Continuing on with my series of posts on "What we do for Homeschool", today is Science!
Science is another one of those subjects where we have soooo many good books already, that it is just a matter of writing up my own curriculum plan and using what I have.
We study Science in accordance with God's Word and God's World in the order of the Creation days and ahere to a young earth, literal 6-day creation:
Day 1: Light, Energy, Motion, Matter (Physical Sciences)
Day 2: Air, Water, Weather (Chemistry/Meterology)
Day 3: Rocks, Minerals, Plants (Geology/Botany)
Day 4: Sun, Moon and Stars (Astronomy)
Day 5: Birds and Sea Life (Ornithology/Marien Biology)
Day 6: Land Animals and Human Body (Zoology/Anatomy)
We did get a bit out of order a couple of years ago, the girls were anxious to study Astronomy (because I found a neat build/paint the plants kit they wanted to do) and we did it with the Apologia Elementary book and made a super lapbook, but now we are back on track.
This year we are studying weather, which is really up my alley. Jeff & I are trained storm spotters, love weather stuff, and have lots of books on the subject.
Here is what I am currently using as my main text... 
"The Weather Report" is a gem of a book, written by Meteorologist, Mike Graf, for teachers, this book is great - but out of print. I had a lot of fun tracking it down, and found it at Second Harvest Curriculum and since found another one at Half Price Books as well, both under $5.
"Exploring the Sky by Day" by Terence Dickinson (copywrite 1988) - Dispite it's age, this is a SUPER book. It asks good questions, like, "Why are clouds so puffy?" and then explains the answers. I found this book at a library sale for 25 cents.
"Can it Rain Cats and Dogs?" is a fun Scholastic book with interesting facts and pictures.
"The Weather Book" by Michael Oard is such a great Christian book. I Love all the Wonders of Creation series.
"Skywarn Spotters" by the National Weather Service is a nice newsletter by the National Weather Service.
Other books I use for reference....
The Weather Wizard's Cloud Book
Hurricanes! by The Weather Channel
Storm Warning Tornadoes and Hurricanes
The Margic School Bus Inside a Hurricane
Weather Wise by Judy/Instructo
Bill Nye The Science Guy's Big Blast of Science
Usborne Weather & Climate
Usborne Stormes and Hurricanes
The Weather Book by USA Today
Weather by Kids Discover
Weather wise Magazine
Space & Earth Science by BJU
And of course, I am always making notebooks or lapbooks...
For Weather, I have:
Extreme Weather by Hands of a Child
Weather by Science Scribe
Hurricanes by HLN (Homeschool Larning Network)
Meteorology by HLN
Tornadoes by HLN
Earthquakes by HLN
Volcanoes by HLN
And we do a lot of weather related fieldtrips at museums and to NOAA. Every Spring the the National Weather Service has a local Storm Spotters class. I think this coming spring we will be attending as an entire family.
Next year I have a really neat book to tell you about for Geology.
That's all for Science.
I am almost done with this series. If you would like to see my previous posts on other subjects, please click on a subject under "Our Curriculum" on my left sidebar. Next time ART & MUSIC.
ttfn, Jane
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