God's Design for the Physical World Set (MB Edition)

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    Overview

    Complete physical science curriculum for 3rd-8th graders, which presents God’s amazing world through the study of machines, motion, energy, and technology!

    Machines & Motion: Learn about many fascinating inventions, such as the physical principles behind flight and the advances in communication as you study airplanes, rockets, telephones, computers, and more!

    Heat & Energy: Discover many kinds of energy that power our lives. From fossil fuels to nuclear power plants, see how God provides our energy needs and learn the wonders of electricity, magnetism, light, and sound.

    Inventions & Technology: Understand simple machines such as levers and inclined planes. Learn about the law of motion. You will enjoy experimenting with friction, racing rollerskate cars, and making pendulums.

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    What’s Included

    1 x God's Design for the Physical World (Teacher Guide - MB Edition)
    1 x God's Design for the Physical World (MB Edition)

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    SKU M144-1-SET
    Manufacturer Master Books
    Title God's Design for the Physical World Set (MB Edition)
    Subtitle Machines & Motion | Heat & Energy | Inventions & Technology
    ISBN 13 9781683441441
    Series God's Design MB Edition
    Contributors Debbie Lawrence, Richard Lawrence
    Publisher New Leaf Publishing Group, LLC
    Weight (in lbs) 4.9

    The God’s Design Science series is based on a biblical worldview and reveals how science supports the biblical account of creation. Richard and Debbie Lawrence, authors of the series, have a long history of enjoying science. They have both worked as electrical engineers and now Debbie teaches Chemistry and Physics at a homeschool co-op. While homeschooling their children for 16 years, there was almost always a science experiment going on in the kitchen. Today that tradition is being continued with the next generation as the grandkids enjoy Grandma Science Day once a week. The Lawrences also enjoy playing street hockey, hiking in the Rocky Mountains, and visiting historical sites around the world.

    What's so special about the Master Books edition? This exciting course has been enhanced with the following features:

    • The 6 original books plus online downloads are now all combined into just 2 books
    • Combined daily schedule for a one-year course (includes material for Machines & Motion, Heat & Energy, and Inventions & Technology)
    • Each individual lesson sheet on its own page
    • Contains a master supply list for each section (Machines & Motion, Heat & Energy, and Inventions & Technology) as well a supply list for each lesson- all with convenient checkboxes
    • Additional instructions and formatting on the lesson sheets make it easier for the student to follow and the parent to grade
    • The icons used in the student book have been added on the lesson sheets as well
    • A point system has been assigned to quizzes and tests
    • Separate answer keys for worksheets, quizzes, and tests for each section (Machines & Motion, Heat & Energy, and Inventions & Technology)
    • Answer keys contain both questions and answers for convenience
    • Includes copies of the glossaries from the student book

    Optional Resources Include:

    We did this one 2 years ago
    Review by 2 yes ago
    Really enjoyed this book. Would have been better if i knew at the time about the science kit that went with it.
    *Updated Review
    Review by Amanda
    We really struggled with this curriculum when we first started it. I think that is because we were unfamiliar with the “God’s Design” book format, as this is the first of the series we have used. It took us a while to realize the glossaries for each unit were separate. The information and lessons in the book are really pretty good and practical. We have still struggled to find some of the answers to the questions (that matched the answer key), but my son is understanding the material overall.
    Frustrating
    Review by Amanda
    I love Master Books, but this particular curriculum has been very frustrating. My 8th grade son has struggled tremendously with this curriculum because as some of the other reviews have stated, the answers in the teachers guide are not found in the book text. After much frustration and feeling like we were missing something, I came back to the website to find there is a video course to go with the curriculum. From what I have watched in the free preview videos, this is where the missing course material is at. However I was disappointed to find that the video course is an additional $65. We will be purchasing the additional video course, however I feel that it should be included in the price of the course, or the questions on the worksheets be geared to the material that is only in the book.

    EDITOR'S NOTE:
    The Master Books Academy course is completely optional and supplemental to the textbook course. It is not a required purchase.

