I've used both for my kiddos, we started out with apologia and switched to answers in genesis, which I prefer. I love the short lessons, hands on projects and its much less writing for my dyslexic daughter.
This is a such a good thorough review! I have pieces of both of these curriculums that I haven't really used yet bc I didn't know enough about them. This was so helpful! Thanks!
I’ll have a kinder, 2nd, and 4th grader next year! I need something for everyone. I think I’ll try answers in Genesis! We do their Bible curriculum and it’s phenomenal!
Thank you! Your review and insights were actually helpful in the way you went through it. I feel like I can grasp better what they are offering as I try to make my decision. 😅😊 I've watched so many science reviews that left me in the dark still.
I know this video is a couple years old, but I just came across it and found it very helpful! You clarified and answered some questions I had about both! I see the benefits of both but I feel more confident that the Answers in Genesis (MB edition) one is the way I will go! It looks like it will be a good fit for my kids and me.
I already watch your channel and tend to agree with your reviews, so I when I searched for this topic I was happy to see you had covered it! I was hesitant to use AiG because I was thinking it would all just be dinosaurs in the Ark, but it sounds like they cover a wide range of other topics. Apologia also sounds like it could be good. Now I just have to check the cost...
Thank you for the in depth break down of the two options. I'm thinking Apologia may work for me. I homeschooled our six children and am working out of 1980's books (Silver Burdett and Ginn, etc...)just because of the simplicity of it. My last child is currently in second grade and I'm looking to change things up because of his interests. Greetings from Vero Beach!! Would love to see more videos ...
Which program, Apologia or Answers in Genesis has more science experiments? I am looking for more experiments as opposed to activities or worksheets. I’d love to have a science experiment once a week. Both of these programs look great, but I’d love to know if one has more experiments than the other. Thank you so much for making this video- it is super helpful.
They are very similar but I think AIG had a bit mote, maybe. But it also depends on which book your using. The physical science and chemistry one for Apologia had a ton of experiments.
I can't wait to see the video comparing the masterbooks version to the regular version. I was wondering what was the difference and glad you answered it. I just would like to see is it necessary.
We've used a lot of Apologia, although more of the high school books, and we just bought two two courses from them. I think we're going to end up using one of the Apologia elementary courses later on in this year. I didn't realize that the elementary books were meant to level up, but that's very helpful to know, and makes the whole program make a bit more sense! I think we have Human Anatomy...my mom was the one who taught it last time, not me.
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Loved this video! Thank you so much for the review on both. Are you doing the Masterbooks version of Gods design??? I would love to see how that worked not only as a flip page but based on your experience using it with children. Again thank you so much! ❤️
This was really good! We have done Apologia but doing the same science subject all year became so taxing for elementary level. I’m loving God’s Design For Life since it’s more of a unit study approach. I find it super thorough so far!
I’ve got a few really dumb questions about science, we are potentially looking at using apologia for one of the kids. My eldest does Memoria Science and really loves the philosophical discussion generated through that particular curriculum (she is gifted with exceptional critical thinking skills, so this really works well for her), it really suits my teaching style as well. I’ve heard a lot about apologia and it seems like it would work well for my son, however, given how pricey the curriculum is (plus postage to australia), is one book meant to cover one semester or a full year? Can you do the curriculum without doing the experiments? I really enjoyed teaching Bju science to him, but we absolutely hated doing the workbook and experiments due to poor workbook layout and poor instructions. Are there any other good options?
One book will cover 1 year. You could do it without the experiments how ever some of them take not much effort. We pick and choose experiments and sometimes I change them around. The layout is very different than BJU. Hopefully you can see that on the internet.
You mention teaching Apologia in a co-op. Can you go into detail a little about how your plans work? What would a typical two weeks look like for your class? We are in a co-op, too. They like to use Apologia. Next year, we will probably be using the new Earth Science textbook. I will be planning, prepping, and teaching it next fall and I am curious to hear how others use it in their groups. We attend on Mondays and the age range for my class is most likely 3rd-4th grades, but could be end up being 1st-3rd grades. Thank you!
This could be an entire video. But I just do half a lesson a week and I use Pinterest to expand. I also use their book extras. I focus on experiments in class and written work at home. The homework is from the journal or from the questions at the end of the book. It is pretty well laid out and that helps a lot.
This was a great review. Thank you! Have you work with the Science in History series by Dr. Jay Wile? I'm having a hard time deciding on a curriculum for my new to homeschooling 6th graders. I love history and science so I'm leaning more towards at least the first book for next year.
