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Spend less time planning and more time exploring your Berean Builders curriculum with these lesson plans for your Homeschool Planet subscription. Berean Builders is a hands-on, multilevel elementary science series that introduces scientific concepts using history as its guide. Because each lesson is built around an activity or experiment, it is engaging for all K-6 students. In each Berean Builder course, students are reminded of the Creator who fashioned the marvels they are studying. Discovering Design series from Berean Builders is a comprehensive laboratory-based high school science courses ideal for your college-bound student.

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  • The publisher-recommended course of study
  • 1 school year lesson plan, covering all the assignments for your Berean Builders curriculum.
  • Berean Builders Lesson Plan Bundle includes all 5 elementary lesson plans.
  • Discovering Design Lesson Plan Bundle includes both lesson plans. 
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Lesson Plans

Berean Builders Lesson Plan Super Bundle  For Grades K - 12

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Berean Builders: Science in the Beginning For Grades K - 6
Berean Builders: Science in the Ancient World For Grades K - 6
Berean Builders: Scientific Revolution For Grades K - 6
Berean Builders: Science in the Age of Reason For Grades K - 6
Berean Builders: Science in the Industrial Age For Grades K - 6
Discovering Design with Biology For Grades 9-12
Discovering Design with Chemistry For Grades 9-12

Berean Builders Lesson Plan Bundle  For Grades K - 6

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Berean Builders: Scientific Revolution
Berean Builders: Science in the Beginning
Berean Builders: Science in the Ancient World
Berean Builders: Science in the Age of Reason
Berean Builders: Science in the Industrial Age

Discovering Design Lesson Plan Bundle  For Grades 9 - 12

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Discovering Design Biology
Discovering Design Chemistry

Berean Builders: Science in the Beginning  For Grades K - 6

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042406: Science in the Beginning

Science in the Beginning
By Dr. Jay L. Wile / Berean Builders Publishing, Inc

Science in the Beginning is an engaging, exciting, hands-on, multilevel elementary resource that is the first in a planned series of books by Dr. Jay Wile.

Introducing scientific concepts in the context of history, the days of creation are used as a structure through which a wide variety of scientific topics are introduced, including: light, energy conservation, air & water, botany, the solar system, zoology, and some aspects of human anatomy and physiology.

A total of 90 lessons are included; 15 for every creative day in the Genesis account. The first 12 are "normal" lessons and the last 3 are challenge lessons. Depending on how much science you wish to teach in your homeschool, there are enough lessons to cover every other day for the length of a school year, or, you can finish the book by only doing two lessons a week (and skipping the challenge lessons).

Students will love the hands-on activity that begins each lesson. Most are experiments (that have been field-tested for homeschoolers!), and include step by step directions to keep you on track. As this curriculum was designed for all elementary-aged students to use together, the main lesson text takes a conversational, easy-to-read tone that all students can comprehend; illustrations and photographs are integrated throughout. Review assignments close the lesson; questions are grouped for "youngest, older, and oldest" students. Students are instructed to keep a notebook, and the activities include both drawing and writing type notebook assignments. For evaluation, the notebook or oral questions can be used; tests are not included, but are in the Helps & Hints book (sold-separately).

Experiments use common household goods, though for some items that may not be on-hand, a list is provided at the beginning of the book. A full materials list for each creation-day chapter is also included for easy preparation.

299 pages with glossary and index. Hardcover. Elementary Grades K-6.

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Berean Builders: Science in the Ancient World  For Grades K - 6

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042420: Science in the Ancient World

Science in the Ancient World
By Dr. Jay L. Wile / Berean Builders Publishing, Inc

Science in the Ancient World is an engaging, exciting, hands-on, multilevel elementary resource that is the second in a planned series of books by Dr. Jay Wile.

Introducing scientific concepts in the context of history, students will follow the work of the "natural philosophers" who lived from approximately 600 BC to 1500 AD, particularly those Christians who studied the natural world in order to learn more about God. Arranged chronologically, chapters focus both on concepts as well as thinkers, including atoms, Hippocrates, Aristotle, Euclid, Archimedes, Galen, Albert of Saxony, Nicholas of Cusa, and finally Leonardo da Vinci and his insights into many different scientific topics.

A total of 90 lessons are included; divided into chronological sections, each section contains 15 regular lessons and 3 challenge lessons. Depending on how much science you wish to teach in your homeschool, there are enough lessons to cover every other day for the length of a school year, or, you can finish the book by only doing two lessons a week (and skipping the challenge lessons).

Hands-on activities are included in each lesson; most are experiments (that have been field-tested for homeschoolers!), and include step by step directions to keep you on track. As this curriculum was designed for all elementary-aged students to use together, the main lesson text takes a conversational, easy-to-read tone that all students can comprehend; illustrations and photographs are integrated throughout. Review assignments close the lesson; questions are grouped for "youngest, older, and oldest" students. Students are instructed to keep a notebook, and the activities include comprehension and reflection notebook assignments. For evaluation, the notebook or oral questions can be used; tests are not included, but are in the Helps & Hints book (sold-separately).

