I have had an opportunity to do a review with the Schoolhouse Crew Review for Supercharged Science and their e-SciencePremium Membership. My kids love science. They love hands on experiments and love to know how it works. I  have two happy scientist!

 

Supercharged Science is a complete hands-on homeschool science curriculum. Lessons are for all grade levels K-12. The e-SciencePremium Membership runs $57.00 a month.  

Supercharged Science is an on-line homeschool curriculum that has videos, worksheets, and reading material. You can go by topic or grade level.

There are so many different areas to choose from within this site that at first I felt overwhelmed with so much science to choose from. I started with the “Getting Started” area. After I got familiar with the site I found that it’s really simple to navigate around the site.

The hardest part was picking a unit of study and whether to go by subject or topic. Once you decide on that you just need to gather the supplies for the experiments. Watch the videos and complete the activities. The topics and experiments varied in time.

How did I use Supercharged Science e-Science Premium Membership in my homeschool?

I choose to go by grade level. I did the second grade level with both kids and planned on doing it 3 times a week. It ended up being 5 times a week. My kids just couldn’t get enough of Supercharged Science! We usually watched 2 videos a day and we read the material together after each video. 

We didn’t do every experiment for each video. I had the kids pick out one or two experiments a week. After we read the material we would do the worksheet for the experiment.

We finished the second grade level quickly. Did I mention that we have did a whole lot of science around my house lately. I think we are turning into a laboratory! After we finished the second grade unit we then went by topic. We are now working on Unit 1: Force.

What experiment did we do?

Rubber Egg-Smelly but a fun experiment.

Microwaving Soap-We have done this experiment more times than I would like to admit!

Plasma Grape-This was a big hit.

Biological Nets-Like I need another insect net! We added one more to our collection.

Make an insect aspirator-For my budding Entomologist to get ready for the county fair.

Classifying Objects-The kids like this more than I thought they would.

How much Energy does the Sun Produce-Lots of fun

Detecting the Electric Field-This is a keeper to do over and over! My kids have been doing it over and over!

Flying Paper Clips-What kid doesn’t love magnets.

 

What did this homeschool mom like about Supercharged Science?

I like that it made my kids more curious about science and Supercharged Science inspired them to want to learn more about how something works. Emphasis is placed on the scientific method and keeping a journal just like a real scientist.

There is also shopping list for each unit, to make shopping for those supplies a lot easier. For most of the experiments the items can be found around the house or an item that you can add to your weekly grocery list.   

Pros

Wide range of topics of subject to capture any budding scientist attention with the ability to go as deep as you would like!

This is perfect for homeschool mom who feels overwhelmed with teaching science.

It’s flexible for every age and ability.

Cons
 

Price could be a factor for some, but you get a lot for your money. If you have a large family it would be more reasonable.  

My kids really enjoyed Supercharged Science and I think it will be used often over the next few months. My kids are already planning into the future with which experiment to do over the next few weeks!

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https://www.facebook.com/superchargedsci
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https://www.youtube.com/user/auroram42
http://pinterest.com/superchargedsci/
https://plus.google.com/u/0/112193545312804826871/posts
http://www.superchargedscience.com/blog/

We are in Sonlight American History Part 2 

Scripture Memory verse is: 

Review of previously learned scriptures

We had another very busy week in appointments and with Sukkot activities. Bug had an appointment every day except today.

Bible 

This week we read some books about Sukkot. One book that I read with the Holidays is "Jewish Days and Holidays." by Greer Fay Cashman.

 We are in the book of Kings and reading about David’s reign.

We attempted to make some paper mache etrog for Sukkot. They didn’t dry quick enough. So they may be ready by the end of Sukkot or maybe next Sukkot.

 Yep, it was a messy affair.

Now its time to let them dry out with all the goop they put on them. 

   

Read-Out- Louds

We are still reading, "Moccasin Trails" by Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw. 

We are reading "You wouldn't want to Be A Pony Express Rider!” by Tom Ratliff.
 

For Poetry we are reading,"The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children's Poems" by Donald Hall.

  

Physical and Health Education

Little Man played flag football this week during PE. He also had Karate this week.

Bug had fun watching the squirrels and insects.

Therapy and Appointments

Bug had her therapy this week and a lot of other appointments. Mom had her breaks replaced on her van.

Horse Therapy had a western theme this week. Bug had fun with the help of Little Man’s cowboy gear he let her use.

 All she is missing is her horse and the cowboy hat that mom left on the table while running out the door.

 So the cowboy hat wouldn't of lasted to long with her needing to put on a helmet. Neither did her lasso and sidearm make it on the horse.(Which we already knew it was more for show and tell).

 She worked hard in therapy.

 Even though its hard work it is a lot of fun.

History and Geography

We are still learning about the Civil War and the pony express.

For the pony express we played a game of delivering mail. We were fresh out of horses and ponies on sticks (which mom was supposed to buy) so we had relay races and galloped back and forth in the basement delivering mail.

We just started an introduction on the gold rush.

  

Language Arts and Math

  Lots of RightStart Math games with both kids this week. They both did all their scheduled math this week. I don't know how we get things done some weeks when it feels so busy.

Language Arts we read a book by "Grammar Tales" on nouns called, "Chicken in the City" by Maria Fleming. The kids are both doing good in Language Arts. 

Science 

No science at home this week. We had a class on Ooze, Puss and Snot at our local science center. They learned about the not-so-glamorous side of the human body. As you can imagine it was a big hit and a crowded class.

 They made something that was was close to the texture of snot.

 It was kinda gross.

 Then they learned how our hair nose help keep germs at bay. 

Lots of discussions on all things gross.

 Next topic was germs and how we contact all those nasty germs. They all got some glowing hair gel.

 Pretty cool stuff if your a boy and like all things gross.

 Bug didn't do a great job with washing her hands so she had to go do it again.

And again.

If you can see the screen it is of someone sneezing and snot going all over.

Little Man had to go wash three times.The black light kept glowing with green glowing hair gel.

Don't quite remember what he was making the face over but I couldn't resist posting the picture. So typical of Little Man with his facial reactions 

 Next topic was our blood, scabs and other bodily fluids and how it defends us from junk. Each group had a stuffed animal of certain elements in the body. My kids got the T4 (if I remember correctly). Others got white blood cells, plasma, and other items. They had to read about it and share with the group what they learned.

 Isn't it kinda cute as a stuffed animal?

Next was blood types. They got lots of information on our blood and had a few experiments on the blood using food coloring, milk, and vinegar.

 These classes are always a lot of fun. Last year the science center started offering classes for the homeschool community.

 Bug had Entomology this week. After the fair we always have beetle races.

 The winner is the beetle who reaches the determined ending point first. This year the beetles are not very lively. Maybe it's all the rain.

 First place went to the beetle outside of the square on the other end.

Bug was trying to get her beetle to move it a little faster.

Hebrew, Art, and Misc. Studies

 

Bug is doing Hebrew with Cap It! Hebrew Reading. Level 1. She is reviewing the sounds for me.

Little Man knows all the sounds. I still make him review. He will be starting Cap IT! Learn to Read Hebrew Level 2. 

Have a blessed week.