I've flipped through the General Science and Physical Science books. Both of those books I felt are a bit too advanced for 6th graders, and even 7th graders. A lot of reading and honestly, it's just an in depth overview. I prefer doing unit studies with 6th and even 7th grade.
I appreciate your break down of these two science options! I was wondering what you do suggest for Intro Chemistry since you said Apologia's Chem is not very in depth.
So I've thought about doing this, but honestly they are pretty much the same. The only major difference is that MB comes in 1 book, AIG comes in 3. Some of the photos are updated and I'm sure somewhere there are some words updated. That's all I've found. Hope that helps.
Great video! Which one do you think is written more conversationally? You said Apologia is like the authoring talking to you, how does that compare to AIG?
Apologia. AIG is written more like a textbook, but Apologia is like she's talking to you. It's first person, she tells personal stories and gives personal examples. More like a book.
Great review! Thank you! I recently learned about AIG, first yr homeschooling. I have 2 units of TGTB and thought I would just use TGTB for science, do not like their LA or math. But!!! I watched another review where it’s mentioned that TGTB science does not includes the math side of it, and maybe for k-2nd grade that’s fine, I don’t know. Now I’m back on search for science curriculum. Would you say AIG has that in it? I want my daughter to have a solid science foundation not just know some cool stuff and enjoy fun activities. Thank you!
I just can't decide! My kids want more depth and experiments than tgab but I want easy for me to teach and use. I have 1st- 7th graders id be teaching. Which would you get?
Hi thank you for this video! Please could you do a review on the Apologia High School science 🙏💙 There just aren't as many reviews around once you get to High School! I've decided to do God's Design for my middle years then I'm wondering about Apologia for High School 🙂
I didn't realize Apologia went in order of creation! Neat. This should be obvious by the names but it completely escaped me! Lol So where does the Earth Science book fit in? Astronomy, Earth, Botany, Zoo 1, Zoo 2, Zoo 3, and then Anatomy? Or is Earth Science somewhere after? Help please. Now I'm changing which book we do this year and I want to start at the beginning!
I have no idea, it's pretty new, like brand new. I did notice with the nutrition and physical science books, they were pretty advanced. Like 6th grade. Katie at The Life In The Mundane, on her channel I believe she is using Earth Science. Try asking her, she's pretty quick to respond.
I apologize ahead of time if ou have this answered somewhere already... but what are you using to teach Hebrew? Our family wants to learn .. I have a 16 month old, 8 yr old, soon to be 10 yr old (he is my scholar for sure- read by 2-3, from there knew he could unlock as much learning as he desired through reading, states & capitals; countries etc just before 4; periodic table by 4- just loves learning and has soaked up quite a bit of Hebrew just on his own desire to learn and venture out)..... so yes.. as well as myself... I’d say my almost 10 yr old knows most... but would love to know what’s working for you, and how it is going.. we, too, are Torah observant Christians... this year we are finally not just recognizing the feasts as they go by, but desiring you’re be a part and follow as Yeshua did and do them full out in our home, etc :) just a little background how I crossed your channel, and am so thankful ... :)
If your interested in learning Hebrew, I would start with this. th-cam.com/play/PL647D1BC92A9C2294.html The curriculum I use, you have to already know Hebrew and honestly I’m not thrilled with it. These videos I linked are really good.
That’s awesome. Me and my husband are currently writing a curriculum for the fall feast. Like a unit study. It won’t be ready this year though. It’s a lot of work.
Living With Eve - wow! That’s incredible and will be an absolute blessing!! Thank you so much for your info and help! *biggest hugs* !! So thankful for you!
Oh I wish I’d seen this review before we decided on curriculum for this year. I was debating over both of these but found it difficult to tell what they were like! So we ended up with Gather around and TGATB (which I do like). But I’m still intrigued by both Apologia ANd AiG!! This is a very good review!! You should definitely do more of these! And the comparison with Masterbooks. Did you end up doing that one?
I did one on Masterbooks with the other curriculum. I never made the science one. I looked at my friends science curriculum from MB and it is almost identical. SO I didnt want to really bother. They are the same.
So do you think the reading is boring? With Gather Round, the reading to my kids felt too textbook. Whereas the good and the beautiful reading was in little snippets with activities or discussion intermingled. So it was much more engaging. What do you think? (Also if you do a review on the apologia science for high school, I’m there. My son is entering HS soon and I need to know all the things! :)
Yeah, I get Gather Round. I've never used TGATB. Apologia writes in a way that it feels like the author is talking to you. More engaging. I enjoyed it. Not at all textbook like. I do not have the MS or HS Apologia yet. I am sure it will happen as we get there.
