So we have finished week 1 of TOPS Radishes, and I've been very pleased. It is for grades 3-8, and I am using it with a 3rd grader (Bug) and a 7th grader (Bee), while looking after a 13-month-old (Dot).
The great thing about it is that it lasts 4 weeks, and you have to do it every weekday, or your experiments may get a little messed up. So I have to keep it going, good structure for me. We missed Tuesday, and I'm going to have to sprout another batch of seeds to do Monday's graph.
I like that Bee can do the projects independently. Bug needs a fair bit of assistance from me or Bee. I don't think I would do this module with a 3rd grader alone, but it's awesome for a younger sibling to do with an older one. I feel like it's really good experience for Bee, following the instructions. In 2 years he will be in high school (still home schooled), and he'll need to do a lot of labs.
I bought TOPS Radishes as a download, and I really like being able to print the activity sheets, much less annoying than making copies. The materials have been easy to find.
I hopefully will review this again, as we get further into the module, but we've had such a good time with it, I was excited to write and share my cute picture. We're doing science and having fun! I'm so proud!
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