Usborne Science Encyclopedia: An In-depth Guide for Young Scientists Exploring Gravity, Flight, Genes, DNA and More, with Over 180 Video Clips and 1000 Recommended Websites for Further Learning

After reviewing a half-dozen science curricula for my home-schooled elementary-age kids, I couldn't find one that I really liked. So I decided to design my own curriculum using this book for source material.Key things that I like:- the book is very comprehensive. It is divided into major themes (Materials, Mixtures & Compounds, Energy/Forces/Motion, Earth & Space, Light/Sound/Electricity, Plants, Animals, Human Body) that make it easy to design a curriculum around it. We have started with Plants, and love it so far (science is my kids' favorite subject);- the quality of the content is very high;- it has internet-linked images and sites so that I can easily make my own hand-outs, and expand on topics when I want to;- it suggests simple experiments to support the learning objectives; and- (as with all Usborne books) the pictures are beautiful!The hard-cover binding is good, but I'm not sure how well it will hold up for the expected 2-3 years of frequent use that it will get. But for the price, I'm still very pleased.Bottom line: Highly recommended both for homeschooling and for science-loving kids (roughly ages 6-10).

Qe used this for 7th grade science class. Very I testing, short to the point. The book comes with internet links kids can watch videos on each topic.

What an amazing science learning companion! The QR codes with videos my kids love and really help them grasp the concept.

Good for today’s students who have a naturally short attention span and are more attracted to visual stimuli. Informative w/o being intimidating for the recommended age group.

We LOVE this book! As a basic jumping-off point for our 8yo's homeschool curriculum, there is enough here to stimulate discussion, provide topics to explore with other science resources, and generally keep us grounded in the wide variety and endless possibility of science.We treat each 2-page spread as a mini-unit, and add other library books to the topic at hand, along with relevant experiments from other sources or from the net. The Quicklinks are entertaining and fun, and we've discovered several sites with thoroughly entertaining games to play--bonus! My child may very well get into the sciences as an adult, and this book will provide the grounding she really needs.

The media could not be loaded. I bought it used but it was in a good condition. We use this book as part of our homeschool curriculum. Lots of info and amazing pictures.

...but found it a great review of science concepts from the atom all the way up to the human body! Also, things have changed since I took science classes in the 1970s!

Good book, only issue I had with it is the information is too brief. Great as a starting point for researching more in depth info. Love the links though. I can't say to many bad things, Usborne World History is my favorite book for our Homeschool. I just expected the Usborne Science to be just as great.