Discovering Design with Chemistry

Discovering Design with Chemistry
Written by Dr. Jay Wile
Published at Berean Builders

About the curriculum

Discovering Design with Chemistry is a high school chemistry course designed for students who have completed Algebra 1. This independent-study, college-preparatory course covers fundamental aspects of chemistry such as the classification of matter, atomic structure, spectroscopy, chemical bonding, molecular geometry, physical change, chemical change, stoichiometry, solutions, ideal gases, acid/base chemistry, reduction/oxidation reactions, thermochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, and chemical equilibrium. Weaving together concepts and their mathematical applications, the course teaches students how to think as a chemist so they can analyze the major changes that occur in matter.

The course contains 46 separate experiments that illustrate various concepts being explored. Many are quantitative in nature, including measuring the wavelength of microwaves, determining the number of water molecules in a hydrated compound, calculating percent yield, measuring the concentration of a hydrogen peroxide solution, determining the concentration of acetic acid in vinegar, measuring the specific heat of a metal, and determining the change in enthalpy for a chemical reaction. Others are qualitative, such as performing flame tests, examining the interference of light waves, comparing metals to nonmetals, exploring Boyle's Law, doing litmus tests, and electroplating.

Throughout the course, the student is shown how chemistry reveals the amazing design that exists all around us. From the details of atomic structure to the makeup of the very air that we breathe, chemistry shows us the marvelous handiwork of God.

My Thoughts

I will be completely honest with you.   I dreaded chemistry when I was in high school.  You see I was placed in the higher group of my level when I was in my last year of high school.  This meant Physics and Chemistry classes as well as Advanced Math.   Sigh.   I was hoping to go in science…. but I realized that it wasn’t a good fit for me – even though I like learning about it.   Honestly, I think having a good teacher helps a lot when you are learning anything in science.  My teacher wasn’t the best…   So now that my son is studying biology (I really enjoyed this class in high school and had good grades too!) I was dreading looking into chemistry for his grade 10 science curriculum simply because I didn’t enjoy myself that much.

I started looking into it early as I have a tendency to plan in advance and not wait at the last minute.   I was thinking of pursuing with Apologia which made sense since my son desire to go in science and the books from Apologia generally prepares the students better for upper level school.   But then I stumbled onto a facebook post from Dr. Jay Wile presenting his upcoming chemistry curriculum for high school published at Berean Builders.  Wait what?   Many readers were asking question and that is where I discovered that the new edition of the chemistry book at Apologia was not entirely up at the quality level of the 2nd edition.  Dr. Jay Wile also reviewed the 3rd edition in more details on his blog.   I took the time to read as much as I could on this.   When I was done I had two options in front of me – either I should try to find a used 2nd edition of Exploring Creation with Chemistry from Apologia which contains experiments that could be more difficult to do due to having trouble to find some items in the supply list or switched gears for a year and get the new book published at Berean Builders.   As I was debating this, I approached the publisher and hoped I would be able to review the new title when it comes out.

I was delighted to get an email confirming shipment back in August 2015.    And today I am pleased to write about Discovering Design with Chemistry.  First and foremost, I need to tell you that I wish I had a teacher like Jay Wile to explain chemistry when I was in high school.   He explanations are clear and help you digest the concepts  in your brain.   From the first page of the first chapter I knew that this book would be a keeper and that my son would be well prepared when it comes to chemistry. 

The set includes the textbook which contains the main text with highlighted terms to memorize as well as a comprehension check questions and examples.   Each chapter also includes at least one experiment for a total of forty-six found throughout the book.   In average your student would do about three experiments every two weeks which isn’t too bad.   In the inside of the book, you will get a periodic table of the elements as well as a list of the elements ordered by their chemical symbols.  At the end of the book, you will find the bond energies, the standard enthalpies of formation, the absolute entropies, the standard Gibbs free energies of formation and the vapor pressure of water.   I suspect that these quick tables and information are place judiciously on the inside of the hardcover book so that the student can quickly flip to them for a quick reference.

Once you crack open the book, you will have to read the introduction since you will find information on how to use this book.  You will also obtain a list of supplies needed to do the experiments included in the book.   Many of the experiment in this course requires a kit that contains some specialized equipment and chemicals (more on this later).  Finally, you are also reminded that a website is also available to help you during this course on chemistry. 

