|
Heron Books publishes school and homeschool independent study curriculum for
ages 6 through 18.
Our website
allows you to buy over 200 separate courses that can help your students learn subjects
from handwriting to algebra.
Our materials
stress practical application and have been used by thousands of
students in many independent and home schools.
To learn
more about us, click here or on the About
Us link at the top of the website. To find courses and their descriptions, click on the subject tabs above.
"I wanted to let you know my son is really enjoying the courses we are doing this year. I can't say enough about how happy I am with what's happening with him. He is now reaching for being an independent student so that he can get himself through any study barrier on his own. I had to send our successes as these are truly what education should bring out in a child. It should forward their dreams and show them how to get there and give them the tools they need to do it. Andrew is very happy about all this and we wanted to thank you all again for your work and dedication." T.S.
|
|
Use this series of courses to interest your child in these basic components of physics!
Physics: Radiation
What is being referred to when people speak of radiation? How is radiation produced? Have you ever noticed how a straw can look bent
when you see it in a glass? What causes this, and how do scientists use this effect? This course explains that radiation is a form of
energy, how to measure its intensity, where it comes from and how different bands of energy can be separated and identified. It includes
practical applications such as determining the amount of energy available from sunlight and building a simple spectroscope to study the
radiation from different chemicals. For ages 14-17. Click here for more information.
Physics: Mechanics
Have you ever wondered how space engineers figure out how much fuel to put in a rocket? Or why a tiny bullet can do so much damage when it
hits something? What do physicists and engineers mean when they talk about things like force, energy, work and power? How are these things
related? This course explains the fundamental connections between energy and velocity, how to calculate work and power, and other things having
to do with mechanical actions. Students learn how to gather data by conducting experiments, and how to write a technical report on the results.
They then get to design and carry out their own experiments illustrating the physical laws they learned on the course. For ages 14-17.
Click here for more information.
Physics: Heat
How important is it to insulate the walls of a house? What is the effect of doors and windows on being able to keep a house warm or cool?
What fuel will heat a house most efficiently? Is it possible to calculate these things? This course explains the fundamentals of heat energy
and how to control it, how to measure and calculate the amount of heat that various objects will absorb, and other things having to do with the
transfer of heat. Students get to do demonstrations that illustrate the physical laws learned on the course, and to design a dome and work out
how to keep it warm. For ages 14-17. Click here for more information.
|
