Curious Science Homeschool Course

Welcome to Our Curious Science Homeschool Course

Where can your child learn about quicksand, zombie fire ants, rogue waves, and several other topics that will intrigue, surprise, and fascinate? Curious Science includes eighteen themes that combine science with language arts, math, art, Bible, and even history. This unit study approach to homeschooling is designed to be flexible to meet your individual needs!

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Curious Science

Length: 18 months
Content type: Text based
Grades: 3–4

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Getting Started with Our Curious Science Homeschool Course

The Curious Science homeschool course is a series of eighteen comprehensive unit studies designed for elementary students. The majority of the work is perfect for homeschool students in 3rd-4th grade. Each homeschool science unit also includes some activities for younger and older students as well. Through studies of pufferfish, slime eels, dung beetles, fire ants, quicksand, and more, students explore language arts, math, science, art, Bible, and history. Each Curious Science homeschool course unit study is divided into twenty daily segments but can be adjusted to meet individual schedules.

Overview

  • 18 months
  • Includes downloadable lessons, vocabulary lists, copywork, reviews, activities, answer keys, and suggested reading lists
  • Grades: 3–4

Supplies Needed

Corresponding lessons on SchoolhouseTeachers.com; printer to print out the units. Many involve worksheet and activities to complete; “Extra Activities” at the end of each unit require various art supplies and Internet access. Instructors might want to look ahead at these activities while planning; journal for notetaking and research (Reader’s Response Notebook)

What to Do

Go to Class Lessons and download the lesson plan and lessons file. Start with the Day 1 reading assignment. Follow the instructions each day on the lesson plan and check them off when completed.

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More About Our Curious Science Homeschool Course

From diamonds to quicksand, slime eels to fire ants, this 2-year (72-week) Curious Science homeschool course incorporates eighteen one-month unit studies to intrigue, surprise, and fascinate homeschool students and parents alike. Designed for elementary grades, each unit includes language arts, math, science, art, Bible, and history for 3rd-4th grade, as well as activities for both younger and older students as well.

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Course Outline for Our Curious Science Homeschool Course

Eighteen comprehensive Curious Science homeschool course unit studies explore science topics while integrating multiple subject areas.

  • Unit One (Weeks 1-4): Pufferfish
  • Unit Two (Weeks 5-8): Quicksand
  • Unit Three (Weeks 9-12): Dung Beetle
  • Unit Four (Weeks 13-16): Blue Diamond
  • Unit Five (Weeks 17-20): Slime Eel
  • Unit Six (Weeks 21-24): MRSA
  • Unit Seven (Weeks 25-28): Platypus
  • Unit Eight (Weeks 29-32): Snow Rollers
  • Unit Nine (Weeks 33-36): Zombie Fire Ants
  • Unit Ten (Weeks 37-40): Blue-Footed Booby
  • Unit Eleven (Weeks 41-44): Vegetarian Spiders
  • Unit Twelve (Weeks 45-48): Whirlpools
  • Unit Thirteen (Weeks 49-52): Cicada-Killing Wasp
  • Unit Fourteen (Weeks 53-56): Rogue Waves
  • Unit Fifteen (Weeks 57-60): Cave Fish
  • Unit Sixteen (Weeks 61-64): Red Tides
  • Unit Seventeen (Weeks 65-68): Solar Max
  • Unit Eighteen (Weeks 69-72): Velvet Ants

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Quick Start

1.  Bookmark the course for easy access during instruction.

2. Click “View Lesson Plan” and organize as desired (on computer desktop or in a printed format). 

3.  Gather necessary resources as listed in the lesson plan.

4.  Click “Go to Class Lessons” and get started.

5.  Enjoy the course!

6.  Utilize Applecore or your own record keeping system throughout the course.

7.  Print a certificate of completion.

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