PrincipledMom™

Science is a terrific subject to view from the Bible because, like mathematics, science is orderly and predictable. Here are ten reasons I encourage you to study science from the Biblical Principle Approach.

1. Science reveals God's character: His order, His majesty, His creativity His consistency.
2. You can study things in-depth, at your own pace. You can stop along the way and cover things as you desire, without being bound to a textbook's schedule.
3. Science illustrates God's idea of government and affords children an appreciation of, and sense of responsibility for, creation (i.e. stewardship).
4. God has many character lessons to teach us from natural science, such as diligence, patience and fruitfulness.
5. Learning from whole to parts helps us study science in an orderly and easily understandable way.
6. Principles can be taught to the youngest children, making it very easy to teach science to multiple grades. You simply add to the principles each year, highlighting what the children need to know at their own level.
7. Learning science from the Principle Approach gives us a greater appreciation for God and His creation because we study in-depth, receiving inspiration from the Holy spirit and becoming "lively teachers", not just textbook readers.
8. Writing and defining science vocabulary gives students an appreciation for language. (And it's a great way to sneak in some latin!)
9. Accurate, excellent notebook work becomes future reference material because it becomes a part of the child's body of knowledge and not just a worksheet that's ccompleted and tossed.
10. The child learns to love science and will teach himself as he or she learns the study skills necessary to master the subject.

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