Discovering Design with Chemistry is divided into sixteen chapters:

1. Measuring Up: Measuring distance, using different units, significant figures, using significant figures in mathematical problems, relationship between units, converting between units, prefixes in the metric system, scientific notation, measuring area and volume, converting between volume units, measuring mass, measuring time, density.
2. What’s the Matter?: mixtures and pure substances, homogenous and heterogeneous mixtures, mass conservation, elements and compounds, law of definite proportions, Dalton’s atomic theory, law of multiple proportions, what’s wrong with Dalton’s theory?
3. Making Sense of Atoms and Elements: abbreviating and arranging elements, periodic table of the elements, defining the atoms that make up an element, isotopes, radiation, nuclear weapons, electromagnetic spectrum, energy of light, illuminating the structure of atoms – the Bohr model, spectroscopy.
4. The Modern View of Atoms and Their Chemistry: waves/particles, out with orbits/in with orbitals, do electrons really behave like waves?, so where do you put these electrons?, what good are electron configurations?, Lewis structures for elements, metals/nonmetals/in-betweens, ionic compounds, ionic compounds that don’t follow the rules, an important characteristics of ionic compounds.
5. Covalent Compounds and Their Molecular Geometry: share and share alike, Lewis structures of covalent compounds, naming covalent compounds, periodic properties and how they affect covalent compounds, a consequence of polar covalent bonds, molecules in three dimensions, is it polar?, why is polarity important?
6. Physical and Chemical Change: chemical and physical changes, temperature changes, phase changes, kinetic theory of matter, an important exception: water, chemical reactions, balancing chemical equations, mathematical nature of chemical equations, formation and decomposition reactions, single and double displacement reactions, combustion reactions.
7. Stoichiometry: counting atoms, mole problems, using the Mole concept, moles infesting chemical equations, limiting reactant, using more complicated chemical equations, stoichiometry gets massive, a practical application of stoichiometry.
8. Still More on Stoichiometry: the err is human, percent field, empirical and molecular formulas, determining empirical formulas of metal oxides, determining empirical formulas with combustion analysis, more complicated combustion analysis, determining empirical formulas from percent composition, polyatomic ions.
9. Chemists Have Solutions: dissolving solutes into solvents, solubility, some ionic and polar covalent chemicals aren’t very soluble, concentration, molarity, molality, depression, elevation.
10. It’s a Gas!: how pressure is defined, Boyle’s Law, Charles’s Law, Absolute temperature, combined gas law, gases in Stoichiometry, Dalton’s Law of partial Pressures, Vapor Pressure and boiling point.
11. Some Pretty Basic (and Acidic) Chemicals: characteristics of acids and bases, chemical definition of acids and bases, acids and ionic bases, determining the chemical equation for an acid/base reaction, pH scale, acid/base neutralization, acid/base titrations, diluting acids and bases.
12. Reduction and Oxidation: oxidation states, reduction and oxidation, basics of batteries, analyzing galvanic cells, counting electrons and balancing simple redox equations, batteries that you actually use, electroplating, downside or redox reactions.
13. The Heat is On: What is heat?, specific heat capacity, measuring heat, calorimetry, latent heat, heat associated with chemical reactions.
14. Thermodynamics: enthalpy, bond energies, Hess’s Law, activation energy, changes in entropy, Gibbs free energy.
15. Kinetics: what things affect the rate of a chemical reaction?, collision theory, rate equation, determining reaction orders, activation energy, temperature, rate constant, how catalysts works.
16. Chemical Equilibrium: establishing chemical equilibrium, equilibrium constant, chemical meaning of the equilibrium constant, why salt melts ice, Le Chatelier’s principle, equilibrium concepts applied to acids and bases.

Each chapter contains clear information, quick comprehension check, stunning photos as well as explanatory graphics and specific instructions for the experiments.   You might wonder why dedicating a whole chapter to measurements but when you think about it a bit you will realize that if your student understands basic concepts in measurements, the rest of lessons in the book will be easier to grasp.  While I read the first chapter I was very pleased with how Dr. Wile explained the difference between English units and the metric units.   I will always be in awe to the fact the most of the world uses metric units while the U.S. still use the English units.   But that is another debate for another time I suppose.

