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REAL Science Odyssey

By Pandia PressChecked October 29, 2026No affiliate links. Programs never pay to appear. How we label

REAL Science Odyssey is a series of science courses, each on one subject. Level 1 courses for kindergarten to 6th grade (life, biology, astronomy, earth and environment, chemistry, physics) are each one consumable book with readings meant to be read aloud, hands-on labs, weekly supply lists and parent instructions, planned as 36 weeks at two days a week. Level 2 courses for 6th to 10th grade split into student books and a teacher guide and add independent research and unit assessments. Books come in print or as a PDF.

Subjects
Science
Grades
Kindergarten to 10th grade: Level 1 for K to 6th, Level 2 for 6th to 10th source ↗
Method
Traditional source ↗
Format
Books and workbooks source ↗
Faith label
Secular
Cost a year
$87.99 a year. Level 1 Chemistry (2nd to 5th grade, one consumable book for a full year): $87.99 in print or $52.99 as a PDF. Read on October 29, 2026; prices change. source ↗
Placement
Course map by grade ↗

What it does well

  • Each Level 1 course is a single book holding the readings, labs, weekly supply lists and parent pages, so there is little to assemble.
  • The publisher says no science background is needed to teach it, and the instructor pages explain each lesson.
  • Every book comes in print or as a cheaper PDF, and the PDF includes a separate file of the student pages.
  • Free excerpts with readings and activities are emailed on request, and a grade chart shows which course fits which grades.

Watch for

  • The series stops at 10th grade, so 11th and 12th grade science will need another publisher.
  • The student pages are consumable, so a second child needs an extra set, sold separately.
  • Level 2 courses are sold as separate textbook, workbook and teacher guide, so a full set is more than one book.
  • Labs need supplies gathered each week, so it is worth reading the supply list before the year starts.

It fits

A family that wants one science subject a year, read aloud and done together, with hands-on labs already planned out.

It doesn’t fit

A family that wants science taught on video or on screen, or one series that runs through 12th grade.

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Compare REAL Science Odyssey

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
  • 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
  • Blossom and Root Preschool to 6th grade (Level 6 still being finished)
  • Generation Genius Kindergarten to 8th grade, in K to 2nd, 3rd to 5th and 6th to 8th grade bands
  • Mystery Science Kindergarten to 5th grade

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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 29, 2026:

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