Product Description

Real Science-4-Kids Physics, Level I, written at a 4th and 5th grade level, presents college level physics in a way children can understand. Concepts included are: Laws of physics and the scientific method; force, work and energy; potential and kinetic energy; motion; chemical and electrical energy; current, magnets and electromagnets; light and sound energy; and conservation of energy.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9736 in Books
• Published on: 2005-06-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 68 pages

About the Author
Dr. Rebecca Keller has a PhD in biophysical chemistry and worked in a research lab for several years. She is also a mom and originally developed this program for her children, hoping they would come to enjoy science as much as she does. Dr. Keller has written the Real Science-4-Kids series to help students begin building a foundation in the elementary and middle school grades for the kind of science they will actually encounter in high school and college-level classes.

Customer Reviews

Good, but redundant
The content is very thorough, maybe too much so. I decided to use this for my 9 yo's science this year. I like the simplicity of the definitions, but they are drawn out for too long. I think less would be more here. I can tell my student is a little bored at times because the subject is not moving along fast enough. Having said that, when we reinforce what we have learned through extra discussion - she recalls the majority of the information (it was not sooooo slow that she tuned out). She does love the sometimes silly cartoon like illustrations. I WOULD and might try another branch of science in this same series, but it is not my favorite.

Real Science 4 Kids
I found the Physics, Level 1 book very well written and illustrated. My students really liked the book, too.
I used the textbook for my student's weekly assigned reading.
I also used the Teacher's Manuel that contains excellent additional information and the directions for instructing the students on how to set up one of the 10 different experiments each week. My students used the Real Science 4 Kids lab notes to make their notes which took them through the steps of the Scientific method. EXCELLENT material.

Fantastic!
My 9YO son wants to be aeronautical engineer and decided he wanted to start studying NOW! He needs to study Physics and Chemistry. I searched everywhere for age appropriate books for him and these were the only ones I could find. When we received them, I was thrilled to see they were exactly what we needed. He loves reading them, they are entertaining and easily understood. It's been great revision for me, and I'm learning new things too! It's wonderful to have books from which to teach your kids that are fun. I highly recommend them for kids 7-12.