Science in the Creation Week

Noble Publishing Associates

The creation “outline” from Genesis serves as the foundation for this science curriculum that teaches the physics of light, the chemistry of basic elements, an introduction to astronomy, and the fundamentals of plant and animal biology. This is a multi-level, one-year curriculum suggested for grades 2-5, although I think that it will easily stretch through sixth grade. It is published in a spiral-bound 8 1/2” x 7” format.

There are seven units correlating with the biblical days of creation: human senses; light, energy, and matter; water and the atmosphere; land and plants; sun, moon and stars; birds and sea life; and land animals and humans.

Within each unit lessons/activities are offered at three levels—explorer, inspector, and researcher—reflecting increasing levels of difficulty in thinking skills. There are from six to seventeen activities within each unit. Students or parents can begin work at whatever level of difficulty they wish.

There is more content within this book than you find in typical experiment or activity books or even in some science books for the early grades. (Some topics will be too difficult for younger students and should be saved for later.) However, to make this your core science text, you still might wish to do further research on some topics using some of the references listed in the back of the book or other sources.

Handy charts in the front of the book designate levels for each activity, skills covered, preparation time, and activity time. Activities use easy-to-find, inexpensive materials, and data recording/activity charts are included within the book.