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R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey - Physics Level 1
RSO Physics (level one) is appropriate for 3rd through 6th grade. This comprehensive course presents complicated physics concepts in a way that young people can comprehend and immediately apply to everyday play and work. Topics covered include the study of matter, motion, friction, work, sound and wave, magnetism, electricity, and even a glimpse into the quantum world. Students will not only learn Newton's three laws of motion, but they will experiment with them and develop simple models of real-world applications such as rockets, auto safety, and electric motors. The course book offers a full-year curriculum, including all of the lesson pages, parent/teacher instructions, and lab worksheets.
The following is a list of topics your child will learn during the year while completing Physics (level one). Each topic is introduced with a lesson story that is read aloud by the parent or instructor. Each lesson is followed by 1 to 5 hands-on activity labs that reinforce the material and introduce science terminology and age-appropriate math. Remember your child will also be having a whole lot of fun. Also included in this scope are laughing, playing, exploring, reading, singing, and begging for more RSO!
What is Physics?
- Scientific method
- Types of physicists
Matter
- Mass
- Density
- Volume
Newton's Laws
- Forces
- Issac Newton
- Inertia
- Velocity
- Momentum
- Rocket ships
Friction
- Friction
- Everyday applications of friction
Work
- Energy: kinetic and potential
- Simple machines: planes, wedges, stairs, screws, levers, wheel & axle, pulleys
Aerodynamics
- Properties of air
- Air pressure
- Hot air
- Weight, drag, thrust, and lift
- Bernoulli's principle: how planes fly
Energy and Waves
- Waves
- Sound waves: amplitude and height
- Wavelength
- Amplification
- Ren Laennec
Magnetism
- Magnetic field
- Action-at-a-distance
- Quantitative and qualitative observations
- Magnetic poles
- Ferromagnetic
- Earth's magnetic field and poles
Electricity
- Atoms: composition and the timeline of discovery
- Static electricity
- Electrical current
- Electrical circuit: series and parallel
- Electromagnetism
New Worlds
- Einstein's theories of relativity
- Quantum physics
- Thomas Young and Erwin Schrodinger
Physics is the newest in the R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey Level 1 series. Following the same format as the other Level 1 topics, you will find everything you need between the two covers. There are 9 units for this topic and plenty of labs for kinesthetic learners. A suggested schedule is found in the front of the book. Labs can be done with very accessible items. A few things you may not have laying around the house are a spring scale (5-10 lb. capacity), iron filings, electricity supplies such as a D-cell battery holder (2 needed) and a miniature light bulb and socket (One from an old flashlight works best; not an LED), and a laser light. Remember that the student pages are reproducible for multiple children within your family. ~ Donna
Product Format: | Paperback |
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Grades: | 3-6 |
Brand: | Pandia Press |
ISBN: | 9780979849695 |
Length in Inches: | 10.875 |
Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
Height in Inches: | 1.125 |
Weight in Pounds: | 3 |
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There is no separate teacher edition. All you need as an instructor is included in the package. There are notebook pages that you read together, student pages that the child fills in, and list of instructions and simple explanations for the experiments that is only for the teacher. There are also lists of recommended and supplemental books, websites, lists of materials needed for each week, breakdown of subject area, etc., at the beginning of the package.
It is not in a binder and it does not have loose pages. Each page, however, is perforated so that you can remove the pages in order to hole-punch and put in a binder, if you like. Be careful though as the pages don't always come out as easily as you hope. I found breaking the spine of the book helped to reach the perforation more easily.
The workbook has integrated student pages inside, but no separate student pages journal. If you don't want to write inside the book (if you want to use it for multiple children or want to be able to re-sell it later), you need to either order the student pages separately or photocopy them out of the book.
Yes, the copyright was updated in 2017
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