--- product_id: 25957833 title: "Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding: A Science Curriculum for K-8 and Older Beginning Science Learners, 2nd Ed. Vol. I, Grades K-2" price: "397.13 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/25957833-building-foundations-of-scientific-understanding-a-science-curriculum-for-k store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding: A Science Curriculum for K-8 and Older Beginning Science Learners, 2nd Ed. Vol. I, Grades K-2 **Price:** 397.13 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding: A Science Curriculum for K-8 and Older Beginning Science Learners, 2nd Ed. Vol. I, Grades K-2 - **How much does it cost?** 397.13 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/25957833-building-foundations-of-scientific-understanding-a-science-curriculum-for-k) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding (BFSU) - BFSU is for teachers, homeschoolers, and other educators to deliver a first-rate science education to K-8 students and older beginning-science learners. Vol. I (here) is for grades K-2 and older beginning-science learners. Volumes II and III are for grades 3-5, and 6-8, and older progressing science learners. BFSU provides both teaching methodologies and detailed lesson plans embracing and integrating all the major areas of science. BFSU lessons follow structured learning progressions that build knowledge and develop understanding in systematic incremental steps. BFSU lessons all center around hands-on experience and real-world observations. In turn, they draw students to exercise their minds in thinking and drawing rational conclusions from what they observe/experience. Therefore, in following BFSU, students will be guided toward conceptual understanding of crosscutting concepts and ideas of science, as well as factual knowledge, and they will develop mind skills of scientific thinking and logical reasoning in the process. Implementing BFSU requires no particular background in either science or teaching. Teachers/parents can learn along with their children and be excellent role models in doing so. Already widely used and acclaimed in its 1st edition form, this second edition of BFSU contains added elements that will make it more useful in bringing students to master the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Review: Thorough Early Elementary Science Education for Homeschoolers - I have been using this Science curriculum for my two early elementary students in our homeschool for 1 and a half years. I supplement it with Early Elementary Science Education by Shannon Jordan and resources from the BFSU Facebook group. The authors of both books are active in the group and other users share ideas generously. My students love this curriculum and the topics we discuss grow naturally into deeper conversations and applications outside of lesson time. At the beginning of our first year I had to immerse myself in the available resources to develop a lesson planning process but after a few weeks it became smooth and adaptable. I schedule two lessons a week for my 3rd/4th graders and we will complete this book in two school years without feeling rushed. I have learned so much along with my students and have every intention of continuing with this author's second book. Review: Best science education for elementary kids - We are using BFSU for first and second grade science. My son is very science-minded and I wanted something to expand his knowledge, while being fun and exciting. Most secular science books for this age focus on one area (earth science, physical science, space science, etc) but BFSU weaves them all together so children have a understanding that all science is interconnected. Most science books for this age/grade tend to go over a broad view of many topics with little depth. Dr. Nebel realizes that little minds are capable (and craving) of a deeper understanding, and is able to present more advanced concepts in such a way that children not only learn, but truly understand. We absolutely adore this program and use it along with Generation Genius, Science in a Nutshell kits, and interactive Notebooking pages and I know my son is receiving a top knot science education and a firm foundation that will help him though all his future science education. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #841,664 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #187 in Curricula (Books) #13,425 in Nature & Ecology (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 175 Reviews | ## Images ![Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding: A Science Curriculum for K-8 and Older Beginning Science Learners, 2nd Ed. Vol. I, Grades K-2 - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71zn9xNNtnL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thorough Early Elementary Science Education for Homeschoolers *by M***. on November 18, 2024* I have been using this Science curriculum for my two early elementary students in our homeschool for 1 and a half years. I supplement it with Early Elementary Science Education by Shannon Jordan and resources from the BFSU Facebook group. The authors of both books are active in the group and other users share ideas generously. My students love this curriculum and the topics we discuss grow naturally into deeper conversations and applications outside of lesson time. At the beginning of our first year I had to immerse myself in the available resources to develop a lesson planning process but after a few weeks it became smooth and adaptable. I schedule two lessons a week for my 3rd/4th graders and we will complete this book in two school years without feeling rushed. I have learned so much along with my students and have every intention of continuing with this author's second book. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best science education for elementary kids *by E***H on September 5, 2020* We are using BFSU for first and second grade science. My son is very science-minded and I wanted something to expand his knowledge, while being fun and exciting. Most secular science books for this age focus on one area (earth science, physical science, space science, etc) but BFSU weaves them all together so children have a understanding that all science is interconnected. Most science books for this age/grade tend to go over a broad view of many topics with little depth. Dr. Nebel realizes that little minds are capable (and craving) of a deeper understanding, and is able to present more advanced concepts in such a way that children not only learn, but truly understand. We absolutely adore this program and use it along with Generation Genius, Science in a Nutshell kits, and interactive Notebooking pages and I know my son is receiving a top knot science education and a firm foundation that will help him though all his future science education. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Incredibly thorough *by S***N on May 13, 2020* We are almost done with this book and it's insane how much I've learned along with my children. I absolutely love that the lessons continue to refer to previous lessons, so it won't be (another) case of having a great, intriguing lesson, and then your kid recalls nothing a year later. It's not necessarily open and go, but once you get the hang of it, you can plan out your next lesson in a few minutes. Unfortunately, the books that are listed for added reading are quite hard to find now. Instead, I've picked up any Let's Read and Find Out science books as I've come across them as we use those to build on the ideas presented in the book. There are some topics that stretched me in my own science knowledge and being able to explain them, so these additional books are invaluable. We've also built up a small collection of Usborne science books to reference. ## Frequently Bought Together - Outskirts Press Building Foundations of Scientific Understanding: A Science Curriculum for K-8 and Older Beginning Learners, 2nd Ed. 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