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- What Pre-school Science books do you offer?
We offer Child's Play Science (K1-K2)
- How many books are there in this series?
There is only one book. There are no workbook nor teacher's guide for this series.
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Do you have sample pages for review?
Yes, sample pages are listed under the Contents_Sample tab on the product detail information page of each item.
- What Primary Science books do you offer?
We offer two Science series for the primary level:
1. Earlybird Start-up Science (for 1st and 2nd grades)
2. MPH Science (3rd - 6th grades)
- What are the differences between the different Primary Science series for 1st - 6th grades?
The Earlybird Start-up Science series is a fun series aimed at introducing young learners to scientific concepts. Singapore schools start formal science education in Primary 3. MPH Science is used in Singapore schools for Primary 3 - 6.
- Do you have sample pages for review?
Yes, sample pages are listed under the Contents_Sample tab on the product detail information page of each item.
- Do you have contents for each level?
Yes, contents are listed under the Contents_Sample tab on the product detail information page of each item.
- Are the activities and experiments suitable for homeschoolers?
Most of the activities can be done by homeschoolers, but some of them do require material that is relatively expensive, as they were written for a classroom situation and meant to give the students exposure to scientific investigation using laboratory material. The experiments that require material that is too expensive or hard to obtain can be skipped or substituted with other experiments.
- What kind of equipment do we need to carry out the experiments?
Please refer to Apparatus and material list for more detailed information.
- What if I have more questions about using these books?
Please visit our forum and post your questions and concerns.
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How many books are there in this series?
There are four books in the Earlybird Start-Up Science series suitable for 1st through 2nd grades. There are no workbooks or teacher's guides for this series.
MPH Science 2nd Edition
1. How many books are there in this series?
The latest edition consists of a set of books for 2 years, one set for Primary 3 and 4 (grades 3 and 4), and another set for Primary 5 and 6 (grades 5 and 6).
The components for Primary 3 and 4 consist of the following:
· 5 textbooks (Diversity, Cycles, Systems, Energy and Interactions)
· 5 activity books
· 1 Teacher’s Guide
· 1 Homework book
· 1 Tests Book
· 1 Higher Order Thinking Skills
· 1 More Notes for Teachers
The components for Primary 5 and 6 consist of the following:
· 4 textbooks (Cycles, Systems, Interactions and Energy)
· 4 activity books (one for each theme)
· 4 Teacher’s Guides
· 1 Homework book
· 1 Tests Book
· 1 Higher Order Thinking Skills
· 1 More Notes for Teachers
2. But what do I get for one grade level?
Since each set is a 2-year program, it is best to get both years at once. You can do the themes in any order. The recommended order is Diversity and Cycles for Grade 3, Systems, Energy, and Interaction for Grade 4, Cycles and Systems for Grade 5, and Interactions and Energy for Grade 6. If you get any of the supporting components (Homework, Tests, Higher Order Thinking Skills, More Notes for Teachers) they would last for 2 years.
3. Do I really need all the supporting components?
No. If you wanted a supplement to evaluate the understanding of each chapter, you would get the Homework book. If you want periodic assessments, you could get the Tests book. The Tests book has longer tests, but each test usually covers more than one chapter. The Higher Order Thinking Skills does not cover all topics, just specific topics, and would not be adequate for assessment.
4. Are answers provided for the activity books?
There are no answer keys at the back of the activity books. Answers are in the Teacher’s Guide.
5. Are answers provided for the supporting components?
There are answers at the back for the Homework books, the Tests books, and the Higher Order Thinking books.
6. I home school my children. Do I need the Teacher’s Guide?
Teacher guides are simply guides. They make the program more complete. Whether you need it or not depends on your style. The guides do round out the program by providing additional resources in the form of background information, additional activities, and internet links. As the experiments get more complicated, the guides provide more help with preparation. And they do include the answers to the questions in the textbook and to the activity book. Because this is an inquiry-based program, the textbook and activity book are meant to stimulate interest and a desire to find out more about science outside of the textbook alone. Doing all the enrichment and exploration activities in the textbook and activity book, plus adding in other science books from the library would round out the program just as well as the additional information a teacher would provide from the resources in the guide.
7. For a home school situation, will the More Notes provide me with the same resources as the Teacher’s Guide?
Not exactly, but it could be a possible substitute if you do not need answers. More Notes provides background information, internet links, and some additional experiments, but does not directly line up with specific pages in the textbook or workbook and does not have any type of lesson plans. It could be sufficient if your student works well independently when using internet sites and doing the additional activities suggested in the textbook. Your student could even read the background information, but it is dry with few pictures.
8. I have been using the first edition of My Pals are Here! Science for third (or fifth) grade. What do I get for the next grade?
Unfortunately, you will have to get the entire two-year program. The Teacher Guides do include a “Gap Chart” correlating the chapters in the first series to those in the second series. But old series had all the themes in each year. So, for example, some of old 3B along with some of the old 4B chapters are now in the new Systems book.
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