Collection: Middle School Science from Elemental Science
Middle School Science from Elemental Science
We offer several lines of middle school science programs for your students. Each of these series has its own unique features. Here is a quick look at our different series:
What our middle school science programs include
All of our programs include:
- Weekly experiments;
- Reading plans with discussion questions;
- Schedules and lots of teacher guidance;
- Plus, customized student materials for your students to record what they have learned.
In short, all of our programs include the three keys to teaching science expertly planned out for you!
Middle School Science Courses
The Classical Science Series
Our award-winning Classical Science Series explores an area of science over a full school year. These programs use additional children's encyclopedias to foster independent learning in your logic stage student.
The teacher guide contains the materials, answers, and tips you will need to guide your student through their year of learning. The student guide includes all the weekly assignments and customized pages the student will need to complete for the year. We also have put together experiment kits to make finding the materials for the experiments in the program super easy!
The programs in this series make teaching science within the classical model super easy!
Middle School Programs in the Classical Science Series
- Biology for the Logic Stage
- Earth Science & Astronomy for the Logic Stage
- Chemistry for the Logic Stage
- Physics for the Logic Stage
Standard Middle School Science Courses
The following courses follow a more traditional textbook-style approach to middle school science.
These programs use the free, online textbooks from CK-12. In the self-study guides, you will find textbook assignments, experiment information, and current events homework. Plus, there are optional hands-on activities along with schedules for two different courses: a hands-on course and a digital course.
These courses are written to the student with the teacher acting as more of a facilitator so there is only one book.
Available Courses
- Physical Science
- More to come...
The Sassafras Science Series
Our Sassafras Science series takes your students on a journey to learn about science! This series is based on our wildly popular, modern living books for science, The Sassafras Science Adventures.
With a few modifications, such as using the suggested older encyclopedia readings and adding in a science fair project, you can use the Sassafras Science novels with older students.
You can also use the novels of the Sassafras Science Series as a way to inject a bit of fun into your current middle school science curriculum. (Note - If your students are in 7th or 8th grade, we recommend using one of our logic stage programs or a standard middle school science course instead.)
Programs in the Sassafras Science Series
- The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 1: Zoology
- The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 2: Anatomy
- The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 3: Botany
- The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 4: Earth Science
- The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 5: Geology
- The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 6: Astronomy
- The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 7: Chemistry
The Science Chunks Series
Our Science Chunks series makes it possible for you to teach science in bite-sized chunks! You can pick and choose the subjects that your students want to learn about with these 4- to 12-week-long units.
Each of these digital unit study guides includes a reading plan that is broken up into weekly lessons and all the templates and pictures you need to create a beautiful lapbook or notebook on the subject. Plus, each lesson also includes vocabulary, a list of additional books, and coordinating science activities.
These unit studies are a great way to review concepts for your middle school students or they can be used as a jumping-off point for deeper studies. (Note - If your students are in 7th or 8th grade, we recommend using one of our logic stage programs or a standard middle school science course instead.)
Programs in the Science Chunks Series
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$ 36.00
Teach your student the basics of science in bite-sized chunks!
Science Chunks - Year B Bundle includes an overview sheet to help you plan your year, plus the following digital unit studies:
- Science Chunks: Human Body (11 lessons)
- Science Chunks: Weather (6 lessons)
- Science Chunks: Stars (6 lessons)
- Science Chunks: Acids and Bases (3 lessons)
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Science Chunks: Matter (4 lessons)
- Science Chunks: Energy (5 lessons)
- Science Chunks: Pasteur (1 lesson)
That's a total of 36 lessons for a full year of well-rounded science!
Within the units, each lesson has reading assignments, vocabulary, writing assignments (both for a lapbook and a notebook), hands-on science activities, and a to-do list to check off as you work through the lesson!
Watch the video to see a detailed look at a Science Chunks lesson.
Please note that the reading assignments for this year of science come from the following:
- Younger students (1st to 3rd grade) - DK First Human Body Encyclopedia, Glow in the Dark Constellations, DK Children's Encyclopedia, Basher Chemistry
- Older students (4th to 6th grade) - Usborne Science Encyclopedia, Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia, Glow in the Dark Constellations
- All students - Pasteur’s Fight Against Microbes by Beverly Birch
Many of these books will be used in subsequent years of Science Chunks units.
Product Details
**eBooks are non-refundable**
- 7 units (36 lessons)
- pdf file (black & white)
- 355 pages
SKU: SCYEARB
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- $ 14.99
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Teach your student the basics of science in bite-sized chunks!
