Lapbook Journals are designed to bring a more hands on learning aspect to all levels of Apologia science. This product includes 599 pages of helpful and organized tools for improved retention of this challenging topic ~ You choose which pages to use. Journal pages featuring decorative borders and eye pleasing graphics are included for all of the ¿On Your Own¿ questions. These are helpful and save time because the student doesn¿t have to re-write the questions and the journal pages can be easily organized into 3-ring binders. Review Questions for each module are represented in 2 formats, for the student to decide which to use. He may choose the journaling pages for these questions OR these questions may be completed on colorful booklets which each student can cut out and assemble. Practice Problem Questions are represented in journaling pages as well, so that the student has neatly organized space for each question. The Lab Report pages are partially completed with the list of supplies, complete instructions and procedures, they provide a consistent and orderly means of recording the outcome of each lab studied. We have recently developed Vocabulary Flash Cards to correlate with this book as well, and they are sold separately.

This wonderful book uses the classical and Charlotte Mason methodology to give elementary school students an introduction to our solar system and the universe that contains it. Narration and notebooking are used to encourage critical thinking, logical ordering, retention, and record keeping. Each lesson in the book is organized with a narrative, some notebook work, an activity, and a project. The activities and projects use easy-to-find household items and truly make the lessons come alive! They include making a solar eclipse, making craters like those found on Mercury, simulating the use of radar to determine hidden landscape, keeping track of the phases of the moon, making a telescope, making fog, and making an astrometer to measure the brightness of a star. Although designed to be read by the parent to elementary students of various grade levels, it is possible for students with a 4th-grade reading level to read this book on their own. Grades K-6.