CrystalM Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 What are some living books you have used for earth and space science? Also, what science encyclopedia would you recommend for this age group? I am not interested in a boxed curriculum such Elemental Science, NOEO, etc. I want to put together my own but need some ideas and recommendations for living books and an encyclopedia to use as a spine. Edit to add...we are very conservative Christians. We will teach that some people believe in evolution but we teach young earth creationism. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura W. Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 You might check into the Wonders of Creation Series. We used one several years ago when our oldest was in 4th grade. It was a little too much information for her at that time, but I imagine that it would be just right for a slightly older child. The pictures in the books are gorgeous. I had to add extra perspective and explanations, because it was definitely written from a YEC perspective, and we are old earth creationists. They have: New Astronomy Book by Dr. Jonathan Henry, Geology Book by John Morris, and Fossil Book by Gary Parker. They also have a workbook/study guide to go with each. Something else is the Jonathan Park Adventure series. You can still get the books, if you want, but they also have it available as cd/mp3. There is also the Awesome Science DVD series with Noah Justice. My children enjoy things similar to those; we don't have those particular items because they are so clearly young earth. For earth science, something a little bit fun and different that my 5th and 7th grade children have enjoyed this year is Earthsearch: A Kid's Geography Museum in a Book. As far as a science encyclopedia, I like the ones from Usborne. There is the Usborne Science Encyclopedia, but only about 45 pages in it cover earth and space science. For more in-depth earth science, there is the Usborne Encyclopedia of Planet Earth. My 5th and 7th graders are currently enjoying a book that seems to be a blend of science encyclopedia and hands-on science activities, the DK Nature Explorer. Of it's six sections, three of them clearly fall under space and earth science, and a fourth section, entitled Nature Ranger, has some earth science as well. Blessings to you in your homeschool journey, Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrystalM Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 Thank you Laura for the suggestions. Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Well, we are studying earth and space science right now, but I'm not sure if any of my suggestions would work for you. If you are looking for things solely from a young earth perspective you aren't going to find many actual science books. Maybe try a different thread title or clarify what you would find acceptable? I'm really not trying to be snarky or mean, and I'd love to help, but given the ETA on your OP I am not sure if any of my suggestions would work for you. I'm not sure how you study earth and space science from a YE perspective, a greater than 6000 year time frame is integral to our scientific understanding of the universe and the earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I agree with Rose - that's a hard one. Maybe John Hudson Tiner's books? Exploring the World of Astronomy Exploring Planet Earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I think your going to have to specifically at YE publishers for what you are looking for as any mainstream science book will be OE. We're studying space right now but none of my resources would fit, while some science topics can avoid the age of the earth it is integral to books about space. I think sometimes that YE advocates overstate the prevalence of YE views, making it seem that there are more in-line with this view than there actually are, however surely there are some out there and I'd guess someone has made a list of resources. I'd just google, young earth astronomy books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeriJ Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Check with Heart of Dakota's website. It's a little hard to navigate, but each level uses living books for science. They are YE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyP Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Check with Heart of Dakota's website. It's a little hard to navigate, but each level uses living books for science. They are YE. This is probably the only one, but HOD does use Find the Constellations by H.A. Rey, which is not YE. Just a heads up for the OP. :) OP, we are also studying Earth/Space science using living books, but I am afraid none of our books support a YE view. If you are interested anyway, I would be happy to share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrystalM Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 I don't mind if the books are not YE. I mainly added that to say we are Christian and would prefer Christian books if possible. I don't mind secular suggestions or OE suggestions. I would love a whole list that I can go through and decide later which would be the ones we'll use. Overload me with suggestions. I can review them overtime since I do have some time before I need to decide. Thanks for all of the responses so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyP Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 A Really Short History of Nearly Everything by Bryson Space The Big Bang by Fleisher Universe by Seymour Simon Exploring Our Solar System by Sally Ride To Space and Back by Sally Ride Find the Constellations by H.A. Rey Copernicus by Andronik (there must be a better biography out there for him...) Galileo by Steele Earth Shaping the Earth by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent Over the Mountains by Collier Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives by Rusch Smithsonian Ocean by Cramer Tracking Trash by Burns Over the Coasts by Collier Over the Rivers by Collier Discover Nature in the Weather by Tim Herd I hope this is helpful! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddlemomma Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Check out this book: http://www.amazon.com/Couldnt-Just-Happen-Knowing-Creation/dp/1400317142/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1416865211&sr=1-1&keywords=it+couldn%27t+just+happen It was great when we were studying Earth Science and the solar system. It comes from a creationist standpoint, but stays neutral regarding YE vs. OE; basically it doesn't mention a time period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 I like Tracy P's list. For Earth Science, Dr. Art's Guide to Planet Earth is great for this age group, as is Science 101: Ecology The Scientists in the Field series has some awesome books on astronomy and the scientists who do it. We really like the DK and Eyewitness single subject books: they have The Universe, Astronomy, Earth, and other relevant titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeriJ Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 This is probably the only one, but HOD does use Find the Constellations by H.A. Rey, which is not YE. Just a heads up for the OP. :) OP, we are also studying Earth/Space science using living books, but I am afraid none of our books support a YE view. If you are interested anyway, I would be happy to share. I meant to say that HOD is of a YE view. She usually gives a heads up about any book that is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I don't know if you would be interested in listening to talks or reading articles by John Lennox, but he has plenty available free online. He is a Protestant apologist for OE. I listened to one of his talks from 2011 available on the Society for Classical Education's website. (I listened to it back then, so I can't remember which of the 2 listed was the one I listened to.) http://www.societyforclassicallearning.org/index.php/resources-guest/media-guest I googled his name before posting b/c I couldn't remember exactly what it was and found his website which has lots of material. http://johnlennox.org/jresourcess/video-resources/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrystalM Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Thanks for all of the suggestions. If you come up with others, please pass them my way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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