DIY Homeschooler

Sometimes science can come alive through reading literature. If you are looking for such a series, you might enjoy the Wonders of Creation series published by Master Books.

Update: Wonders of Creation Series {Updated}

Each book is full of information and written in an engaging and easy-to-understand style. Although they will be enjoyed by all ages, these wonderfully illustrated hardback titles are geared to the middle grades.

Exploring science during the younger years should be informal. By including hands-on activities and kits, keeping it simple early can whet the appetite for formal science during high school. Science as a discipline needs the math to back it up. In the meantime, kids’ scientific interests can be encouraged and fed, developing scientific curiosity and avoiding burnout.

Here are a few of our favorites in the Wonders of Creation series:

Weather

The Weather Book by Michael Oard
The causes of weather, world climates, how to read a weather map, the atmosphere, warm and cold fronts, thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and climates of the past and future.

The Weather Book Study Guide

Ocean

The Ocean Book by Frank Sherwin
Deep-ocean research, the different physical characteristics of the ocean, icebergs, tides, waves, currents, how weather affects the ocean, ocean resources, marine life, the coral reef, various ocean-exploring vehicles, and the Great Flood.

The Ocean Book Study Guide

Rocks

The Geology Book by Dr. John D. Morris
Inside the earth; igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks; plains, plateaus and mountains; erosion; deposition; fossilization; faults; and geological dating, with a look at the great geologic events of the past: Creation, the Fall, the Flood, and the Ice Age.

The Geology Book Study Guide

Space

The Astronomy Book by Dr. Jonathan Henry
The size of the universe, thoughts on the Big Bang theory, eclipses, constellations, space exploration, the sun, the planets, stars, galaxies, asteroids, and comets.

The Astronomy Book Study Guide

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Additional Resources

Free Nature Studies: Our Wonderful World
These books go very well with our free nature studies!