As you can see in the pages below, you will find easy to understand graphics, photos and information that is written to help you better understand the concepts in this book.   The more I discover this book, the more I wished I had it in my hand when I was doing grade 12 chemistry.  Sigh.   I would probably have obtained better grades…

What makes this course even more interesting for me is the fact that Dr. Wile do not hesitate to demonstrate that chemistry shows the marvelous work of God.     It was important for me to get a book that would present the information accurately and that it would be faith based.   I am definitively not disappointed with this course.   I am confident that this course will prepare my son above and beyond the expectation of a chemistry course in regular school.   

You will also get the Answer Key & Tests book when you purchase the set.   This specific book contains all the material related to all sixteen chapters of the book – that is the solutions for the review, the test as well as the solution for the test - as well as two final exams (and their solutions) for each semester you are using the textbook.    Bottom line the book can be divided into two semesters: Chapters 1-8 and Chapters 9-16. 

My only disappointment at this point in time is the fact that a journal type product is not available in order for my son to study more accurately this course.  However, at the grade level he will be doing in September, I think he could be more than able to organize himself and use a notebook in order to take notes, answer questions and prepare for his exams.   It will be a great way for him to develop organizational skills when it comes to his studies.

A lab kit for this course is also available separately by Nature’s Workshop Plus.  However, a lab supply list is also included in the book for you if you decide to purchase the items separately.  Twenty-seven experiments can be completed without the kit.

In conclusion, if you are looking for a chemistry course that will prepare your student to upper level studies I believe that this book will be perfect for your child.  It will challenge him/her to the point of being completely prepare for the future if he/she wish to go into science.    I have no doubt that the quality of the text and the experiments included in this book will be preparing your child more than any other books out there.   Without hesitation I recommend Discovering Design with Chemistry for any high school student.  This  course will indeed prepare them for college/university!

Note that this course should be done by students who have completed Algebra 1.

Discovering Design with Chemistry is available for purchase on amazon.com.

Disclaimer: Thanks to Berean Builders for sending me the above mentioned product for review purposes . I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.

Easy Grammar Ultimate Series–180 Daily Teaching Lessons Grade 8

Easy Grammar Ultimate Series: 180 Daily Teaching Lessons – Grade 8
By Easy Grammar Systems

About the curriculum

• 180 daily teaching lessons
• 10 minute lessons
• Concepts presented in an easy, step-by-step manner
• Building-block approach

Emphasis is placed on phrases (gerund, infinitive, participial, etc.) and concepts at Grade 8 level

The Easy Grammar Ultimate Series texts are similar to both Easy Grammar andDaily GRAMS. The texts are like Easy Grammar in that they are teaching texts. Concepts relating to phrases, clauses, compound-complex sentences, and other higher-level concepts (as well as basics) are presented in a 180 daily lesson format found in Daily GRAMS texts. Concepts are introduced, reintroduced, applied, expanded, etc. throughout each text. See the "Scope and Sequence" for each EGUS level: Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12.

My Thoughts

We have been using Easy Grammar since Alexandre started grade 3.   After seeing the result is has made on him in learning English grammar, we decided to purchase the grade 2 book in order to prepare his siblings to the method of Easy Grammar. 

This year after 5 years of using the methodology of Easy Grammar, Alexandre embarked on a new journey with  the 180 Daily Teaching Lessons from Easy Grammar for upper grades.     The 180 Daily Teaching Lessons consists of the Teacher book, the student workbook and the test booklet.  The presentation is very different to what Easy Grammar was but the concept is still the same.  

Essentially, each day the student will go through exercises that will reinforce his/her knowledge of grammar.  The exercises consist of applying rules for capitalization, punctuation, parts of speech as well as sentence combining.    Each “lesson” will take approximately 10 minutes per day.  Every ten lessons, you can assign a test to your student in order to see if your student has mastered the material covered.   

For the past few weeks, Alexandre has been using the 180 Daily Teaching Lessons from Easy Grammar.   It is very different for him compared to the previous years where he had to learn the rules of grammar.  This time around, he has to complete some exercises while allows him to recall what he has learned in the past.    However, even though he has a strong understand of the grammar rules in English, I find this series will allow him to retain and put in practice all the things he has learned during his elementary years in primary homeschool.    As this point in time, the only issue I can see he has would be in the sentence combining exercises.   Sometimes he forget a part of a sentence while other times his sentence is too long.  However, when the test comes around, he has understood his errors during the exercises and apply it properly.  

