Elemental Science
Elemental Science publishes homeschool science from kindergarten to high school, built on three keys: doing hands-on science, reading about it and writing it down. Families choose a classical series planned by stage (grammar, logic, rhetoric), the story-based Sassafras Science, in which children follow a novel through a field of science, or short Science Chunks units. Books come printed or as eBooks, with experiment kits sold beside them.
Grades it covers
- PK
- K
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- Subjects
- Science
- Grades
- Kindergarten to high school; Sassafras Science volumes run from K to 6th grade source ↗
- Method
- Classical, Literature-based source ↗
- Format
- Books and workbooks source ↗
- Faith label
- Not labelled
- Cost a year
- Sassafras Science Volume 1 (Zoology), one semester, printed combo of novel, activity guide and logbook: $43.99, or $25 as eBooks. The Year 1 experiment kit for Volumes 1 and 2: $47.99. Year bundles of two volumes and a kit start at $130 on sale. Read on October 31, 2026; prices change. source ↗
- Placement
- No placement test on the publisher’s site when we checked.
What it does well
- Several styles under one roof: a classical plan by stage, a novel-led series and short units, so families can switch without changing publisher.
- Each lesson mixes an experiment, reading and a written record, which builds the habit of a science notebook.
- eBooks cost much less than print and arrive within minutes.
- Multi-age options let siblings study the same science field together.
Watch for
- Each Sassafras volume is one semester, so a full year means buying two volumes and their kit.
- Supply kits are sold separately from the books, and some year bundles were sold out when we checked.
- Printed books ship by media mail and can take up to three weeks.
- With so many series, choosing the right one takes time; the publisher has a where-to-start guide.
It fits
A family that wants science with real experiments, reading and notebooking, and likes the choice of a story-led or classical plan.
It doesn’t fit
A family that wants a video-led course, or one where the child works alone on a screen.
Compare Elemental Science
Other programs for the same subject and grades:
- Apologia Science Preschool to 12th grade; each elementary course is for K to 6th grade, General Science for 7th to 8th, Physical Science for 8th to 9th
- Beautiful Feet Books Kindergarten to 12th grade, in grade spans such as K to 3rd, 4th to 6th and 5th to 8th
- CK-12 Kindergarten to 12th grade, plus some college and adult courses
- Exploration Education Elementary (K to 3rd), Standard (4th to 6th) and Advanced (7th to 10th)
- The Good and the Beautiful Preschool to 12th grade; high school has language arts and biology only
- Khan Academy Kindergarten to 12th grade, plus early college courses
- MEL Science From age 5 (STEM) up to 14 and over (Medicine); Physics and Math from 8, Chemistry from 10
- REAL Science Odyssey Kindergarten to 10th grade: Level 1 for K to 6th, Level 2 for 6th to 10th
Lists it is on
- Homeschool science curricula 18
- Literature-based homeschool curricula 15
- Classical homeschool curricula 11
- Homeschool curricula for pre-K and kindergarten 73
- Homeschool curricula for middle school 83
- Homeschool curricula for high school 56
- Print homeschool curricula 68
- Homeschool science curricula for pre-K and kindergarten 16
- Homeschool science curricula for middle school 16
- Homeschool science curricula for high school 10
- Print homeschool science curricula 11
- Literature-based homeschool science curricula 3
What we read, and how we label
Every fact on a card was read on the publisher's own website on the date shown, and the page it came from is linked. A fact we could not confirm there is left out. Costs are for one child and one year of the main package, as the publisher's page showed them that day; prices and sales change. Method and format are the publisher's own description where it gives one. The only thing we say about religion is one label, secular or faith-based, given by the rule above; where the publisher's pages don't settle it, the card has no label.
The publisher’s pages we read on October 31, 2026:
- elementalscience.com/
- elementalscience.com/pages/where-we-stand
- elementalscience.com/collections/sassafras-science
- elementalscience.com/collections/sassafras-science/products/sassafras-science-year-1-bundle
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