Professor Ana Lyze and her research “spy” team specialize in the obscure, the weird, and abnormal, creating wild easy-to-use lessons encompassing a full range of educational demands and delights!What's so fun about these files is the topics are subjects that are different from your everyday subjects. Currently there are 9 topics in the Curiosity Files:
- Blue Diamond
- Dung Beetle
- MRSA
- Puffer Fish
- Red Tide
- Zombie Fire Ants
- Blue-footed Booby
- Cicada Killing Wasp
- Quicksand
I was given a choice of which file I would like to review and chose Quicksand.
The 82 page, colorful e-book is filled with information, worksheets, projects, copywork, experiments and other fun things you can do to learn about quicksand.
We started by reading the "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Quicksand" section. This part is written in a question and answer format where the questions are being asked by someone I think is an upper elementary student and the answers are given by Professor Ana Lyze. I then gave the kids the "Let's See How Much You Learned" quiz and we talked about the answers.
After this introduction to quicksand there are numerous pages to expand your study into a full unit study. There are pages on math, vocabulary, writing, spelling, copywork and even a bit of geography. And I can't forget there is a nice Bible section too. (Quicksand in the Bible you ask? Maybe not, but how about a comparison of sinking in quicksand and sin?)
We did most of the math sheets and I chose a few others for the kids to work on. Their favorite worksheet was a TV schedule. On the schedule were lots of shows about quicksand (Mystery at Quicksand Isle was a favorite) and the kids had to answer questions about it.
We did most of the math sheets and I chose a few others for the kids to work on. Their favorite worksheet was a TV schedule. On the schedule were lots of shows about quicksand (Mystery at Quicksand Isle was a favorite) and the kids had to answer questions about it.
There are also several science experiments and fun projects to do. One of the fun projects we did was make edible quicksand (and I even remembered to take pictures of the kids making it). I don't know any child who doesn't like to make something sweet to eat.
I love that this is a complete unit study that you can use for all your kids. Your preschoolers up to even early high schoolers can enjoy this study. You can take a week or two off school and just study quicksand. My one complaint is that the pages meant for printing are in color. I would prefer to have them black and white to save on ink (however, maybe there is a way for me to print in black and white only on my printer but I don't know how even if it is possible.)
The bottom line is we enjoyed this study and I would recommend it! We have already downloaded a couple more of the Curiosity Files to work on soon.
You can purchase a bundle pack of the Curiosity Files for instant download $46.00 (or $49.00 if you prefer to have them on CD). The Quicksand unit is $6.95 at this writing. Check out the website for the prices of other Curiosity Files.
Go here to see what my fellow crewmates had to say about The Curiosity Files.
(As part of the TOS crew, I was given a free download of The Curiosity Files: Quicksand in exchange for my honest opinion. No other compensation was received.)
Go here to see what my fellow crewmates had to say about The Curiosity Files.
(As part of the TOS crew, I was given a free download of The Curiosity Files: Quicksand in exchange for my honest opinion. No other compensation was received.)
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