Thanks for this! I realize this is a couple of years old, and now I am seeing they also have an earth science - any idea what age group or where in the sequence that particular study would go? Thank you for doing this!
I see you said the Botany book should come after the Astronomy book. After seeing your flip through of the Botany book I think it will be too easy for my boys (10, 9 and 7) Their father is very much into plants and has a nursery. He has taught them so much about plants and seeds that people are impressed with all that they know. Do you think it would be okay to skip that book and go to the 3rd book? Or should we do the Botany book anyways. My 2 older boys have also done BJU science from 2nd grade-4th grade. They know a good amount when it comes to science and I don’t want them to be bored but also want to find something else for science this coming year. I am thinking of either doing Apologia or Science Shepherd. I would appreciate any advice you can give.
The main difference I saw between the MB and the older God's Design version is that MB pulled out the early elementary text and created a separate curriculum with it. The original AIG version had text for the early elementary (K-2nd I believe), middle to upper elementary, plus extensions for 7th-8th grades. I didn't think it was enough of a difference to buy the MB version either. The included CDs have the worksheets, which are included in the MB version with their teacher guide (no CD with that one).
Thank you for this review! I saw you mentioned a recommended order for apologia but is there a recommended order for the AiG? Or are they all geared to the same level roughly? Thanks for your time!
The Biology is always good to start with. It seems the simplest. I would end with the the physical science. But overall they seem like they were on the same level.
Thank you for a wonderful review! My question is how much per day do we read and how many days per week for Apologia? We are reading the Ocean Animal's to begin this year.
That's really up to you. We've taken a month to do the entire book and we've also done it over a year. I would take 2-3 weeks to do one chapter. The journal also has a suggested schedule.
Thanks so much for this video! I have an incoming first grade who is soo into astronomy and earth science, I’ve always wanted to get apologia but now I think AiG may also work for us. I am just curious though if I should get the teacher’s edition? Or we can do it without the teacher’s manual? Would really love to hear from you! Thanks!
Thank you for sharing! Would you ever consider doing a comparison between these and the good and the beautiful science? There is a free marine biology unit. I’m considering botany and birds through them, but I see apologia has them as well. And I am a HUGE answers in genesis fan, so I’m so conflicted! 😂
I have been using Apologia for last three years. I have 5 children and my oldest will be in 7th grade next year, Apologia recommends the General Science at that time. So, I started looking at AiG. Does their elementary and middle school curriculum blend together or would it be seperate books for each of my children? What are your thoughts on either curriculum for middle school?
what would you suggest for student coming out of public school? My sister would love to start fresh but my nephew is going into 6th grade? Any help would be great.
I love this so much! I'll be teaching AiG apologetics in co-op this year. But you're making me want to try their science at home!! But I still love Apologia! LOL
This is really interesting I knew the Answers in Genesis brand but thought they were more supplemental material I didn't realize they had full science curriculum. We have done Apologias Birds, botany, and we will be doing astronomy this year.
I’m sold on Apologia’s Elementary science. But I’m hearing mixed feelings on how complicated the upper levels are. What do you feel about their middle and high school levels?
A lot of reading, but some kids really thrive off of it. The material is actually really good thorough and actually my second son appreciates that part of it. There are experiments that go with the reading, the experiment are very quality. I would say overall it is at a higher level, it will really challenge them. But it is very good.
@@LivingWithEve Thank you. Do you choose the one to skip for elementary then since there are more books than grade levels for elementary? ( K-6 =7grades but Apologia has 8books for elementarty) or would you double up one year?
What curriculum would you recommend for 8th grade Physical Science? We don’t love what we’re currently using and are ready for a change. I was thinking Apologia Physical Science.
God's design is the same course. Master Books has just presented it in the same style as their other courses. They also combine 3 books into one with a handy schedule to make one full year's work. For example God's design for Life covers The World of Plants, The Human Body and The World of Animals. 🙂
I am stuck between Apologia and Masterbooks for science. Which course is the best fit for a 5th grader for both curriculums? We are using Bookshark right now for 4th grade and it is not a good fit.
I think it really depends in what you want to learn. If it's physics or chemistry Masterbooks / AIG, if it's animals or nutrition then Apologia would work well.