Experiments use common household goods, though for some items that may not be on-hand, a list is provided at the beginning of the book. A full materials list for each section is also included for easy preparation.

298 pages with glossary and index. Hardcover. Elementary Grades K-6.

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Berean Builders: Scientific Revolution  For Grades K - 6

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128578: Science in the Scientific Revolution

Science in the Scientific Revolution
By Dr. Jay L. Wile / Berean Builders Publishing, Inc

Science in the Scientific Revolution is an engaging, exciting, hands-on, multilevel elementary resource that is the third in a planned series of books by Dr. Jay Wile.

Introducing scientific concepts in the context of history, students will follow the work of the scientists who lived during the period known as "The Scientific Revolution." Arranged chronologically, chapters focus both on concepts as well as thinkers, including Galileo & Heliocentrism, Descartes, Otto von Guericke and the Electrical Charge, Robert Boyle, Francesco Redi, Sir Isaac Newton and his laws, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, and others.

A total of 90 lessons are included; divided into chronological sections, each section contains 12 regular lessons and 3 challenge lessons for a total of 15 lessons. Depending on how much science you wish to teach in your homeschool, there are enough lessons to cover every other day for the length of a school year, or, you can finish the book by only doing two lessons a week (and skipping the challenge lessons).

Hands-on activities are included in each lesson; most are experiments (that have been field-tested for homeschoolers!), and include step by step directions to keep you on track. As this curriculum was designed for all elementary-aged students to use together, the main lesson text takes a conversational, easy-to-read tone that all students can comprehend; illustrations and photographs are integrated throughout. Review assignments close the lesson; questions are grouped for "youngest, older, and oldest" students. Students are instructed to keep a notebook, and the activities include comprehension and reflection notebook assignments. For evaluation, the notebook or oral questions can be used; tests are not included, but are in the Helps & Hints in the Scientific Revolution booklet (sold- separately).

Experiments use common household goods, though for some items that may not be on-hand, a full list (organized by section) is provided at the beginning of the book.

308 pages with glossary and index. Hardcover. Elementary Grades K-6.

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Berean Builders: Science in the Age of Reason  For Grades K - 6

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133636: Science in the Age of Reason

Science in the Age of Reason
By Dr. Jay L. Wile / Berean Builders Publishing, Inc

Science in the Age of Reason is an engaging, exciting, hands-on, multilevel elementary resource that is the fourth in a series of books by Dr. Jay Wile.

Introducing scientific concepts in the context of history, students will follow the work of the scientists who lived during the period known as "The Age of Reason" (1656-1850). Arranged chronologically, chapters focus both on concepts as well as thinkers, including Halley, Anders Celsius, Benjamin Franklin, Carl Linneaus, Joseph Black, Erasmus Darwin, Lazzaro Spallanzani, James Hutton, John Dalton, Thomas Young, and others alongside topics that include carbon dioxide, atomic theory, Celsius/Fahrenheit temperatures, conductors and insulators, evaporation, genera and classification, erosion, and inoculation.

A total of 90 lessons are included; divided into chronological sections, each section contains 12 regular lessons and 3 challenge lessons for a total of 15 lessons. Depending on how much science you wish to teach in your homeschool, there are enough lessons to cover every other day for the length of a school year, or, you can finish the book by only doing two lessons a week (and skipping the challenge lessons).

Hands-on activities are included in each lesson; most are experiments (that have been field-tested for homeschoolers!), and include step by step directions to keep you on track. As this curriculum was designed for all elementary-aged students to use together, the main lesson text is written in a conversational, easy-to-read tone that all students can comprehend; illustrations and photographs are integrated throughout. Review assignments close the lesson; questions are grouped for "youngest, older, and oldest" students. Students are instructed to keep a notebook, and the activities include comprehension and reflection notebook assignments. For evaluation, the notebook or oral questions can be used; tests are not included, but are in the Helps & Hints for Science in the Age of Reason booklet (which is not included and is sold-separately).

Experiments use common household goods, though for some items that may not be on-hand, a full list (organized by section) is provided at the beginning of the book.

302 pages with glossary and index. Hardcover. Elementary Grades K-6.

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Berean Builders: Science in the Industrial Age  For Grades K - 6

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042482: Science in the Industrial Age

Science in the Industrial Age
By Dr. Jay L. Wile / Berean Builders Publishing, Inc

Science in the Industrial Age is an engaging, exciting, hands-on, multilevel elementary resource that is the fifth in a series of books by Dr. Jay Wile.

Introducing scientific concepts in the context of history, students will follow the work of the scientists who lived during the period known as "The Industrial Age," which spanned the 19th century. Arranged chronologically, chapters focus both on concepts as well as thinkers, including Georges Cuvier, Jons Jakob Berzelius, William Prout, Sir Charles Wheatstone, Louis Pasteur, James Clerk Maxwell, Nikola Tesla, Marie Curie, and others alongside topics such as proteins, motors, the speed of electricity, fermentation, spontaneous generation, supersonic speed, radiation, and more.