Science Chunks - Year A Lapbook Templates includes the lapbook templates from the 7 units of year A in printed form.
Peek inside the lapbooking templates below.
Product Details
This is only the Science Chunks Year A Lapbook Templates. You will need the Science Chunks Year A Teacher Guide for the lesson information.
Science Chunks Year A Lapbook Templates (LT)
- 107 Total pages
- Printed Single-sided
- 8.5 by 11 Sheets Shrinkwrapped
- Media-mail shipping included
SKU: SCYEARALT
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- $ 9.99
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Wondering what your logic stage student needs to know for science?
Then, you need The Logic Stage Reference Guide for Science!
This reference guide takes a brief look at what classical science should look like for your middle school student. Then, it lays out the possible vocabulary terms, memory work, and timeline dates you can use with your student.
It is a handy tool you will refer to over and over again as your student bridges the gap between the elementary years and high school.View the sample or peek inside this book in the video below.
Product Details
- perfect bound book (black & white interior)
- 5 by 8 inches
- 118 pages
- ISBN: 978-1-935614-52-4
SKU: LSRF
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- $ 22.50
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Physical Science makes facilitating physical science easy for you!
The Physical Science guide lays out two distinct one-credit physical science courses. This self-guided program contains plans for:
- Textbook assignments from CK12 Physical Science. Each week includes reading selections, vocabulary terms, and comprehension questions. (Note - CK12 is a standard textbook from a secular perspective that is available for free online.)
- Weekly experiment options: one option gives directions for hands-on experiments and one option lays out plans for online labs with Beyond Labz. You can see tutorials and demos of these online labs on the Beyond Labz YouTube Channel. (Note - Both of these options are separate purchases.)
- Two scheduling options: a standard hands-on lab science course and a digital, virtual lab science course. In other words, you can choose which option best suits your student's needs.
- Plus, there are events in science assignments and optional hands-on science activities.
Physical Science makes it easy for your student to learn about physical science.
Additional Required Materials
To download the textbook, please visit the Physical Science Resource Page.
Product Details
**eBooks are non-refundable**
Physical Science
- pdf file (color interior)
- 8 by 10 inches
- 204 pages
SKU: PSEG
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- $ 34.99
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$ 38.48
Teach your student the basics of science in bite-sized chunks!
Science Chunks - Year B Printed Bundle includes the printed versions of the teaching materials and the student notebook for 7 units of year B. (If you would like the lapbooking templates as well, select "Science Chunks Year B Printed Bundle with Lapbook" from the drop-down menu.)
The following units are included in the printed books:
- Science Chunks: Human Body (11 lessons)
- Science Chunks: Weather (6 lessons)
- Science Chunks: Stars (6 lessons)
- Science Chunks: Acids and Bases (3 lessons)
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Science Chunks: Matter (4 lessons)
- Science Chunks: Energy (5 lessons)
- Science Chunks: Pasteur (1 lesson)
That's a total of 36 lessons for a full year of well-rounded science!
In the guide, each lesson has reading assignments, vocabulary, writing assignments (both for a lapbook and a notebook), hands-on science activities, and a to-do list to check off as you work through the lesson!
The student notebook has all the notebooking pages for the lessons, plus a glossary for all the terms from the year.
**The lapbooking templates are only included in the "Printed Bundle with Lapbook" option, which you can select from the dropdown menu above.
Watch the video to see inside the printed books in this bundle.
Please note that the reading assignments for this year of science come from the following:
- Younger students (1st to 3rd grade) - DK First Human Body Encyclopedia, Glow in the Dark Constellations, DK Children's Encyclopedia, Basher Chemistry
- Older students (4th to 6th grade) - Usborne Science Encyclopedia, Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia, Glow in the Dark Constellations
- All students - Pasteur’s Fight Against Microbes by Beverly Birch
All of these books will be used in subsequent years of Science Chunks units.
Product Details
This printed bundle includes 1 Science Chunks Year B Teacher Guide and 1 Science Chunks Year B Student Notebook. If you want to add the lapbook templates to this combo, use the dropdown menu to select "Printed Bundle with Lapbook."