@@LivingWithEve thank you for getting back to me. My plan was to go through Apologia's curriculum following the days of creation. But I like how Answers in Genesis includes info on space exploration, so I wanted to use that instead. Do you think going in order matters? What grade do you think is appropriate for the Answers in Genesis Astronomy course?
Im very thankful I subscribed to your channel yesterday! I was researching the Holy Days and the video I saw was very informative. My daughter is 8 and LOVES science but it is hard to find good curriculum with a biblical message, so I REALLY appreciate this video! I live in Hillsborough county and need to do an eval in the next couple of weeks. May I ask your price? Thank you again!
@@lonioliveira874 I charge $30, you can email me. Lei101978@hotmail.com I will admit, we are in the process of going on vacation, starting Co-ops and moving in September. I can see what I have open. If you are around the Lutz area, I actually meet people out at the co-op sometimes for evals. and that is easier. But we can go into details via email.
Most creationist curriculum teaching include secular (non creation) teaching but they also teach how to defend your faith. But here’s another thing, secular science will not recognize the creationist perspective in schools either. Creationist perspective is very popular. They want us to learn their views but they refuse to teach our views to others. Double standard?
The scientific evidence that exists for evolution doesn't support macro-evolution (aka. species developing out of different species.) Micro-evolution (aka. natural selection) is supported by science, but that doesn't contradict creation. It's a designed feature of creation.
Some people who believe in creationism don't care about other worldviews and don't care about exposing children to them. I think Abeka science doesn't bring other perspectives on the evolution vs. Creationism debate up at all.
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I've used both for my kiddos, we started out with apologia and switched to answers in genesis, which I prefer. I love the short lessons, hands on projects and its much less writing for my dyslexic daughter.
I’ve watched this maybe three times over the last year. You are REALLLLY helping me to plan out elementary. I really appreciate this so very much!!!
Thank you, so glad I can help. ❤️
This is a such a good thorough review! I have pieces of both of these curriculums that I haven't really used yet bc I didn't know enough about them. This was so helpful! Thanks!
I’ll have a kinder, 2nd, and 4th grader next year! I need something for everyone. I think I’ll try answers in Genesis! We do their Bible curriculum and it’s phenomenal!
Thank you so much for this review. I love your insight on the topic.
Thank you! Your review and insights were actually helpful in the way you went through it. I feel like I can grasp better what they are offering as I try to make my decision. 😅😊 I've watched so many science reviews that left me in the dark still.
Watching again to compare them again!! This is so helpful!
So glad!
I really enjoyed this video! I got to meet Ashley and Summer a week ago and they said you were. Lovely. Thanks for all your videos.
I saw all the pictures! Why do I not know you?
@@LivingWithEve haha, I know! The girls said you were a gun! 🔫 God bless
I know this video is a couple years old, but I just came across it and found it very helpful! You clarified and answered some questions I had about both! I see the benefits of both but I feel more confident that the Answers in Genesis (MB edition) one is the way I will go! It looks like it will be a good fit for my kids and me.
Yay!!!
You can also purchase the Apologia science experiment kit. They have packaged for you materials needed for their experiments.
I already watch your channel and tend to agree with your reviews, so I when I searched for this topic I was happy to see you had covered it! I was hesitant to use AiG because I was thinking it would all just be dinosaurs in the Ark, but it sounds like they cover a wide range of other topics. Apologia also sounds like it could be good. Now I just have to check the cost...
For sure not all about dinosaurs snd the ark… lol. I believe they do have some samples online you can review as well.
Thank you for the in depth break down of the two options. I'm thinking Apologia may work for me. I homeschooled our six children and am working out of 1980's books (Silver Burdett and Ginn, etc...)just because of the simplicity of it. My last child is currently in second grade and I'm looking to change things up because of his interests. Greetings from Vero Beach!! Would love to see more videos ...
I love Vero Beach!
Yes Apologia has really worked wonders for our family, thanks for watching.
Which program, Apologia or Answers in Genesis has more science experiments? I am looking for more experiments as opposed to activities or worksheets. I’d love to have a science experiment once a week. Both of these programs look great, but I’d love to know if one has more experiments than the other. Thank you so much for making this video- it is super helpful.
They are very similar but I think AIG had a bit mote, maybe. But it also depends on which book your using. The physical science and chemistry one for Apologia had a ton of experiments.