To be honest, I almost wish that I would have had these books when I learned English grammar during my primary and high school years.   Being Francophone, I think my English would have greatly flourished if I had used these in the past.  Mind you, I am learning alongside my own kids because I am teaching them using the techniques presented in the Easy Grammar books.   And I have seen the difference it made for a child who learn easily as well as for a child who is learning differently and who takes longer to understand the rule.    All my kids are thriving using Easy Grammar.   I highly recommend it for anyone considering a curriculum to teach English Grammar.  

If you student has not learned the various rules of grammar during his elementary homeschool days, I strongly suggest that you use the Easy Grammar Plus curriculum which will provide the lessons needed in order to understand English Grammar.  Then the transition to the 180 Daily Teaching Lessons can be done easily with more practice throughout the high school years.

Note that the student workbook does not contain the answer key and is to be used in conjunction with the teacher’s guide.  Though technically, since the teacher’s guide allows you to reproduce the pages of the exercises, you might only need the teacher’s book for your own use.  The test booklet will give the parent a way to assess their child’s mastery of the concepts.  The test is reproducible for student use.

The teacher edition of this curriculum is available to purchase in paper or pdf format for the price of 26.95$.  The student workbook is available for purchase in paper format for the price of 13.95$.  The test booklet is available for purchase in paper or pdf format for the price of 5.95$.  (all in US dollar)

These resources are also available as a kit on amazon.com.

Disclaimer: Thanks to Easy Grammar Systems for sending me the above mentioned product for review purposes. I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.

Lexico

To my reader:  Since Guérin has graciously allowed me to review some of their products at a reduced price, I will write the review in French first.  Please scroll down to see what I think about this curriculum.

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Lexico – Plus de 6500 questions sur le vocabulaire couvrant les cinq années du secondaire
Publié chez Guérin Éditeur

Cherchez-vous un curriculum qui aidera votre enfant qui est au secondaire de développer son vocabulaire?  Si oui, j’ai découvert un produit fabuleux lorsque je visitais une autre maman qui fait l’école-maison.   Celle-ci m’avait invité parce que j’avais exprimé mon désir de découvrir des produits francophones qui permettraient à mes enfants de continuer à apprendre les règles de grammaire française durant les années d’école secondaire.  J’étais à la période d’exploration parce que mon plus vieux entamera les années supérieures du primaire (7e et 8e) en septembre.   Imaginez mon plaisir quand elle m’a présenté Lexico qui couvre toutes les années du secondaire!   C’était parfait pour notre famille.

Guérin a bien voulu m’envoyer le cahier et le corrigé de Lexico pour que je puisse l’explorer et le présenter.   Lexico est un produit qui permet à l’étudiant de mieux comprendre les lectures faites durant l’année scolaire et d’améliorer le vocabulaire de présentations orales et/ou écrites.    Le cahier contient plus de 6500 questions sur le vocabulaire pour toutes les années du secondaire.  En tout, vous trouverez un total de plus de 165 activités.     Les exercices sont nombreux et permettront à l’étudiant de construire une banque de mots qui rendra ses textes plus vivants en bout de ligne. 

Voici la table des matières du cahier d’exercices:

Chapitre 1: La formation des mots – Ce chapitre présente des exercices qui permettront à l’étudiant d’identifier le radical, de jouer avec les préfixes/suffixes, de trouver la racine d’un mot, de même que la formation du verbe, de l’adjectif, du nom, de l’adverbe et les famille de mots.
Chapitre 2: La précision des mots – Dans ce chapitre, les exercices guideront l’étudiant à remplacer des termes communs avec des termes plus précis.
Chapitre 3: Le sens d'expressions courantes – Ce chapitre laisse l’étudiant explorer des expressions afin de trouver les mots associés à celles-ci.
Chapitre 4: Les nuances du mot – Ce chapitre permet à l’étudiant de découvrir des synonymes, homonymes, paronymes et antonymes.
Chapitre 5: Les sens du mot – Ce chapitre permettra à l’étudiant de prendre le temps de trouver le contexte afin d’identifier le mot.
Chapitre 6: Des mots incorrects  - Ce chapitre identifie les anglicismes et les canadianismes.
Chapitre 7: De quel mot s'agit-il? –Ce dernier chapitre consiste à trouver des mots basés sur chacune des lettres de l’alphabet.

