Science Questions for Beginning Logic Stage Kiddos

[training5]

Hi. We will start our Logic stage year soon and science is driving me nuts! I need a series that has been all done for me...experiments supplies included or they don't happen, easy on mom to prepare for, rather self-guiding, prefer secular, and will prepare them for high school science very well. They both want to be scientists later so we need something 'real'. I will sacrifice great science for tracking down supplies, if need be.

Right now, we just started the RS4K Level 1 series. We like how the info is not dumbed down. Anything similar for olders? Level 2 looks like they would need to have algebra first.

I have read about the Prentice-Hall series. What age can a child start these? I have looked at Singapore, BJU, Noeo, RS4K, Rainbow Science, Apologia, Oak Meadow, Common Sense Press, Sonlight...might be missing one. What has been your experiences with these? What would you recommend?

[Shaner]

Have you looked at K12 - they have a good solid "canned" scope and sequence course but provide the materials as well. Our dd9 is doing their Science 3 (because of the lack of it in the ps) but the upper level Science 5 looks good.

[Catherine]

I have not used their middle school level materials, but their high school level ones are excellent. We did their O-level Biology last year, including labs in the kitchen, and my ds is now in ninth grade in a math-science magnet and doing great.

Singapore science is very critical thinking-oriented, much like their math and I liked that aspect.