Thank you
Love the comparison, trying to find science curriculum for teaching two kids 3rd and 1st grade
I can't wait to see the video comparing the masterbooks version to the regular version. I was wondering what was the difference and glad you answered it. I just would like to see is it necessary.
Honestly, there is not much of a difference. Basically the photos are updated and maybe some words. Other than that, it's basically the same.
I’m currently researching science curriculum for my 2nd grader and this was extremely helpful. Thanks!
this is great thanks for comparing the two. I am currently using Apologia this year!
Love Apologia so much!
We've used a lot of Apologia, although more of the high school books, and we just bought two two courses from them. I think we're going to end up using one of the Apologia elementary courses later on in this year. I didn't realize that the elementary books were meant to level up, but that's very helpful to know, and makes the whole program make a bit more sense! I think we have Human Anatomy...my mom was the one who taught it last time, not me.
Yes, I mean you can use them independent of the other books, but there is for sure a difference in levels.
I would love to see the difference between Masterbooks bs Answers in Genesis versions.
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This was a great overview. Very helpful!
Loved this video! Thank you so much for the review on both. Are you doing the Masterbooks version of Gods design??? I would love to see how that worked not only as a flip page but based on your experience using it with children.
Again thank you so much! ❤️
I am using the ones directly from AIG. However, if I'm not mistaken, they are exactly the same.
Great comparison video. Thanks for the flip through
You are so welcome!
This was really good! We have done Apologia but doing the same science subject all year became so taxing for elementary level. I’m loving God’s Design For Life since it’s more of a unit study approach. I find it super thorough so far!
I’ve got a few really dumb questions about science, we are potentially looking at using apologia for one of the kids. My eldest does Memoria Science and really loves the philosophical discussion generated through that particular curriculum (she is gifted with exceptional critical thinking skills, so this really works well for her), it really suits my teaching style as well. I’ve heard a lot about apologia and it seems like it would work well for my son, however, given how pricey the curriculum is (plus postage to australia), is one book meant to cover one semester or a full year? Can you do the curriculum without doing the experiments? I really enjoyed teaching Bju science to him, but we absolutely hated doing the workbook and experiments due to poor workbook layout and poor instructions. Are there any other good options?
One book will cover 1 year. You could do it without the experiments how ever some of them take not much effort. We pick and choose experiments and sometimes I change them around. The layout is very different than BJU. Hopefully you can see that on the internet.
Great video! I was narrowing our choice down to gods design and this helped. Thanks so much.
Thank you for sharing this.
You mention teaching Apologia in a co-op. Can you go into detail a little about how your plans work? What would a typical two weeks look like for your class? We are in a co-op, too. They like to use Apologia. Next year, we will probably be using the new Earth Science textbook. I will be planning, prepping, and teaching it next fall and I am curious to hear how others use it in their groups. We attend on Mondays and the age range for my class is most likely 3rd-4th grades, but could be end up being 1st-3rd grades. Thank you!
This could be an entire video. But I just do half a lesson a week and I use Pinterest to expand. I also use their book extras. I focus on experiments in class and written work at home. The homework is from the journal or from the questions at the end of the book. It is pretty well laid out and that helps a lot.
I'm on a science curriculum hunt for my rising 4th grader!! This was great!!!
This was a great review. Thank you! Have you work with the Science in History series by Dr. Jay Wile? I'm having a hard time deciding on a curriculum for my new to homeschooling 6th graders. I love history and science so I'm leaning more towards at least the first book for next year.
I've flipped through the General Science and Physical Science books. Both of those books I felt are a bit too advanced for 6th graders, and even 7th graders. A lot of reading and honestly, it's just an in depth overview. I prefer doing unit studies with 6th and even 7th grade.
I appreciate your break down of these two science options! I was wondering what you do suggest for Intro Chemistry since you said Apologia's Chem is not very in depth.
Answers in Genesis. I’m going through it right now. It’s great! I am also supplementing with extra books and ai got a molecule building set online,
Oh good! We aren't there yet but I would love to hear your thoughts after you have finished it.
Yes I would like to see that video comparing AIG to MasterBooks and how they are structured.
So I've thought about doing this, but honestly they are pretty much the same. The only major difference is that MB comes in 1 book, AIG comes in 3. Some of the photos are updated and I'm sure somewhere there are some words updated. That's all I've found. Hope that helps.
Yes that helps, thank you 😊
Wow! This was super helpful! Thank you!!
Thank you!
Great video! Which one do you think is written more conversationally? You said Apologia is like the authoring talking to you, how does that compare to AIG?
