| Many homeschooling parents become intimidated | | | | easy-to-find materials, though it is a good idea to |
| when it comes to teaching upper level science | | | | check and make sure that you have all needed |
| courses. I have used several different highschool | | | | items ahead of time, so you won't be running to |
| science programs and both my children and I | | | | the store for a missing item. |
| have found Apologia, by Dr. James Wile, to be | | | | The biology course is written so that it is easy to |
| excellent. | | | | skip the experiments requiring a microscope if |
| The Apologia science line has grown over the last | | | | you cannot afford one, as there are plenty of |
| several years to include: | | | | experiments that don't require a microscope. |
| General Science (7th grade) | | | | I highly recommend getting all of the suggested |
| Physical Science (8th grade) | | | | experiment supplies for the advanced courses, as |
| Biology (9th grade) | | | | they become a more integral part of the course. |
| Chemistry (10th grade) | | | | My 11th grade daughter thoroughly enjoyed going |
| Physics (11th grade) | | | | through her advanced biology course. She typed |
| Advanced courses: | | | | her own blood, dissected a cow heart and a fetal |
| The Human Body (advanced biology) | | | | pig! |
| Marine Biology (written by Sherri Seligson in the | | | | Last, but certainly not least, Apologia Educational |
| Apologia format) | | | | Ministries offers ongoing support. They have a |
| Advanced Chemistry | | | | contact number and contact e-mail address at the |
| Advanced Physics | | | | front of the book. My children found the concepts |
| My children and I have personally used Physical | | | | in the book well-explained and never did contact |
| Science, Biology and The Human Body, advanced | | | | Apologia, but the offered curriculum support could |
| biology. The books are decidedly Christian, very | | | | become important with more math-heavy science |
| interesting and well-written in a conversational | | | | subjects, such as chemistry and physics. |
| tone. | | | | In summary, Apologia's educational materials are |
| Experiments are presented throughout the book | | | | excellent. They have withstood the test of this |
| to help reinforce understanding of the concepts | | | | very picky homeschooling mom and received a |
| taught. The general and physical science courses | | | | thumbs-up from all of my children, which is really |
| include experiments that are done with | | | | saying something! |