    I think you might find these words from Debbie Lawrence, the author, helpful to you.

    "Hi, I am the author. The What Did We Learn questions are a chance to review the material covered in the lesson. The answers should be directly in the lesson. The Taking it Further questions are intended to help the child think beyond what was directly covered. Students are not expected to always get the answers correct, just to try to think of possible answers. You are welcome to skip those questions or use them as opportunities to do more investigation. I was hoping to encourage students to apply what they just learned. Using the answers in the teacher's guide is a great way to stimulate discussion and a deeper thinking about the topic."
    Not Appropriate Grade Range
    Review by Melissa
    I’m very disappointed with this book, however, I like Master books curriculum overall. This book is too advanced to group younger elementary grades into this. I trusted that since this book was available for the 4th grade curriculum, that it would be a great resource for my daughter to learn. It absolutely has not. We’re only a week into homeschooling and I switching books. Even when my child is in upper elementary, I don’t think I will reconsider. In addition, I tried to use the Master Books Academy course for the first few lessons and I am still quite disappointed.
    Excited
    Review by Carol
    My son is excited about this course. He is a Monster Jam fanatic and is looking forward to learning about energy, machines, etc. I am going to wait until next year though and use it with the Master Books Academy as I think he will get more of an understanding and be able to understand the formulas better. We will be doing more time in math for at least the 1st half of this year, so I am going with something less challenging this year.

    We decided to "redo" Earth, soil, and sea (panel book) But, this time just with the MasterBook Academy. I am sure he will pick up information that we didn't get 2 years ago. We will do that 2 or 3 days/week and on the other days, he will do an element from "Elements of Faith". Just another reason why I love to home school!
    Good but can be difficult
    Review by Raychal
    My 7th grader is using this curriculum. She enjoys science, however there have been concepts in this curriculum that have been difficult for her to grasp.
    Love Love Love this curriculum
    Review by Sarah
    I'm a science nerd myself and I discovered this series back when it was sold in separate books without all the fancy worksheets that are now included. I started using this with both of my kids (one was in grade 1 and the other in grade 3). I modified it to fit their age levels, but the clear writing, engaging experiments, and overall awesomeness made this series a joy to teach and my kids both loved our science classes. I usually covered two and a bit books a year (back when they were all separate books) and we finished the last one when my oldest was in grade seven and my youngest in grade five. The only major drawback was that is was REALLY hard to find a good science curriculum for the following years that wasn't just a general review of what we had already covered. ... my youngest is now in grade seven and we are using the high school Masterbooks series Survey and History of Science (Biology, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry). I have no regrets in using the God's Design series when my kids were younger. I have little science geniuses now. (yay!)
    My son is enjoying it!
    Review by Magan
    This course is difficult, but my 7th grade science loving son is really enjoying it. It is his favorite course this year.
    High level curriculum
    Review by Megan
    The information is great, but it is a very advance curriculum. I would recommend for a kid in the older side of this range. It seems perfect for my 8th grader.
    Advanced for suggested age / omissions
    Review by Leslie
    My 6th grader just completed this course. I gave it 3 stars because I REALLY like Masterbooks overall and use it for other subjects. I love how open and go their curriculum is. If it wasn't for that, I would have rated it lower. This particular course was a disappointment. First, it was too advanced for 6th grade. Students need to have a basic foundation in algebra to understand some of the formulas in this course. If not, it is confusing when they get to the section that teaches about force as the formulas and calculations are not well explained in the text and hard to follow. My second reason is the discrepancy in content. I found numerous questions in the course where I had to look in the answer key to get the answer because the content was not covered in the reading text. Some of the answers in the answer key were extremely detailed and complex and did not always match the reading text. As the "teacher" grading the assignments, I normally had to read the text myself to check my son's work because the wording in the text differed greatly from that in the answer key. It was a bit frustrating and made my job more difficult. I will continue to use MBs for history but I think we will go a different route for science next year.

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