Science Chunks Year B Teacher Guide (TG)
- perfect bound book (black & white interior)
- 8.5 by 11 inches
- 136 pages
- ISBN: 978-1-953490-10-0
Science Chunks Year B Student Notebook (NB)
- perfect bound book (black & white interior)
- 8.5 by 11 inches
- 68 pages
- ISBN: 978-1-953490-11-7
SKU: SCYEARBP
The following is also included in the "Printed Bundle with Lapbook" option:
Science Chunks Year B Lapbook Templates (LT)
- 98 Total pages
- Printed Single-sided
- 8.5 by 11 Sheets Shrinkwrapped
- Media-mail shipping included
SKU: SCYEARBPLAP
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- $ 15.99
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Take an adventure to learn about chemistry with Sassafras Science!
The science adventure bubbles over for Blaine and Tracey Sassafras! In this volume, the twins (and you) will learn all about the elements of the periodic table that can be found around the globe.
You'll visit a Siberian mine, a Singaporean fashion, and a desert in Chile as you read through the book. The twins will learn about chemical principles, elements, and so much more from their fascinating local experts. Don’t miss a minute of their summer-long zip line journey with their crazy Uncle Cecil!
Read an excerpt from the book or see inside this novel in the peek inside our Sassafras Science Chemistry materials.
If you are interested in purchasing a digital copy of The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 7: Chemistry, please visit our Kindle page.
Want someone to read this novel to you? Check out our audiobook. (Currently in Production - Coming Soon!)
Product Details
The Sassafras Science Adventures Volume 7: Chemistry
- perfect bound book (black & white interior)
- 5.5 by 8.5 inches
- 334 pages
- 5th-grade reading level
- ISBN: 978-1-953490-18-6
SKU: SSAV7N
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- $ 27.99
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Physical Science makes facilitating physical science easy for you!
**PRE-ORDER: Books will begin shipping on or before August 15th, 2021.**
The Physical Science guide lays out two distinct one-credit physical science courses. This self-guided program contains plans for:
- Textbook assignments from CK12 Physical Science. Each week includes reading selections, vocabulary terms, and comprehension questions. (Note - CK12 is a standard textbook from a secular perspective that is available for free online.)
- Weekly experiment options: one option gives directions for hands-on experiments and one option lays out plans for online labs with Beyond Labz. You can see tutorials and demos of these online labs on the Beyond Labz YouTube Channel. (Note - Both of these options are separate purchases.)
- Two scheduling options: a standard hands-on lab science course and a digital, virtual lab science course. In other words, you can choose which option best suits your student's needs.
- Plus, there are events in science assignments and optional hands-on science activities.
Physical Science makes it easy for your student to learn about physical science.
Additional Required Materials
To download the textbook, please visit the Physical Science Resource Page.
Product Details
Physical Science
- perfect bound book (black & white)
- 8 by 10 inches
- 204 pages
- ISBN: 978-1-953490-07-0
SKU: PSPG
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- $ 12.49
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Teach your student the basics of science in bite-sized chunks!
Science Chunks - Year A Student Notebook includes the student notebooks from the 7 units of year A in printed form.
The student notebook has all the notebooking pages for the lessons, plus a glossary for all the terms from the year.
Peek inside the student notebook below.
Product Details
This is only the Science Chunks Year A Student Notebook. You will need the Science Chunks Year A Teacher Guide for the lesson information.
Science Chunks Year A Student Notebook (NB)
- perfect bound book (black & white interior)
- 8.5 by 11 inches
- 70 pages
- ISBN: 978-1-953490-08-7
SKU: SCYEARANB
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Teach your student the basics of science in bite-sized chunks!
Science Chunks - Year B Lapbook Templates includes the lapbook templates from the 7 units of year B in printed form.
Peek inside the lapbooking templates below.
Product Details
This is only the Science Chunks Year B Lapbook Templates. You will need the Science Chunks Year B Teacher Guide for the lesson information.
Science Chunks Year B Lapbook Templates (LT)
- 98 Total pages
- Printed Single-sided
- 8.5 by 11 Sheets Shrinkwrapped
- Media-mail shipping included
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Teach your student the basics of science in bite-sized chunks!
Science Chunks - Year B Student Notebook includes the student notebooks from the 7 units of year B in printed form.
The student notebook has all the notebooking pages for the lessons, plus a glossary for all the terms from the year.
Peek inside the student notebook below.
Product Details
This is only the Science Chunks Year B Student Notebook. You will need the Science Chunks Year B Teacher Guide for the lesson information.
Science Chunks Year B Student Notebook (NB)
- perfect bound book (black & white interior)
- 8.5 by 11 inches
- 68 pages
- ISBN: 978-1-953490-11-7
SKU: SCYEARBNB
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- $ 30.00
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$ 36.00
Teach your student the basics of science in bite-sized chunks!
