NOTE: This science plan for Level 3 has been updated to be more cohesive with the Level 4 plans and to provide detailed weekly assignments. However, if you are already working through the schedule as it was written before May 2021, the archives of those plans are provided below.
Year One:
Secrets of the Universe (Paul Fleisher) (out of print)
OR
Objects in Motion: Principles of Classical Mechanics (Paul Fleisher) and Liquids and Gases: Principles of Fluid Mechanics (Paul Fleisher) **
Alternative (UK; Australia): Inventing the Future by Mary and John Gribbin***
Our Universe: A Guide to What’s Out There (Russell Stannard) This book is out of print, but used copies are cheaply and easily available
Copernicus, Galileo and the Catholic Sponsorship of Science (Jane Meyerhofer), available from Ye Hedge School
Exploring the Sky: 100 Projects for Beginning Astronomers (Richard Moeschl)
World of Plants (Usborne Internet-Linked Library of Science)
The Plant Kingdom: A Guide to Plant Classification and Biodiversity (Theresa Greenaway) This book is out of print, but used copies are cheaply and easily available
Year Two:
Secrets of the Universe (Paul Fleisher) (out of print)
OR
Objects in Motion: Principles of Classical Mechanics (Paul Fleisher) and Liquids and Gases: Principles of Fluid Mechanics (Paul Fleisher) **
Alternative (UK; Australia): Inventing the Future by Mary and John Gribbin***
The Mystery of the Periodic Table (Ben Wiker) [Bethlehem Books]
** These four books (together with a fifth which will be used at Level 4) were originally published as a single volume, Secrets of the Universe. This single volume is now out of print and hard to find used at a reasonable price. The individual volumes are still in print, but at a rather high price – we recommend trying your library first.
*** If the Fleisher books are too difficult or expensive to obtain (especially likely to be the case outside the USA), Inventing the Future would be a suitable alternative. This tells the story of science through brief biographies of scientists. It is a secular book, simpler than the Fleisher books, and written in a chatty style with extra information in the margins. It would also be an alternative for slightly younger children, or for children who struggle with scientific concepts.
Recommended Reference Book:
Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia
Recommended Extra Resources:
Year One: Lyrical Life Science Vol.1
Year Two: Lyrical Life Science Vol.2
Optional Further Reading:
The Story of Science Vol.1: Aristotle Leads the Way (Joy Hakim)
The Story of Science Vol.2: Newton at the Center (Joy Hakim)
The Story of Science (Henri Fabre)
The Story of Inventions (Michael J.McHugh, Frank P.Bachman)
The World of Chemistry (John Tiner)
Recommended Reference Book:
Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia
Recommended Extra Resources:
Year One: Lyrical Life Science Vol.1
Year Two: Lyrical Life Science Vol.2