Apologia. AIG is written more like a textbook, but Apologia is like she's talking to you. It's first person, she tells personal stories and gives personal examples. More like a book.
Very helpful; Thank you.
I love Apologia! Thanks for showing us both curriculums.
Great review! Thank you! I recently learned about AIG, first yr homeschooling. I have 2 units of TGTB and thought I would just use TGTB for science, do not like their LA or math. But!!! I watched another review where it’s mentioned that TGTB science does not includes the math side of it, and maybe for k-2nd grade that’s fine, I don’t know. Now I’m back on search for science curriculum. Would you say AIG has that in it? I want my daughter to have a solid science foundation not just know some cool stuff and enjoy fun activities. Thank you!
I just can't decide! My kids want more depth and experiments than tgab but I want easy for me to teach and use. I have 1st- 7th graders id be teaching. Which would you get?
Apologia. That’s my favorite.
Thank you!!!
Hi thank you for this video! Please could you do a review on the Apologia High School science 🙏💙 There just aren't as many reviews around once you get to High School!
I've decided to do God's Design for my middle years then I'm wondering about Apologia for High School 🙂
I’ve only used it a little, but eventually I plan on doing that. I am using the astronomy this year.
I didn't realize Apologia went in order of creation! Neat. This should be obvious by the names but it completely escaped me! Lol
So where does the Earth Science book fit in? Astronomy, Earth, Botany, Zoo 1, Zoo 2, Zoo 3, and then Anatomy? Or is Earth Science somewhere after? Help please. Now I'm changing which book we do this year and I want to start at the beginning!
I have no idea, it's pretty new, like brand new. I did notice with the nutrition and physical science books, they were pretty advanced. Like 6th grade. Katie at The Life In The Mundane, on her channel I believe she is using Earth Science. Try asking her, she's pretty quick to respond.
Oh thanks! I've watched a ton of her stuff! I'll check it out and ask. Thank you!
This is awesome! Thank you!
I apologize ahead of time if ou have this answered somewhere already... but what are you using to teach Hebrew? Our family wants to learn .. I have a 16 month old, 8 yr old, soon to be 10 yr old (he is my scholar for sure- read by 2-3, from there knew he could unlock as much learning as he desired through reading, states & capitals; countries etc just before 4; periodic table by 4- just loves learning and has soaked up quite a bit of Hebrew just on his own desire to learn and venture out)..... so yes.. as well as myself... I’d say my almost 10 yr old knows most... but would love to know what’s working for you, and how it is going.. we, too, are Torah observant Christians... this year we are finally not just recognizing the feasts as they go by, but desiring you’re be a part and follow as Yeshua did and do them full out in our home, etc :) just a little background how I crossed your channel, and am so thankful ... :)
If your interested in learning Hebrew, I would start with this. th-cam.com/play/PL647D1BC92A9C2294.html
The curriculum I use, you have to already know Hebrew and honestly I’m not thrilled with it. These videos I linked are really good.
That’s awesome. Me and my husband are currently writing a curriculum for the fall feast. Like a unit study. It won’t be ready this year though. It’s a lot of work.
Living With Eve - wow! That’s incredible and will be an absolute blessing!! Thank you so much for your info and help! *biggest hugs* !! So thankful for you!
Oh I wish I’d seen this review before we decided on curriculum for this year. I was debating over both of these but found it difficult to tell what they were like! So we ended up with Gather around and TGATB (which I do like). But I’m still intrigued by both Apologia ANd AiG!!
This is a very good review!! You should definitely do more of these! And the comparison with Masterbooks. Did you end up doing that one?
I did one on Masterbooks with the other curriculum. I never made the science one. I looked at my friends science curriculum from MB and it is almost identical. SO I didnt want to really bother. They are the same.
So do you think the reading is boring? With Gather Round, the reading to my kids felt too textbook. Whereas the good and the beautiful reading was in little snippets with activities or discussion intermingled. So it was much more engaging. What do you think?
(Also if you do a review on the apologia science for high school, I’m there. My son is entering HS soon and I need to know all the things! :)
Yeah, I get Gather Round. I've never used TGATB. Apologia writes in a way that it feels like the author is talking to you. More engaging. I enjoyed it. Not at all textbook like.
I do not have the MS or HS Apologia yet. I am sure it will happen as we get there.
Thanks for this! I realize this is a couple of years old, and now I am seeing they also have an earth science - any idea what age group or where in the sequence that particular study would go? Thank you for doing this!
