Exploring Creation with Earth Science, 2nd Edition
This vibrant Earth Science textbook guides kids through mountains, weather, rocks, and more—layering rich visuals with hands-on learning, biblical insights, and real-world exploration.
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Exploring Creation with Earth Science, 2nd Edition
Exploring Creation with Earth Science turns the study of our planet into a hands-on investigation of the world beneath your feet, the skies above you, and the forces that shape it all. From earthquakes and volcanoes to clouds, weather, rocks, oceans, and soil, this elementary earth science curriculum invites students to observe, question, experiment, and discover.
Written from a Christian worldview, the course uses a conversational, Charlotte Mason–influenced style that feels more like a guided exploration than a traditional textbook. Lessons encourage students to engage with what they're learning through experiments, observations, projects, and notebooking activities rather than simply memorizing facts.
The colorful hardcover textbook provides the instruction, while the Notebooking Journal lets your student take ownership of what he’s learning. We especially appreciate how the Notebooking Journal helps busy families organize the course with a suggested daily schedule, project and experiment pages, creative activities, templates, and more.
One of the strengths of Apologia's elementary science courses is their flexibility. Families can easily teach multiple children together, making the program a practical choice for homeschool households with a range of ages. Younger students can dictate or illustrate their responses, while older students can write in greater depth, making the course workable for multi-age family learning.
Throughout the course, students investigate topics such as weather patterns, erosion, soil composition, Earth's structure, and natural processes through hands-on activities that make abstract concepts easier to understand.
If your child is fascinated by storms, rocks, maps, or the natural world in general, Exploring Creation with Earth Science provides a thoughtful introduction to earth science while helping students develop observation, documentation, and critical-thinking skills along the way.
Since Earth is the only known planet to support life, it makes sense to try to understand and appreciate the gift God has given us.
Students then learn about Earth’s special place in the habitable zone and how God designed Earth to protect us and provide for all of our needs.
Next, students study the different spheres of our planet, including the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. They will understand that the rotation of Earth gives us variety for our days and nights, and the revolutions of Earth around our Sun give us variety in our seasons during the year. Our location on Earth gives us even more diverse locations to enjoy.
As students build a functional globe throughout their lessons, they will comprehend latitude, longitude, and time zones. They’ll explore the movements that shape our planet and the different types of rocks that form the Earth’s crust. Studying weather, climates, and atmospheric conditions will help budding meteorologists forecast their weekly weather.
Lessons about life on Earth, the cycles of life, unique places on our planet, and seeing God in creation round out the school year.
This 1-year Earth Science course contains 14 lessons. The Notebooking Journal (sold separately) includes a suggested detailed lesson plan and daily schedule to set young explorers up for success.
This course covers the following topics:
- Lesson 1: The Observable Universe
- Lesson 2: Life in the Habitable Zone
- Lesson 3: Spheres of the Earth
- Lesson 4: Mapping Your World
- Lesson 5: The Geosphere
- Lesson 6: Making and Shaping the Land
- Lesson 7: The Hydrosphere
- Lesson 8: The Atmosphere
- Lesson 9: Climate and Weather
- Lesson 10: Weather Forecasting
- Lesson 11: The Biosphere
- Lesson 12: Cycles of Life
- Lesson 13: Unique Places on Earth
- Lesson 14: God in Creation
- Text
- Notebooking Journal
Publisher: Apologia Educational Ministries
Author: Rachael Yunis
Age Recommendation: 6 - 12
Grade Recommendation: K - 6th
Faith-Based: Yes
Consumable: No (text), Yes (journal)
ISBN: 978-1-960929-33-4 (text), 978-1-960929-34-1 (journal)
Format: Hardcover (text), Spiral-bound softcover (journal)
Copyright: 2026
Edition: 2nd
Publication Date: April 15, 2026
Pages: 311 (text), 314 (journal)
Made in: USA
Lessons: 14
- Old Schoolhouse EE Award 1st Place Winner
- Practical Homeschooling Reader Award Top Ranked by Homeschoolers
- One of Cathy Duffy's 102 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum
- About.com Readers' Choice Winner
Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about this product below:
Yes, it is! The series is designed to be used in any order, so you can choose to start with whatever topic most interests your child.
Some of the books in the series have content that is a bit more advanced than others. In particular, Earth Science, Human Anatomy & Physiology, and Chemistry & Physics are better suited for upper elementary grades.
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