A Teacher Guide with 104 lessons of approximately 30-60 minutes each, designed to be completed in one year at 3 lessons per week, or stretched over two years. Lessons are anchored in a curated selection of living books, field guides, and illustrated compendium. A consumable logbook and watercolor card set are included to facilitate a record of your child's scientific discoveries.
Hands-on activities include making a walnut sailboat, building a lemon battery, assembling a succession jar, conducting an ecological survey, making homemade litmus paper, and guided watercolor lessons throughout. Guided field trip days to a natural history museum, Christmas bird count, observatory or planetarium, and zoo extend learning into the real world.
Topics Covered
Far Afield spans Life Science, Physical Science, and Earth Science in alignment with NGSS standards for grades 4–6.
Life Science: Anatomy & Physiology · Botany · Classification & Taxonomy · Ecology · Environmental History · Genetics · Microbiology · Zoology
Physical Science: Chemistry · Engineering · Mechanics · Physics
Earth Science: Meteorology · Soil Science · Paleontology · Earth Systems & Water Cycles
Lessons follow the the narrative arc of one of the greatest works of children’s literature, The Wind in the Willows, shaping a distinctive, wonder-based science curriculum for middle grade homeschool students.
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