A total of 90 lessons are included; divided into chronological sections, each section contains 12 regular lessons and 3 challenge lessons for a total of 15 lessons. Depending on how much science you wish to teach in your homeschool, there are enough lessons to cover every other day for the length of a school year, or, you can finish the book by only doing two lessons a week (and skipping the challenge lessons).

Hands-on activities are included in each lesson; most are experiments (that have been field-tested for homeschoolers!), and include step by step directions to keep you on track. As this curriculum was designed for all elementary-aged students to use together, the main lesson text is written in a conversational, easy-to-read tone that all students can comprehend; illustrations and photographs are integrated throughout. Review assignments close the lesson; questions are grouped for "youngest, older, and oldest" students. Students are instructed to keep a notebook, and the activities include comprehension and reflection notebook assignments. For evaluation, the notebook or oral questions can be used; tests are not included, but are in the Helps & Hints for Science in the Industrial Age book (which is not included and is sold-separately).

Experiments use common household goods, though for some items that may not be on-hand, a full list (organized by section) is provided at the beginning of the book.

303 pages with glossary and index. Hardcover. Elementary Grades K-6.

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Discovering Design with Biology  For Grades 9 - 12

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252959: Discovering Design with Biology Set, 2 Volumes

Discovering Design with Biology Set, 2 Volumes
By Dr. Paul Madtes Jr. and Dr. Jay L. Wile / Berean Builders Publishing, Inc

Discovering Design with Biology from Berean Builders is a comprehensive laboratory-based high school biology course, ideal for your college-bound student. With 180 hours of instruction, 16 units and 40 hands-on experiments, covering household, dissection, and microscope labs, this is a thorough introduction to how living organisms are designed and classified, how they interact with one another, and how they interact with their physical environment. Throughout the course, your student will see that life is the result of design and that organisms have been given the ability to adapt to their surroundings, as well as learn to identify the problems associated with the modern evolutionary synthesis. Grade 9 & 12.

Concepts covered include the chemical processes for life, the structures of RNA and DNA, cell design, and photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and cellular reproduction processes. After a thorough survey of the different kinds of organisms found in nature: archaea, bacteria, protists, fungi, invertebrates, vertebrates, and plants, your student will then learn about ecosystems and the biogeochemical cycles that keep environments hospitable to life. Labs include extracting DNA from fruit, examining the effects of temperature and pH on enzymes, exploring osmosis and diffusion, building a pedigree, culturing bacteria, growing and examining fungi, identifying the stages of mitosis, studying live bacteria that were cultured by the student, identifying budding in yeast, and analyzing the microscopic structure of plants and animals. There are also four dissection experiments: the earthworm, crayfish, fish, and frog.

In the Discovering Design with Biology textbook, "Comprehension Check" questions and experiments are provided throughout each chapter, and important scientific terms and vocabulary are underlined and defined. Each chapter ends with review questions to be completed before taking the chapter test. Comprehension Check & answers are at the end of each chapter. Each chapter has at least one experiment, with 40 experiments in total. Comprehension Check & answers are at the end of each chapter. 596 pages, hardcover.

The Answer Key & Tests for Discovering Design with Biology book includes answers to the chapter reviews in the student text, chapter tests and test answers, and two semester final exams and answers. 112 pages, softcover.

This kit includes:

  • Discovering Design with Biology textbook
  • Answer Key and Tests Book

Please note: Discovering Design with Biology Student Workbook (sold separately) is an optional resource containing daily lesson plans, worksheets with comprehension and review questions from each chapter, and a laboratory notebook.

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Discovering Design with Chemistry  For Grades 9 - 12

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278461: Discovering Design with ChemistryDiscovering Design with Chemistry
By Dr. Jay L. Wile / Berean Builders Publishing, Inc

Discovering Design with Chemistry is a high-school college-prep chemistry course by Dr. Jay Wile. Designed for homeschooled students to use independently, this course features at-home experiments, a simple format, and thorough text that provides extensive coverage of chemistry from a Christian, creation-based perspective.

This course includes sixteen chapters that together cover topics such as the classification of matter, atomic structure, spectroscopy, chemical bonding, molecular geometry, physical change, chemical change, stoichiometry, solutions, ideal gases, acid/base chemistry, reduction/oxidation reactions, thermochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, and chemical equilibrium. Concepts are woven together with their mathematical applications to help students learn to think like chemists.

In the Discovering Design with Chemistry textbook, each of the sixteen chapters contains the main text with important information and definitions to be memorized highlighted. "Comprehension Check" questions and examples are included throughout, and each chapter ends with a review, which is to be completed before taking the chapter test (included in the test book). Each chapter has at least one experiment; forty-six experiments are included in total, and students will average three experiments every two weeks.

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