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ScienceGrades K–5SecularFree download from ACS

Inquiry in Action

Day-to-day
Mostly parent-led
Structure
Balanced
Lesson prep
Some prep
Writing load
Very little writing
If you fall behind
Forgiving

Best for

  • ✓Budget-conscious families
  • ✓Hands-on inquiry learners

Not ideal for

  • —Families wanting full-spectrum science
  • —Independent teens

Strengths

  • ✓Completely free from the American Chemical Society
  • ✓Strong inquiry-based chemistry and matter activities

Watch-outs

  • !Narrow scope, mostly physical science

At a glance

Grade levelGrades K–5
SubjectsScience
PriceFree download from ACS
Teaching stylehands-on
ApproachSecular
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