praiseHim15
- Reviewed on Monday, April 20, 2009
- Grades Used: 9th
- Dates used: 2008-2009
This is an excellent science curriculum! I am currently using this book for my freshman year of high school. The text is enjoyable and easy to read. The on your own questions interspersed throughout the text provide sufficient review of material covered. The labs and dissections are thorough and designed for the home. I appreciate the fact that they do not require lots of expensive lab equipment to complete the labs in this course. The study guides review nearly all of the materal covered in the module, and the module summaries provided in Appendix B also thoroughly review each module and are excellent study aids. The tests for each module (16 total, plus 4 quarterly exams) are well-written and challenging, and the vocabulary section of each test could also be pulled to create an additional test. This is a very strong program, and if your student is weak in science, you should probably start with Apologia's Physical Science course. I highy recommend this to anyone looking for a high quality science program, and I can't wait to begin Marine Biology next year!
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Leslie S.
- Reviewed on Thursday, August 23, 2007
- Grades Used: Grade 9
- Dates used: 2005-2006 and 2006-2007
The proof of this program's success is in how many high schoolers are able to use it and get college credit. Though it is only a "first" year course, I learned a lot along with my daughters in spite of the fact that I had 2 years of Biology in High School and more in college. My second daughter decided at the beginning of the year that she would try the CLEP exam for Biology at the end of the year. I was a bit skeptical of success with only a year of Biology under her belt. Shame on me! She scored a 61 which is well above the required passing score of 50! My other daughter took the Natural Sciences exam after using Apologia through Chemistry and scored a 56. No question, Apologia works!
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mexicanmasala
- Reviewed on Saturday, July 07, 2007
- Grades Used: Biology (9th grader)
- Dates used: 2007
We have been using Apologia Biology for this current homeschooling year. It has been extremely easy to use and has really brought science to life in so many ways for our son. My son learns in a different way so I took time and did Power Points for each Module, which he loved. This was time consuming but well worth it.
The tests are accurate and appropriate as are the labs. We've been very happy with this curriculum!
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5peaches
- Reviewed on Wednesday, April 25, 2007
- Grades Used: 9th
- Dates used: 2006-2007
This is our first year using Apologia and I like it. We're using the CD Rom version for Biology, and I plan to keep using the CD Rom version for my dd. Science is not her strong point, and I have to be more diligent to keep her moving on it. That being said, I like having everything on the computer, so she's correcting herself while she's doing it. It would be a little bit helpful to the parent to know approximately how long the lesson should take and how many modules per day need to be done to keep pace for year. (Again this could be lack of diligence on my part). I like what she's learning and how she's learning it. I would recommend this product to other homeschoolers.
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