L’encadré Connaissances au début de chaque leçon permet à l’élève de se familiariser avec les règles à apprendre avant de procéder à l’exercice.   Un certain nombre d’exercices sont offerts dans le cahier afin d’appronfondir le volet connaissance.   Plus tu avances dans le cahier plus tes connaissances de la langue française s’approfondissent.  Certains exercices demanderont de trouver une meilleure façon d’écrire (tel que trouver une verbe plus expressif) alors que d’autres familiaseront l’élève aux expressions françaises courantes.

Je suis vraiment impressionné avec le nombre d’exercices trouvés dans ce cahier et je suis certaine que mes enfants en sortiront gagnants quand ils feront ce cahier au cours des années secondaires.   Pour le simple plaisir d’améliorer mon français, j’ai moi même décider de passer à travers ce cahier.   Je dois avouer que j’apprends quelques trucs en parcourant les pages.

Si vous désirez que votre élève améliore son vocabulaire afin de mieux écrire des compositions ou des remises de travaux au secondaire, je conseille fortement de vous procurer le cahier de l’élève et le corrigé.  C’est un excellent produit pour faire pratiquer votre fils ou fille à améliorer son vocabulaire au secondaire.

Le Cahier  se vend au prix de 26.50$ et le Corrigé  est disponible pour le prix de 32.90$ directement sur le site le Guérin Éditeur.

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Lexico – over 6500 questions on the French vocabulary (cover all the high school level)
Published at Guérin Publisher

Are you looking for a product that will help your child in high school to develop his/her French vocabulary?  If so, I have found something that is simply fabulous while I was visiting another homeschool mom.    She had invited me at her place when I expresses a desire to find French curriculum for my kids that would allow them to learn the French grammar while doing the high school level.  I was at a time of exploration because my oldest son was entering middle school this year.   Imagine my surprise and joy when she showed me a product to learn French vocabulary which cover all the high school level.   It was perfect for my family!

Guérin accepted to send me the workbook and the teacher’s book so I can explore it and present it to my readers.    Lexico is a product that will allow the student to better understand the readings dones during the school year and to deepen his/her knowledge of the French vocabulary whether orally or in writing.   The workbook contains more than 6500 questions on the French vocabulary covered throughout high school.  In all you will find over 165 activities to complete in the workbook.  There are numerous exercises which will allow your student to build a word bank that will transform his compositions by making them more interesting.   

Here’s the table of content of the workbook:

Chapter 1: Words formation– This chapter offers exercices that will allow your student to identify the radical, to play with prefixes and suffixes, to find the root of a word, as well as understand the formation of verbs, adjectives, name, adverbs, and word families. 
Chapter 2: Precision of the words– In this chapter, the exercises will guide your student in replacing common terms into a more precise way of saying it.  
Chapter 3: Common expressions and their meaning– This chapter let the student explore expressions common in French and find which word is associated to them.  
Chapter 4: Variations of words– This chapter explore the synonyms, homonyms, paronyms and antonyms.  
Chapter 5: What a word mean– This chapter will challenge the student to take his/her time to find the context while identifying a word.  
Chapter 6: Incorrect words- This chapter essentially covers the Anglicism and canadianisms in the French language.
Chapter 7: Which word should it be?– This last chapter consists in finding the words based on a letter of the alphabet. 

Before jumping into exercises, the student will have to read a section where he/she will familiarize himself/herself with the rules to apply in the exercises offered.   Numerous exercises are offered in order to deepen the understanding of the French language – particularly the vocabulary.   The more you advance in the workbook, the more your understanding will get better.   Some exercises will ask you to find a new way to write something (for example to find a verb that is more alive) while others will allow the student to discover the French expressions used these days.     

I am really impressed with the quantities of exercises found in the workbook and I am convinced that my kids will come out winner by the time they complete the workbook.  Because I want to reconnect with my French and get better at it, I have decided that I would go through this book myself.   I have to admit that I am learning a thing or two while doing the pages…

If you desire that your student gets a stronger French vocabulary while writing, I strongly recommend that you purchase the workbook and the teacher’s book.  It is an excellent product that will allow your child to deepen his French vocabulary throughout high school.

The workbook  can be purchased for the price of 26.50$ and the teacher's book  is available for the price of32.90$ directly from the website of Guérin Publisher.

Please note that this curriculum is strickly in French.  No translation are found in the books.

