Science
Connecting Students to a Biblical View of Science
Draw your students into the awe and amazement of creation through God’s eyes with the newly revised first- through fourth-grade science textbooks from Purposeful Design Publications. (Revised fifth- and sixth-grade editions coming soon!) Grounded in biblical worldview, the series enables students to learn how to do science, not just about it. They will grow through experiential, hands-on learning based on scientific-inquiry investigations and engineering-design-process activities.
Teachers will benefit from the NSES and NGSS coding of lessons, along with differentiated instruction ideas and cross-curricular extension activities.
This third edition of Purposeful Design's Elementary Science will enable teachers to train up the next generation to recognize God’s handiwork all around them and marvel at His intelligent design.
Listen to what our curriculum developers have to say about the new Science 3rd Edition.
Elementary Science Third Edition Series Features
- Future-ready, research-based instruction that meets the most comprehensive and challenging college-and-career-readiness standards available
- Experiential, hands-on learning approach
- NSES and NGSS standards coded to each lesson, and performance-based assessments in each chapter
- Differentiated instruction ideas and cross-curricular activities
- Questions based on critical thinking, depth of knowledge, and Bloom’s taxonomy
- Inclusion of scientific-inquiry investigations and engineering-design-process activities
- Content and biblical worldview objectives centering on answering these questions:
- Who is God?
- Who is man?
- What is the nature of the world around me?
- What is my purpose in life?
- How do I evaluate what is true?
- What effect does sin have on the world, and what does God promise?
Elementary Series Student Edition and Workbook Features
- For Grades 1–3: consumable, full-color student books with a take-home booklet for each chapter
- For Grades 4–6: hardcover, full-color student books and required softcover, consumable workbooks with multiple hands-on application activities, scientific investigations, and engineering-design-process activities for every chapter
Elementary Series Teacher Edition Features
- Embedded student book pages for easy cross-referencing
- Cross-curricular connections
- Online resources including digital materials, learning materials, computer presentation decks, and engaging unit videos
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Science: Grade 5, Third Edition, Teacher Textbook
Inspire your students to explore God’s amazing creation to deepen their engagement and hands-on learning of science with this new 3rd edition. Science, Grade 5 integrates the six key biblical worldview questions introduced in Grades 1–4 to guide students in grappling with biblical truth versus secular assumptions. Make lesson planning a breeze with NSES and NGSS standards coded to each lesson, differentiated instruction ideas, cross-curricular activities, and performance-based assessments in every chapter. Reduce lesson preparation time with user-friendly, at-a-glance information on two facing pages. Veteran teachers will love all the activity ideas; novice teachers will love the step-by-step directed instruction. Liven up class time with appealing unit videos and colorful learning materials for digital display or printing. This new edition of Science, Grade 5 enables teachers to address each student’s needs through multiple instructional strategies and learning modalities.
- NSES and NGSS standards coded to lessons
- Lesson highlights
- Materials needed
- Background content
- Natural integration of biblical truth
- Reduced student pages with answers
- Learning Materials for enrichment activities and assessment
- Presentation Decks
- Display Materials
- Unit Video links
- Teacher's step-by-step directed instruction
DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES
- Learning Materials
- Presentation Decks
- Display Materials
- Video Links
