Creation or Evolution

by Mike Snavely

Have you ever seen a curriculum designed specifically to deal with the creation vs. evolution issue?  If you’re like us, you have probably always taught your children about creation, but here is a workbook to help cement all your teaching, and perhaps a few more important facts , into your children’s minds. This book is designed for self-study purposes, for anyone 6th grade and above, but could be used for students as young as 10 if done along with an adult.  It contains forty lessons that are divided into seven units.  Most lessons have worksheets, and all units have tests.  Most use this for their children as a Bible supplement.  It’s designed to answer many of the questions asked on the issue of origins:

•Where did you come from? Why are you alive?

•Were you created, or did you evolve?

•Does it make a difference what you believe?

•How long were the “days” of creation?

•What is science? What is evolution?

•Does science support the theory of evolution?

•What happened to the dinosaurs?

•Was the flood really worldwide?

•Where did all the water go?

•What does nature have to say about origins?

•Were there “hominids” in the past – evidence of human evolution?

This curriculum answers these and many other questions. It is designed to give the student a well-rounded view of the whole “creation model” of origins.  This study of the biblical account of origins will stretch the student’s faith in the written Word of God and encourages confidence when facing a world hostile to its message. All tests and answers included. 147 pages; 450g.

by Larry Gonick & Craig Criddle $30

You don’t need to be a scientist to grasp the complex ideas of chemistry because this book explains them: the history and basics of chemistry, atomic theory, combustion, solubility, reaction stoichiometry, the mole, entropy and more – all explained in simple, clear, and yes funny illustrations.  Chemistry will never be the same!

See also The Cartoon Guide to Physics

This volume, based on translations of Fabre’s “Souvenirs Entomologiques, ” blends folklore and mythology with factual explanation. He discusses with infectious enthusiasm the physiologic secrets behind the luminosity of fireflies, the musical talents of the locust, the comfortable home of the field cricket, and the cannibalism of the pious-looking praying mantis, among other topics. This great French entomologist’s charming essays on insect life combine scientific rigor with the style of a literary classic. Beautifully written passages reveal the intricate, fascinating worlds of various insects as they hunt, build nests, feed families, and more. A rare volume that will delight any naturalist. PB 128p, 200g.

“Human Anatomy Coloring Book” contains careful, scientifically accurate line renderings of the body’s organs and major systems: skeletal, muscular, nervous, digestive, reprodicutive, etc.. A total of 43 plates (often with several illustrations to a page) offers numerous views, cross-sections, diagrams and detailed closeups, labelled and numbered to correspond with suggestions for coloring. These suggestions are specially designed to emphasize the structural relationships in the body. By working through each system, the reader will gain not only an intimate knowledge of the location, appearance and role of the body parts, but will be laying the groundwork for more sophisticated studies of anatomy. Includes reproductive organs. Suited to age 8+. 43p, 180g.

A refreshingly humorous and effective cartoon explanation of the principles of physics.You don’t have to be a scientist to grasp these and many other complex ideas, becausethis book explains them all: velocity, acceleration, explosions, electricity and magnetism, circuits — even a taste of relativity theory — and much more, in simple, clear, and, yes, funny illustrations. Physics will never be the same! PB 224p, 310g.

See also The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry.

This book is wonderful for all students of nature. High school biology students and college zoology students, will also benefit highly from this book .  This scientific colouring book teaches the structure and function of the major animal groups, from simple to complex. Brief, informative texts accompany each drawing, this book will take your students beyond your average Biology textbook. (Not a children’s colouring book). PB 240p, 540g.

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Body by Design defines the basic anatomy and physiology in each of 11 body systems from a creational viewpoint. Every chapter explores the wonder, beauty and creation of the human body, giving evidence for creation, while exposing faulty evolutionistic reasoning.

Special explorations into each body system look closely at disease apsects, current events, and discoveries, while profiling the classic and contemporary scientists and physicians who have made remarkable breakthroughs in studies of the human body.

* Good for Christian highschool or college students

*Graphs, tables, focus sections, diagrams and illustrations to provide clear examples and explanations of ideas presented.

*Questions at the end of each chapter challenge the student to think through the evidence presented.

Dr Gillen is a biologist and zoologist with a doctorate in Science Education. Hving taught biology for two decades at all grade levels, Dr Gillen is presently a Professor of Biology at Liberty University.

Some astronomers look at the stars and planets through a telescope. In this unique book, author Danny Faulkner views them through a biblical perspective. Written for the well-read layman, high school through adult age, Universe by Design explores and explains the historical development of this science, including current ideas in the field. From a creationist standpoint, Faulkner also addresses common misconceptions, difficulties, and critiques about relativity and cosmology. This book would be an excellent supplement to any home school curriculum. Includes: • Contributions of Ptolemy, Galileo, Brahe, Newton, Hubble, Einstein, and other famous scientists to the field of cosmology • Many diagrams and illustrations • Theories and facts on the origin and expansion of the universe • Thorough discussion of the big bang and the problems with it • Many examples and analogies to help understand concepts of cosmology. God’s awesome power is reflected in every star and planet in the universe around us!

Challenging questions at the end of every chapter. Grades 7-12. +

This is an excellent reader for all students as they learn about geometry. It has been out-of-print for 34 years. Students and teachers have used photo copies rather than not being able to experience the beautiful illustrations by Corydon Bell and have their own copy to refer to and cherish throughout the years.
Using only three simple tools-the string, the straightedge, and the shadow-men discovered the basic principles and constructions of elementary geometry more than two thousand years ago.

This engrossing book reveals how these discoveries were made and shows how they were related to the early civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Greece.

The fabric of the story is woven out of archeological and historical records and of legends about the major men of mathematics. By re constructing the events as they might have happened, Julia Diggins enables an attentive reader to easily follow the pattern of reasoning that leads to an ingenious proof of the Pythagorean theorem, an appreciation of the significance of the golden mean in art and architecture, and the construction of the five regular solids.

A great addition to your learning library.

Although this story begins with an evolutionary bias, there is still value in raising children’s awareness as to how the elements of geometry appear in nature and were discovered and made useful by men. Also, order in the creation (‘nature’), as opposed to chaos, is affirmed.

This sweet book was first published in 1918, and has as much charm today as it did when it was originally published! Join Emile, Jules, and Claire as Uncle Paul introduces them to the world of science in the most gentle manner possible – through storytelling. Uncle Paul is a learned Christian man who is not afraid of hard work, but always has time to tell the children a story. His insatiable curiosity for God’s natural world makes the lessons informative and his passion for his subject makes them interesting. A wonderful, true living book about nature and science from a Christian perspective that all ages will enjoy. A dear compilation of science stories that honour our God while teaching about His creation. A few minutes per day that is well-spent.