first Monday on the first half of the module and the second Monday the second half. The kids take their exams at home on a Friday and bring it to me to grade on the following Monday.

    We try to do all the experiments in class. There are a few that I can not do, like ex. 5.2 (I think) needs extra time to freeze salt water. We don’t have that time. Any experiment that requires something I can’t provide in the classroom, is done at home. I find that we can do three experiments in a 1 1/2 hour class, if needed. In other words ALL experiments will be done, either in class or at home.

    The kids have daily reading assignments. They do not have reading assignments on Mondays or holidays. I’ll make a link to my schedule in the above post.

    I messed up and did not go over the lab reports the first day. I assumed they learned it last year. Anyhoo, I took an hour one class period and went over what was expected. I do not have them write a hypothesis. The link to the forms we use, is Basic Lab Sheets, above. Once I got the labs to grade, I wrote what they needed to improve. I gave no mercy. :D I do not have them write an introducation. I have them write a purpose “Why are you doing this experiment?”. They were able to answer that better. :)

    Mine look into space also when I start talking. It is very boring to them, so I try to living things up. This past week, I had them tasting different water sources. I told them they just drank water from a ditch and that got all of them awake. LOL It really wasn’t ditch water. I’ll be posting about that next week. We are in Module 5 and I have one more Monday in that module before I’ll post about it.

    I have posted about some of our experiments above. Have a look around and see what all we did. If you have any questions, just let me know. :)

  • sleepymamma // October 31, 2007 at 3:11 pm

    Looks like you are doing a great job with this class. I read through most of the posts and it seems like the kids are all liking it alot. I wish I was able to send my son to a co-op for chemisty!!

  • Lorraine Wallisa // January 30, 2008 at 9:47 pm

    hi I’m looking for the co-op schedule for Apologia Chemistry

    Hi Lorraine, you can find the schedule at DonnaYoung.org

  • Dean Hoelscher // February 25, 2008 at 3:09 pm

    I don’t remember ever learning Physics and was wondering if there are any books that explain Modules 9 and 10 in really easy terms!!! ; ) and/or websites. My library does not have the Parker book you recommended.

  • appliejuice // February 25, 2008 at 3:24 pm

    Dean, I would just do a search on the internet for Physics of Motion and Forces. Also, the library has a lot more books that might help. I don’t have anything right now to suggest, but I’ll do a search and see what I can come up with. Module 9 & 10 are not easy.

    This might help. Discovery Education I know that Apologia Educational Ministries has extra help on their website.

  • christina // April 4, 2008 at 2:41 am

    Hi- How much do you charge for your co-op class? Do you provide all of the experiment materials or have each child buy the kit? We are doing a general science coop this year and praying about doing physical science next year. Enjoyed your site very much. thanks :)

    Thank yo Christina. I emailed you.

  • rhonda // April 9, 2008 at 11:45 am

    do you have any info on Exploring Creation with Zoology 1?

    Rhonda, the answer is no, but I did email you.

  • christina // April 19, 2008 at 11:38 pm

    Hi Michelle-
    I was looking for your email address and couldn’t find it, So i am leaving this on your blog. My question is how long are your classes each week…1 hr?
    Thanks :)
    I appreciate your help
    Christina

    Hi Christina. Thanks for stopping by my blog. :) I am going to email you, but I’ll put the answer here also. Our classes are 1 1/2 hours each Monday.

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