I do not know. I have heard it does fit in with the older kids. But don't quote me on this.
I see you said the Botany book should come after the Astronomy book. After seeing your flip through of the Botany book I think it will be too easy for my boys (10, 9 and 7)
Their father is very much into plants and has a nursery. He has taught them so much about plants and seeds that people are impressed with all that they know. Do you think it would be okay to skip that book and go to the 3rd book? Or should we do the Botany book anyways.
My 2 older boys have also done BJU science from 2nd grade-4th grade. They know a good amount when it comes to science and I don’t want them to be bored but also want to find something else for science this coming year. I am thinking of either doing Apologia or Science Shepherd. I would appreciate any advice you can give.
You can certainly skip it. You can actually skip around if you want to. Look at the zoology books, especial the land animals and marine animals.
The main difference I saw between the MB and the older God's Design version is that MB pulled out the early elementary text and created a separate curriculum with it. The original AIG version had text for the early elementary (K-2nd I believe), middle to upper elementary, plus extensions for 7th-8th grades. I didn't think it was enough of a difference to buy the MB version either. The included CDs have the worksheets, which are included in the MB version with their teacher guide (no CD with that one).
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Thank you for this review! I saw you mentioned a recommended order for apologia but is there a recommended order for the AiG? Or are they all geared to the same level roughly? Thanks for your time!
The Biology is always good to start with. It seems the simplest. I would end with the the physical science. But overall they seem like they were on the same level.
I NEED you to do a review on the Berean Science series. 😊
I've heard of that one, but honestly I have never used it. Sorry.
Thank you for a wonderful review! My question is how much per day do we read and how many days per week for Apologia? We are reading the Ocean Animal's to begin this year.
That's really up to you. We've taken a month to do the entire book and we've also done it over a year. I would take 2-3 weeks to do one chapter. The journal also has a suggested schedule.
Thanks so much for this video! I have an incoming first grade who is soo into astronomy and earth science, I’ve always wanted to get apologia but now I think AiG may also work for us. I am just curious though if I should get the teacher’s edition? Or we can do it without the teacher’s manual? Would really love to hear from you! Thanks!
You could probably do it with out the teacher manual, unless your need teaching tips.
Thank you for sharing! Would you ever consider doing a comparison between these and the good and the beautiful science? There is a free marine biology unit. I’m considering botany and birds through them, but I see apologia has them as well. And I am a HUGE answers in genesis fan, so I’m so conflicted! 😂
I actually did go through the Marine Biology one. It was very gentle and I just really like the approach apologia took on marine science.
@@LivingWithEve thank you! ❤️
What does everyone think about the editions? Is it worth buying the second edition? I have 5 children to homeschool.
The second edition is beautiful but if you can use the first edition and you like it, just do that.
I would love to see if the master books version of answers in genesis was the same as the original version.
I do talk about them somewhere. The big difference, I noticed is that the photos are updated, and the 3 answers books are now in 1 book.
I have been using Apologia for last three years. I have 5 children and my oldest will be in 7th grade next year, Apologia recommends the General Science at that time. So, I started looking at AiG. Does their elementary and middle school curriculum blend together or would it be seperate books for each of my children? What are your thoughts on either curriculum for middle school?
what would you suggest for student coming out of public school? My sister would love to start fresh but my nephew is going into 6th grade? Any help would be great.
Where does the new Earth science one fit? We were doing Masterbooks Heaven & Earth but wanting to switch to Apologia
The apologia one? I believe it's geared towards upper elementary. That is one of the only ones I haven't done.
I love this so much! I'll be teaching AiG apologetics in co-op this year. But you're making me want to try their science at home!! But I still love Apologia! LOL
This is really interesting I knew the Answers in Genesis brand but thought they were more supplemental material I didn't realize they had full science curriculum. We have done Apologias Birds, botany, and we will be doing astronomy this year.
You make some awesome videos with really great content. Appreciate you taking the time to do this. Where area of FL are you located?
Thanks Mike,
We are in the Tampa / St. Pete Area. I am so glad it is helpful!
Living With Eve Ok, thanks. Would be nice to have a nice evaluator in the Miami area with your experience.
I do Skype and zoom.
Living With Eve Awesome 👍🏻
I’m sold on Apologia’s Elementary science. But I’m hearing mixed feelings on how complicated the upper levels are. What do you feel about their middle and high school levels?
