Q. How do I choose a level of God’s Design Science?

A. Follow this God's Design Science placement guide.

Start with the right level.

• Life and Heaven & Earth for Beginners are for grades K–2: Life for Beginners and Heaven & Earth for Beginners feature short lessons, gentle activities, and age-appropriate written work. A perfect first science experience. 
• While labeled grades 3–8, Life and Heaven & Earth are most suitable for grades 5–8: Life and Heaven & Earth are the most accessible entry points for elementary students in the series. These two courses may be used in any order, but we recommend starting with Life, then moving to Heaven & Earth.
• Chemistry & Ecology and Physical World are best suited for grades 7-8. Chemistry & Ecology and Physical World are more complex and recommended for middle school students. They can be used in any order, but Physical World includes formulas and concepts that are easier to grasp once students have some pre-algebra under their belt.

Teaching multiple children? Use the built-in family structure.
The Beginners books align lesson-for-lesson with their elementary level counterparts. A free alternate schedule is available to help you teach a K–2 child and an older sibling the same topic simultaneously, each at their own level.

Life and Heaven & Earth have a flexible design, allowing them to be used simultaneously with older and younger students within the recommended grade range of 5-8. When you add Beginners, these two levels offer the perfect family-style option. Look for the Challenge sections (marked in green) that allow older students to go deeper while younger students complete the core lesson.

Plan for the long game.
The author designed this series to be used twice. Children can begin with the Beginners books in K–2, then cycle through all four standard-series courses in the elementary and middle school years — encountering the same topics at a much deeper level the second time around.

A note on high school credit: God's Design Science is an elementary and middle school curriculum and is not designed as a college-prep high school course. Some families have successfully used Chemistry & Ecology or Physical World for a non-STEM high school credit by adding supplemental readers and independent research, but additional materials would be needed to meet that standard.