Sassafras Science Review - Nature Homeschool

Sassafras Science adventures offers a unique approach to teaching science

Using living science books that tell stories, two twins Blaine and Tracy travel around the world on a magical zip line to learn about science. They have to record their information in a SCIDAT logbook, as do your students to help retain the information.

Sassafras Science series offers the following areas of study

Zoology
Anatomy
Botany
Earth Science
Geology
Astronomy

For each topic they have multiple books you can use.

The Sassafras Science Adventures
Official Sassafras SCIDAT Logbook
Sassafras Guides for the teacher with lesson plans and science experiments

The teacher guide is amazing.

When I first started using this series I purchased only the adventure book and not the student logbook or teacher guide.

What a mistake that was!

Now that I see the complete package, I can see how it really brings the curriculum together. We’re planning on using the earth science and geology this year with our homeschooling line up for grades 2 and 4.

Disclosure

* Elemental Science sent me the Earth Science and Geology adventure book, logbook and teacher guides to offer you this review. I had previously purchased the Zoology, Botany and Anatomy on my own and used it for a year.

Why I like the Sassafras Science Adventures

It’s a secular homeschool science. It’s honestly been harder to find good secular science curriculum.
Charlotte Mason inspired with living books and copywork and dictation.
This curriculum is flexible. They give you the option of a 2 day or 5 day schedule in the teacher guide.
Science experiments are built into the teacher guide, as are the notes and lessons plans which are to be gained from the stories. I absolutely love the teacher guide.
Our kids have enjoyed the stories so far.
The logbooks are more fun than traditional workbooks.
Clear notes for what’s to come with the science experiments.