For all Ages
The program is self-paced and geared for students from ages 4-18 with elements that will appeal to and challenge every age. This makes it so families can all be on the “same science page”. Despite the wide age range, science terminology used in the program is NOT watered down. Concepts are simply taught with plenty of interesting analogies, comparisons, connections, etc. This keeps everyone engaged!
One thing I REALLY loved is that my son at nearly 14 can work along side my daughter who is just over 6, learning the same global topics. While she can’t do the same level of work as him, she can do the color pages, and loves the readings.
This program is good for all ages, and I mean ALL ages. I could easily see a parent sitting with their 4-5 year old, learning right beside them. This is great for families with multiple children who are on different educational grade levels.
From a time-saving basis, I like that my elementary and high school students can watch the video together and then work on the other areas at their level. We can plan a family field trip to the same location, yet they will glean different things from the experience. It truly is a time saver for me!
This program is good for all ages. It has two tiers: first timers and second timers. The first timers section provides science for younger children, and the second timers section is for older children that have a base for the science they are covering. For me, it means that my four-year old and my twelve-year old can both use it.
There are a lot of fun experiments to try and videos to watch. My daughter could easily spend a few months on each topic if she wanted. Most programs that claim to cover a wide range of grades often fall short for older students, but this one doesn’t. There are so many options to make learning fun for every level.
I don’t know about you, but science is always a “problem” in our homeschooling curriculum. We just can’t ever really find something that works for us that the kids like that stands the test of time. Well, that is, we couldn’t find anything. But now we have! Until Enter: Sound, and Fluid Dynamics from CrossWired Science to save our science and homeschooling day!
I used this program with NINE different children ages 4-13. But in truth anyone from 4-adult could use it. This program has SO much in it. In our case, our little 4-6 year olds just watched the videos. My first-grader, Abigail, watched the videos and was able to answer the questions with my help.
All nine children in our home can watch the video together. Then from there we would do the following:
- G (5): Just watch the videos
- H (5): Just watch the videos
- E (6): Just watch the videos
- A (7): Watch the videos & then do the quiz with parent-help and some follow-up activities with parent-help
- K(10): Watch the videos & do the quiz with no parental help. Do follow-up activities with no parental help.
- I (10): Watch the videos & do the quiz with no parental help. Do follow-up activities with no parental help.
- S (10): Watch the videos & do the quiz with no parental help. Do follow-up activities with no parental help.
- A(12): Watch the videos & do the quiz with no parental help. Do follow-up activities with no parental help. Brach out into more difficult activities and research.
- G(13): Watch the videos & do the quiz with no parental help. Do follow-up activities with no parental help. Branch out into more difficult activities.
The videos are done in such a way that they are interesting for all ages, and the concepts are explained in such a way that it is advanced for an older child, and the younger child just benefits from what he/she can understand.
I had my 2nd, 5th, and 7th grader working on this. They enjoyed all of it, even at their different levels. Obviously the older the child the more they’ll be able to do without a parent’s help. My boys are mostly able to complete it on their own with help from me for the activities and experiments. I am all for a curriculum with less for me to do!
There are a lot of fun experiments to try and videos to watch. My daughter could easily spend a few months on each topic if she wanted. Most programs that claim to cover a wide range of grades often fall short for older students, but this one doesn’t. There are so many options to make learning fun for every level.