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Science in the Ancient World Text
SKU
025919
ISBN
9780989042420
Grade K-6
Traditional
Christian/Religious
Medium Teacher Involvement
Multi-Sensory
Other Materials Required
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Charlotte Mason
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Auditory
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Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
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Description
Science in the Ancient World, is divided into six chronological time periods: Science before Christ (570 B.C- 370 B.C.), Science Before Christ (424 B.C. - 120 B.C), Science Soon After Christ (40 A.D. - 200 A.D), Science in the Early Middle Ages (490 A.D.-1368 A.D.), Science in the Late Middle Ages (1320 A.D. - 1519 A.D.) and Science in the Early Renaissance(contributions of Leonardo DaVinci). The great discoveries of early natural philosophy and science are studied through the brilliant minds of Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Archimedes, Galen, Roger Bacon, and Leonardo DaVinci along with many others. Topically, students will be introduced to human anatomy, medicine, optics, sound, music, magnets, plant growth, the atmosphere, density, water flow, erosion and more.
Publisher's Description of Science in the Ancient World Text
Unless you are using this course with someone else and they have the Helps & Hints you may want to order the set not just the textbook
Science in the Ancient World is the second book in a hands-on, multilevel elementary science series that introduces scientific concepts using history as its guide. Because each lesson is built around an activity or experiment, it is engaging for all K-6 students. In addition, there are three levels of review for each lesson, so the parent/teacher can choose the depth at which each student is expected to grasp the material. The course contains roughly 90 hours of instruction, 35 of which are composed of hands-on activities.
The course covers the scientific work of natural philosophers who lived from about 600 BC to the early AD 1500s. It concentrates mostly on what these ancient scientists got right, but it does spend some time discussing what they got wrong, because even the mistakes that scientists make can sometimes advance our understanding of the natural world. Of course, when the students are taught something that is now known to be incorrect, they are made aware of this fact!
Because the course covers science as it was developed, it covers a wide range of topics including human anatomy, medicine, optics, heliocentrism, geocentrism, sound, music, magnets, how steam is used to generate power, the motion of objects through a medium, combustion, levers, pulleys, plant growth, plant anatomy, tree ring dating, the atmosphere, astronomy, the basics of graphing, plastics, density, water flow, friction, and erosion. Throughout the course, students learn that most of the great scientists who lived from AD 500 to the end of this time period were devout Christians who did science because they thought they could learn more about God by studying His handiwork.
Category Description for Science in the Ancient World
Science in the Ancient World, is divided into six chronological time periods: Science before Christ (570 B.C- 370 B.C.), Science Before Christ (424 B.C. - 120 B.C), Science Soon After Christ (40 A.D. - 200 A.D), Science in the Early Middle Ages (490 A.D.-1368 A.D.), Science in the Late Middle Ages (1320 A.D. - 1519 A.D.) and Science in the Early Renaissance(contributions of Leonardo DaVinci). The great discoveries of early natural philosophy and science are studied through the brilliant minds of Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Archimedes, Galen, Roger Bacon, and Leonardo DaVinci along with many others. Topically, students will be introduced to human anatomy, medicine, optics, sound, music, magnets, plant growth, the atmosphere, density, water flow, erosion and more.
Printed Student Notebooks for the Older and Oldest Student include the review activities and space for the student to respond. A convenient Lab Kit provides most items used for hands-on activities to better organize your day.
Details
| Product Format: | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Grades: | K-6 |
| Brand: | Berean Builders |
| ISBN: | 9780989042420 |
| Length in Inches: | 11.25 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.75 |
| Height in Inches: | 1 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 2.9 |
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2 Ratings
2 Reviews
Rated 2 out of 5
Nov 14, 2017
too sporadic
I tried using this curriculum for several lessons with my 3rd and 4th graders before finally giving up. The history part was really interesting but the topics were too sporadic. We studied lengths of shadows one day, how fire contains water the next day (which, essentially was the opposite of what the lesson was trying to teach--that water isn't in everything--so using this particular experiment seemed counterproductive to the lesson), and the protein molecules in milk in another lesson. My children and I couldn't connect the dots because they weren't really there. Studying scientists in historical order makes for interesting reading, but I can't use this and expect retention. It was disappointing because my son LOVES history.
Rated 5 out of 5
Mar 23, 2016
Science in the Ancient World Delivers!
How would you like to travel back in time and learn about great contributors to science like Hippocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Galen, and Leonardo da Vinci to name a few? Science in the Ancient World is the second volume following Science in the Beginning in this series of elementary science curriculum written by Dr. Jay Wile. It is a chronological science curriculum that explores important scientific concepts in science before Christ was born through to science in the early Renaissance. The lessons explain this era of science in context to the day and age in which the scientific ideas were discovered and studied and how they are viewed today. This curriculum constantly engaged our 2nd, 4th, and 5th grade students. Just as Science in the Beginning is structured, I am overjoyed that the multi-level approach was part of this program as we loved learning together. As a mother of 10, time is a precious commodity and somehow Dr. Wile seemed to know this when he designed his hands-on experiments. Most, if not all, items needed for the experiments you will find around the house. Sometimes we did the experiments multiple times because they were so much fun. (I even heard my older high school and college teens lamenting that they never had the chance to do such cool experiments.) Adding to the fun factor was a high level of learning retention! Science concepts were effectively displayed through the fun experiments, lessons, and end of chapter questions. Our children's lab books became full of drawings along with answers to key objective questions for each lesson. This home educator could not be more thrilled. The chronological study of science was very appealing as we moved through our own history study and Science in the Ancient World blended beautifully. We are looking forward to continuing our science learning adventure with the next volume, Science in the Scientific Revolution!
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Needed for a class at our co-op
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We used Science In The Beginning from this curriculum last year and it was amazing! Both children were engaged in the science experiments and had an age-appropriate workbook to complete following the lesson.
Met this author and he is GOOD.