Science Chunks - Year C Bundle includes an overview sheet to help you plan your year, plus the following digital unit studies:
- Science Chunks: Living World (4 Lessons)
- Science Chunks: Invertebrates (5 Lessons)
- Science Chunks: Planet Earth (5 Lessons)
- Science Chunks: Periodic Table (12 Lessons)
- Science Chunks: Forces (5 Lessons)
- Science Chunks: Motion (3 Lessons)
- Science Chunks: Curie (2 Lessons)
That's a total of 36 lessons for a full year of well-rounded science!
Within the units, each lesson has reading assignments, vocabulary, writing assignments (both for a lapbook and a notebook), hands-on science activities, and a to-do list to check off as you work through the lesson!
Watch the video to see a detailed look at a Science Chunks lesson.
Please note that the reading assignments for this year of science come from the following:
- Younger students (1st to 3rd grade) - Kingfisher Encyclopedia of Animals, DK Children’s Encyclopedia, Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table, Basher Physics
- Older students (4th to 6th grade) - Animal! (DK and Smithsonian), Usborne Science Encyclopedia, Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia, DK Eyewitness: The Elements
- All students - Who Was Marie Curie? by Megan Stine
All of these books will be used in subsequent years of Science Chunks units.
Product Details
**eBooks are non-refundable**
- 7 units (36 lessons)
- pdf file (black & white)
- 351 pages
SKU: SCYEARC
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- $ 25.99
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- $ 25.99
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Teach your student the basics of science in bite-sized chunks!
Science Chunks - Year B Teacher Guide includes the lessons and appendices from the 7 units of year B in printed form.
Each lesson has reading assignments, vocabulary, writing assignments (both for a lapbook and a notebook), hands-on science activities, and a to-do list to check off as you work through the lesson!
Please note that the reading assignments for this year of science come from the following:
- Younger students (1st to 3rd grade) - DK First Human Body Encyclopedia, Glow in the Dark Constellations, DK Children's Encyclopedia, Basher Chemistry
- Older students (4th to 6th grade) - Usborne Science Encyclopedia, Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia, Glow in the Dark Constellations
- All students - Pasteur’s Fight Against Microbes by Beverly Birch
Peek inside the teacher guide below.
Product Details
This is only the Science Chunks Year B Teacher Guide. You will need either the Science Chunks Year B Student Notebook or the Science Chunks Year B Lapbook Templates for your students.
Science Chunks Year B Teacher Guide (TG)
- perfect bound book (black & white interior)
- 8.5 by 11 inches
- 136 pages
- ISBN: 978-1-953490-10-0
SKU: SCYEARBTG
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- $ 25.99
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Teach your student the basics of science in bite-sized chunks!
Science Chunks - Year A Teacher Guide includes the lessons and appendices from the 7 units of year A in printed form.
Each lesson has reading assignments, vocabulary, writing assignments (both for a lapbook and a notebook), hands-on science activities, and a to-do list to check off as you work through the lesson!
Please note that the reading assignments for this year of science come from the following:
- Younger students (1st to 3rd grade) - Basher Biology, DK Children's Encyclopedia, Basher Chemistry
- Older students (4th to 6th grade) - Usborne Science Encyclopedia, Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia, DK Smithsonian Super Earth Encyclopedia
- All students - Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas by Cheryl Bardoe
Peek inside the teacher guide below.
Product Details
This is only the Science Chunks Year A Teacher Guide. You will need either the Science Chunks Year A Student Notebook or the Science Chunks Year A Lapbook Templates for your students.
Science Chunks Year A Teacher Guide (TG)
- perfect bound book (black & white interior)
- 8.5 by 11 inches
- 138 pages
- ISBN: 978-1-953490-09-4
SKU: SCYEARATG
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- $ 34.99
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$ 38.48
Teach your student the basics of science in bite-sized chunks!
Science Chunks - Year C Printed Bundle includes the printed versions of the teaching materials and the student notebook for 7 units of year C. (If you would like the lapbooking templates as well, select "Science Chunks Year C Printed Bundle with Lapbook" from the drop-down menu.)
The following units are included in the printed books:
- Science Chunks: Living World (4 Lessons)
- Science Chunks: Invertebrates (5 Lessons)
- Science Chunks: Planet Earth (5 Lessons)
- Science Chunks: Periodic Table (12 Lessons)
- Science Chunks: Forces (5 Lessons)
- Science Chunks: Motion (3 Lessons)
- Science Chunks: Curie (2 Lessons)
That's a total of 36 lessons for a full year of well-rounded science!