Disclaimer: Thanks to Guérin Publisher for sending me the above mentioned products for review purposes. I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.

Total Transcript Solution

Total Transcript Solution
Written by Lee Binz
Published at The HomeScholar

A couple of month ago, I approached The HomeScholar about the possibility of reviewing the product Total Transcript Solution.   My oldest son is finishing grade 6 at this point in time but knowing that middle school was just around the corner I wanted to determine how it could be easy to make transcript if we were to continue in high school.

I was very happy to learn that I could review the product and immediately proceeded to download the files on my PC.    We had an homeschool conference coming as well and I was trying to determine what curriculum to have for grade 7 for French, Science and English.   I am glad to say that I was able to find what I needed and though I have not all the curriculum yet I know that it’s only a matter of week before I can sit down and plan the year.  

During the conference, I attended a special panel for homeschooling high school and interestingly enough the women speaking all strongly suggested the book from Lee Binz.   I was delighted to know that I was on the right track and after that exhausting and rewarding day I printed the pages I needed to read.   And slowly but surely my fears and doubts melted away as I read through the pages of the e-book.

Essentially Total Transcript Solution is a tool for you to comprehend and understand how you can product a high school transcript that will help your child to go to college.   

The HomeScholar Total Transcript Solution is a four step guide that will allow you to produce an important document for your high school student.   Purchasing this product means that you will get the following items:

• Making a Transcript – Downloadable MP3 and handouts
• The Easy Truth About Homeschool Transcripts E-Book
• Transcript Template Collection
• as well as one free 20 minutes private phone consultation to get your questions answered.

I will admit that I didn’t took advantage of the 20 minutes phone consultation as I am not in the high school years yet but reading through the ebook and looking at the examples helped me tremendously in keeping my calm and realizing that I can do this.

Also included in the package, you will get The HomeScholar Audio Course of High School Testing MP3 and handouts, The HomeScholar High School Resource Pack, a special report on 7 Secrets to Homeschooling Through a Financial Storm and a free 30 day trial subscription to The Homescholar Silver Training Club.

Having read and looked at the transcript provided in this product, I feel more confident in my ability of producing a transcript that would open doors for my kids when they decided to pursue higher level of learning.    Starting next year, I will practice keeping records on a more regular basis on what my oldest son will be doing for the various subjects he will be covering in grade 7.    Lee has written in such a simple way that she makes you realize that making a transcript is not that complicated and can be easily done.   All it takes from you is to realize that you shouldn’t wait at the last minute and start early in tracking what your child is doing/studying.   With the help of this document I was able to plan a high level schedule for the middle and high school years for my son.   He keeps talking about wanting to become a doctor so I am planning according with this desire of his.   Obviously, he can change his mind one of these days but he is very interested with this work and I am going to help him as best as I can for him to realize his dream.   He also expressed a desire to do mission work in the future.  

I particularly like the fact that Lee Binz encourages you throughout the whole document not only to make a transcript but to pursue homeschooling  during high school.   She takes the time to specify that if a subject is not mastered there is no shame in redoing it for the child to master the information.    I like the honesty in what she says.   She also guide you step-by-step in producing the best transcript for your child based on his/her own learning and experience.   I realized that little things would also count and that things like learning Microsoft Access will qualify as technology.    She also gives plenty of examples of extra curricular activities that would also count as part of the transcript like writing a resume, preparing an income tax, typing skills, culinary skills.    I was quickly realized that technically my son has already started accumulating credit on high school subject.

Suddenly I don’t feel as stressed in having to prepare a transcript for my kids when it comes the time to do so.   Going through this product made me realize that it is possible to make one that will open doors for them.    I am very capable in preparing and completing this task as time goes by.   I am forever grateful for Lee Binz to have agreed in letting me reviewing this product.   The future doesn’t look as scary anymore and I know that I can equip my kids for whatever than want to do. 

The HomeScholar Total Transcript Solution is available for purchase for the price of 47$ directly from the website.  I strongly recommend that homeschoolers considering embarking on the high school journey to read through this product in order to understand how to make a transcript in order to have your child accepted in the college or university of his/her choice.  

Disclaimer: Thanks to The HomeScholar for sending me the product for review purpose. I was not monetarily compensated for this review. Please note that the review was not influenced by the Sponsor in any way. All opinions expressed here are only my own.