A lot of reading, but some kids really thrive off of it. The material is actually really good thorough and actually my second son appreciates that part of it. There are experiments that go with the reading, the experiment are very quality. I would say overall it is at a higher level, it will really challenge them. But it is very good.
@@LivingWithEve thanks so much. Saving your response!
Hi, I know this video is old but if you happen to see this, can you compare Masterbooks Heaven and Earth to Apologias new elementary Earth Science?
I don’t have the apologia Earth science and I don’t know if I am going to get it. Check with @life in the mundane
What about Earth Science in Apologia?
I have not done that one yet.
@@LivingWithEve Thank you. Do you choose the one to skip for elementary then since there are more books than grade levels for elementary? ( K-6 =7grades but Apologia has 8books for elementarty) or would you double up one year?
What curriculum would you recommend for 8th grade Physical Science? We don’t love what we’re currently using and are ready for a change. I was thinking Apologia Physical Science.
I love Apologia's Physical Science. It is challenging, but I think it does it in such a beautiful way.
Curious if you noticed any differences between AiG science and the Masterbooks version?
Pretty much identical.
God's design is the same course. Master Books has just presented it in the same style as their other courses. They also combine 3 books into one with a handy schedule to make one full year's work. For example God's design for Life covers The World of Plants, The Human Body and The World of Animals. 🙂
I am stuck between Apologia and Masterbooks for science. Which course is the best fit for a 5th grader for both curriculums? We are using Bookshark right now for 4th grade and it is not a good fit.
I think it really depends in what you want to learn. If it's physics or chemistry Masterbooks / AIG, if it's animals or nutrition then Apologia would work well.
@@LivingWithEve thank you!
I love Apologia.
Do you remember if the Apologia curriculum also teach that man went to the moon?
I don't know if it went into history. i think it mainly focused on the planets and universe. The science stuff.
Hi, I can't seem to find these Answers in Genesis anywhere, please help?
Here is all of them: answersingenesis.org/store/product/gods-design-complete-set/?sku=13-M-013
I think we will switch back to Apologia for High School.
Hi, I’m leaning towards the Answers in Genesis astronomy curriculum. Do you think it’s ok for a 2nd grader ?
Maybe the animal one or biology ones would be the best.
@@LivingWithEve thank you for getting back to me. My plan was to go through Apologia's curriculum following the days of creation. But I like how Answers in Genesis includes info on space exploration, so I wanted to use that instead. Do you think going in order matters?
What grade do you think is appropriate for the Answers in Genesis Astronomy course?
Shabbot Shalom! Do you do evaluations for unschooled as well?
Yes, of course.
Im very thankful I subscribed to your channel yesterday! I was researching the Holy Days and the video I saw was very informative. My daughter is 8 and LOVES science but it is hard to find good curriculum with a biblical message, so I REALLY appreciate this video! I live in Hillsborough county and need to do an eval in the next couple of weeks. May I ask your price? Thank you again!
@@lonioliveira874 I charge $30, you can email me. Lei101978@hotmail.com I will admit, we are in the process of going on vacation, starting Co-ops and moving in September. I can see what I have open. If you are around the Lutz area, I actually meet people out at the co-op sometimes for evals. and that is easier. But we can go into details via email.
@@LivingWithEve okay I understand! Thank so much, you are appreciated!
So many bitter h8rs in here, wow 😬
It seems kind of silly to compare two things on a point they are established to have in common and obviously do.
@living with Eve Well, do you have something to say, or are you just interested in kissing me off?
I hate when people do that.
Isn’t it irresponsible to teach children creationism without including [non creationist] science?
Most creationist curriculum teaching include secular (non creation) teaching but they also teach how to defend your faith.
But here’s another thing, secular science will not recognize the creationist perspective in schools either. Creationist perspective is very popular. They want us to learn their views but they refuse to teach our views to others. Double standard?
The scientific evidence that exists for evolution doesn't support macro-evolution (aka. species developing out of different species.) Micro-evolution (aka. natural selection) is supported by science, but that doesn't contradict creation. It's a designed feature of creation.
Some people who believe in creationism don't care about other worldviews and don't care about exposing children to them. I think Abeka science doesn't bring other perspectives on the evolution vs. Creationism debate up at all.
The functional and developmental capacities of the down syndrome population run the gamut from mild intellectual disability to profound multiple disabilities; just because you've got your toe in the water of the disability community doesn't mean you're part of it and get it, especially in light of the isolation that comes with homeschooling.
This is not science. hahahahaha!