Science 3rd Grade Set

Overall, wonderful curriculum. A few typos and graphic misplacement for my kids was a little confusing, but we got through it. I enjoy the simplicity and subjects covered. They are able to work independently and that's a win for me.

I'm in my 7th year of homeschooling, and this might be the worst curriculum I've ever used.
The information is surface-level with very little depth or explanation, and the review questions for the three different sections (paragraph, chapter, and unit) are simply repeated in those different places. As a result, this works mainly to drill test answers, rather than help kids actually understand what they're reading about. We've been doing a lot of supplemental reading and research so my kids can learn the material rather than memorize test answers.
The illustrations look like old-school clip art and serve mainly to add a fun little picture to the page, rather than for explanatory purposes. In the few places where they are labeled, the quality of the illustration is so poor that you can't really tell which parts the individual lines point to.
There are also mistakes in the answer key, so you need to be on the lookout for that. Your kids won't be able to use this program independently, even though that's how it's otherwise laid out.
On top of that, both student book and answer key are poorly edited (spelling errors abound, random font changes, random italics and underlining). I guess that could be forgiven, though I feel strongly that learning materials should be held to a high standard in this regard.
Overall, a huge disappointment for myself and for my kids.