In the guide, each lesson has reading assignments, vocabulary, writing assignments (both for a lapbook and a notebook), hands-on science activities, and a to-do list to check off as you work through the lesson!
The student notebook has all the notebooking pages for the lessons, plus a glossary for all the terms from the year.
**The lapbooking templates are only included in the "Printed Bundle with Lapbook" option, which you can select from the dropdown menu above.
Watch the video to see a detailed look at a Science Chunks lesson.
Please note that the reading assignments for this year of science come from the following:
- Younger students (1st to 3rd grade) - Kingfisher Encyclopedia of Animals, DK Children’s Encyclopedia, Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table, Basher Physics
- Older students (4th to 6th grade) - Animal! (DK and Smithsonian), Usborne Science Encyclopedia, Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia, DK Eyewitness: The Elements
- All students - Who Was Marie Curie? by Megan Stine
All of these books will be used in subsequent years of Science Chunks units.
Product Details
This printed bundle includes 1 Science Chunks Year C Teacher Guide and 1 Science Chunks Year C Student Notebook. If you want to add the lapbook templates to this combo, use the dropdown menu to select "Printed Bundle with Lapbook."
Science Chunks Year C Teacher Guide (TG)
- perfect bound book (black & white interior)
- 8.5 by 11 inches
- 130 pages
- ISBN: 978-1-953490-21-6
Science Chunks Year C Student Notebook (NB)
- perfect bound book (black & white interior)
- 8.5 by 11 inches
- 64 pages
- ISBN: 978-1-953490-22-3
SKU: SCYEARCP
The following is also included in the "Printed Bundle with Lapbook" option:
Science Chunks Year C Lapbook Templates (LT)
- 101 Total pages
- Printed Single-sided
- 8.5 by 11 Sheets Shrinkwrapped
- Media-mail shipping included
SKU: SCYEARCPLAP
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- Regular price
- $ 14.99
- Sale price
- $ 14.99
- Regular price
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Teach your student the basics of science in bite-sized chunks!
Science Chunks - Year C Lapbook Templates includes the lapbook templates from the 7 units of year C in printed form.
Peek inside the lapbooking templates.
Product Details
This is only the Science Chunks Year C Lapbook Templates. You will need the Science Chunks Year C Teacher Guide for the lesson information.
Science Chunks Year C Lapbook Templates (LT)
- 101 Total pages
- Printed Single-sided
- 8.5 by 11 Sheets Shrinkwrapped
- Media-mail shipping included
SKU: SCYEARCLT
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- Regular price
- $ 25.99
- Sale price
- $ 25.99
- Regular price
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Teach your student the basics of science in bite-sized chunks!
Science Chunks - Year C Teacher Guide includes the lessons and appendices from the 7 units of year C in printed form.
Each lesson has reading assignments, vocabulary, writing assignments (both for a lapbook and a notebook), hands-on science activities, and a to-do list to check off as you work through the lesson!
Please note that the reading assignments for this year of science come from the following:
- Younger students (1st to 3rd grade) - Kingfisher Encyclopedia of Animals, DK Children’s Encyclopedia, Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table, Basher Physics
- Older students (4th to 6th grade) - Animal! (DK and Smithsonian), Usborne Science Encyclopedia, Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia, DK Eyewitness: The Elements
- All students - Who Was Marie Curie? by Megan Stine
Peek inside the teacher guide.
Product Details
This is only the Science Chunks Year C Teacher Guide. You will need either the Science Chunks Year C Student Notebook or the Science Chunks Year C Lapbook Templates for your students.
Science Chunks Year C Teacher Guide (TG)
- perfect bound book (black & white interior)
- 8.5 by 11 inches
- 130 pages
- ISBN: 978-1-953490-21-6
SKU: SCYEARCTG
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- Regular price
- $ 12.49
- Sale price
- $ 12.49
- Regular price
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Teach your student the basics of science in bite-sized chunks!
Science Chunks - Year C Student Notebook includes the student notebooks from the 7 units of year C in printed form.
The student notebook has all the notebooking pages for the lessons, plus a glossary for all the terms from the year.
Peek inside the student notebook.
Product Details
This is only the Science Chunks Year C Student Notebook. You will need the Science Chunks Year C Teacher Guide for the lesson information.
Science Chunks Year C Student Notebook (NB)
- perfect bound book (black & white interior)
- 8.5 by 11 inches
- 64 pages
- ISBN: 978-1-953490-22-3
SKU: SCYEARCNB