Noeo Science Curriculum: Biology, Physics, and Chemistry Courses (grades 1-8)

Name: Noeo Science Curriculum: Biology, Physics, and Chemistry Courses (grades 1-8)
Brand: Noeo Sciencehttps://noeoscience.com/

by Noeo Sciencehttps://noeoscience.com/

ScienceGrades 1–8

Noeo Science Curriculum: Unit Study Approach with Living Books

Noeo Science Curriculum: Biology, Physics, and Chemistry Courses (grades 1-8) is a Charlotte Mason-inspired science curriculum that uses real books, hands-on experiments, and narration instead of traditional textbooks. Each course focuses on specific topics within biology, chemistry, or physics, combining quality non-fiction books with custom experiment kits.

Best for

Homeschool families preferring Charlotte Mason or unit study approaches who want engaging science content with hands-on experiments and quality literature rather than traditional textbook-based instruction

Evaluation Criteria

2 strengths · 1 concern · 3 neutral · 1 insufficient evidence

Knowledge RichStrength

The curriculum appears to build substantial content knowledge through quality non-fiction books and focused study of specific topics within each science discipline.

Each course targets narrow ranges of topics and spends extensive time on subsets using real books like The Usborne Science Encyclopedia and Smithsonian Explanatorium of Science, with the reviewer noting students will have 'a broad and thorough science education'

Hands On IntegrationStrength

The curriculum strongly integrates hands-on activities with content learning through custom experiment kits that align with book study.

The curriculum is 'designed with lots of experiments and hands-on activity' with custom experiment kits for each course, including substantial kits for upper levels with 250+ experiments for Chemistry 3 and multiple workshop projects for Physics 3

Retrieval PracticeConcern

Limited evidence of systematic retrieval practice, with some questions based on reading and experiments but not structured review systems.

The lab manual includes 'pages for answering questions' and 'some questions are based on reading from the non-fiction books, and some are about the experiments' but no mention of spaced review or retrieval practice

Teacher TrainingNeutral

The curriculum provides instructor guides with lesson plans and answer keys but limited evidence of comprehensive teacher support materials.

Each course includes 'an instructor's guide' with 'lesson plans laid out for each week in chart form' and 'suggested answers for all questions in the lab manual'

Direct InstructionNeutral

The curriculum follows a unit study and Charlotte Mason approach with guided reading and experiments rather than explicit direct instruction.

The methodology is described as 'primarily a mixture of Charlotte Mason and unit study methods' with lesson plans that list pages to read and experiments to complete, but no mention of explicit teaching sequences

Scientific VocabularyNeutral

The curriculum includes some vocabulary instruction but does not emphasize memorization of scientific terms as heavily as traditional programs.

The review states 'children learn some vocabulary' but 'the curriculum does not rely as much on memorization as do many science courses'

Ngss AlignmentInsufficient Evidence

No information provided about alignment to NGSS or other science standards.

The review makes no mention of standards alignment, NGSS, or three-dimensional learning

Sources: cathyduffyreviews.com