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Properties of Ecosystems
Updated 4th Edition! Full color! Take your children on a journey to discover grasslands and forests, aquatic and extreme ecosystems, animal behaviors, and even valuable lessons on conservation. At the end, sum up everything studied with exciting hands-on final projects fitting for all ages! 35 lessons. Full-color.
- GenresSchoolScienceNonfiction
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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April 29, 2024
Excellent elementary level science.
May 16, 2016
An overview of Ecosystems that pairs well with the BBC Planet Earth DVD Series. However, later chapters on environmentalism were disappointingly spartan and lacking apologetic application. My student was thoroughly confused by the inability to elucidate a clear response to climate change. We will be watching the documentary "Blue" in small sections to try to make up for what this text is lacking.
Given the generally available information on ecosystems, this book is a complete disappointment. I buy these books so that we can have a Biblical perspective as we explore the various areas of scientific inquiry. Eliminating references to evolution and giving glimpses to the alteration of the world through the flood is not sufficient. I would rather the author have completely eliminated the discussion of climate change than handled it so poorly.
As you can see from my other reviews, we are generally pleased with this series, so I still recommend it, despite this regrettably missed opportunity.
Given the generally available information on ecosystems, this book is a complete disappointment. I buy these books so that we can have a Biblical perspective as we explore the various areas of scientific inquiry. Eliminating references to evolution and giving glimpses to the alteration of the world through the flood is not sufficient. I would rather the author have completely eliminated the discussion of climate change than handled it so poorly.
As you can see from my other reviews, we are generally pleased with this series, so I still recommend it, despite this regrettably missed opportunity.
August 9, 2021
This went well with MFW ECC, which is why we read it. For the most part, it was very dry, however, and over the kids' heads, with worksheets and experiments that were often impractical or not geared well for the children's ages. It was just okay. I was surprised that they couldn't do a better job in regards to climate change, considering they're creation scientists. Perhaps my version is old, and they could do better now, now that it has shown to be part of the left's political agenda.
March 19, 2014
Great source of information. Each chapter has projects to further children's learning. Used for homeschooling purposes.
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