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Spend less time planning and more time exploring Apologia’s Elementary Science with these lesson plans designed for your Homeschool Planet subscription. Apologia’s Elementary Science is a creation-based science curriculum for students in grades K-6. Presented with a Christian worldview, Apologia’s Elementary Science uses a Charlotte Mason approach and provides in-depth exposure to scientific topics with hand-on projects, activities, and experiments.

Read more about Apologia Science in this Top 103 review from Cathy Duffy.

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  • Daily lesson guides created exclusively for Homeschool Planet designed to be scheduled twice weekly with your Apologia Exploring Creation curriculum
  • Two separate lesson plans per title to be used with either the Notebooking Journal or the Junior Notebooking Journal. You select the one to apply to your Calendar, or use both if you have students in both levels!  (Note: Botany 2nd edition has one plan as the pages are the same for both notebooks.)
  • Lesson by lesson suggestions for activities, worksheets, experiments, and more
  • Bundle includes all 10 titles in the series!
  • Checkboxes for your students to check off as they complete their assignments, providing them with a sense of accomplishment and a permanent record of their achievement.
  • Automatic lesson plan updates as needed, with enhancements, link updates, etc.
    Note: You decide whether to apply the updates.

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Apologia Elementary Science Lesson Plan Bundle For Grades K - 6
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Lesson plans included:
Exploring Creation with Astronomy, 2nd Edition For Grades K - 6
Exploring Creation with Botany For Grades K - 6
Exploring Creation with Botany For Grades K - 6, 2nd Edition
Exploring Creation with Chemistry & Physics For Grades K - 6
Exploring Creation with Earth Science For Grades K-6
Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology For Grades K - 6
Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures For Grades K - 6
Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures, 2nd Edition For Grades K - 6
Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures For Grades K - 6
Exploring Creation with Zoology 3: Land Animals For Grades K - 6

Bundle includes one for both Notebooking Journal and the Junior Notebooking Journal versions for each of the seven 1st edition Exploring Creation Titles.
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Exploring Creation with Astronomy, 2nd Edition For Grades K - 6
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The curriculum for this Apologia Astronomy lesson plan can be found by using the following link~

133436: Apologia Exploring Creation with Astronomy Textbook (2nd Edition)

Apologia Exploring Creation with Astronomy Textbook (2nd Edition)
By Jeannie Fulbright / Apologia Educational Ministries

Explore the vastness of the universe with Exploring Creation with Astronomy, 2nd Edition from Apologia. Study the basics of the field of astronomy, the sun, moon, planets, asteroids & meteors, the Kuiper Belt and Dwarf Planets, galaxies, and more through conversational lessons written directly to students. This Charlotte-Mason inspired guide to astronomy will keep kids interested and engaged for each lesson!</

This second edition features bright photographs, sidebars with Biblical wisdom, infographics to help children understand information, callout boxes which give special attention to God as Creator, "what do you remember?" review questions, and integrated activities. 216 pages, hardcover. Index and answers to the "What do you Remember? questions are included. Scripture taken from the NASB. Elementary Grades; Grades 1-6. May be completed in one semester or one year depending on the desired schedule. 14 lessons. 2nd Edition.

Apologia Exploring Creation with Astronomy Notebooking Journal (2nd Edition)
By Jeannie Fulbright / Apologia Educational Ministries

This companion notebooking journal is the perfect way to expand your study of Apologia's Exploring Creation with Astronomy Textbook 2nd Edition (not included and sold-separately). This journal includes the activities children need to complete the assignments in the course and provides a place for them to record experiments and display work. Grades 3-6.

Features include:

  • A daily, color-coordinated schedule for textbook reading section assignments, notebook section assignments, and additional activities for use with the science kit (not included and optional)

  • "Fascinating facts and personal reflection" pages

  • Scripture copywork pages (in both print and cursive)

  • Full-color, lapbook style mini-books

  • Vocabulary Crosswords

  • "Take it further" pages for extension activities

  • "What do you remember" review questions for each lesson, which can be answered orally or in writing as a written narration

  • Fill-in templates for completing notebooking activities

  • Final review questions


Answer key for crosswords and final review included. 336 pages, softcover spiralbound. Consumable and non -reproducible. NASB Scripture used.

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Exploring Creation with Botany For Grades K - 6
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Exploring Creation with Botany, 2nd Edition For Grades K - 6
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The curriculum for this Exploring Creation with Botany Textbook lesson plan can be found by using the following link~

506399: Exploring Creation with Botany Textbook (2nd Edition)

Exploring Creation with Botany Textbook (2nd Edition)
By Jeannie Fulbright / Apologia Educational Ministries

Introduce your young naturalists to plants with the Apologia Botany curriculum!

Apologia's Exploring Creation with Botany 2nd Edition Student Text has been updated with 14 lessons, new and redesigned activities, and a new course schedule. This Charlotte-Mason style course uses a notebooking journal (sold-separately) to have students explain in their own words what they're learning. . . which also helps with memory retention! In addition to the written notes, mini-book (lap-style) activities, and vocabulary building exercises in the Notebooking Journals, students will also create their own Nature Journal to take with them as they go outside to explore, study, and document the wonderful world of plants and fungi.

In this text, students will learn about seeds, pollination, fruits, leaves, roots, taxonomy, and stems, and most importantly, why botany matters. Plus, students will build and use their own light hut to help them study the life cycle of different types of plants throughout the year! Each chapter features bright, full-color photography with bold headings and easy-to-follow instructions for hands-on activities.

Grades K-6. Hardcover.

Exploring Creation with Botany Notebooking Journal (2nd Edition)
By Jeannie Fulbright / Apologia Educational Ministries

This Botany 2nd Edition Notebooking Journal includes everything your children need to complete with the assignments in Apologia's Exploring Creation with Botany 2nd Edition Student Text (sold-separately). It includes a daily schedule as well as pages for students to complete assignments, record their experiment hypotheses and results, and display their work. Each notebook will become your students' own as they fill it with their careful investigations into the fascinating realm of Botany! It will become a great reminder of the knowledge they've gained in their studies. 2nd Edition.

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Exploring Creation with Chemistry & Physics For Grades K - 6
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The curriculum for this Apologia Chemistry 6 lesson plan can be found by using the following link~

495401: Apologia Exploring Creation with Chemistry and PhysicsApologia Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics
By Jeannie Fulbright / Apologia Educational Ministries

Discover the foundational elements of the universe and the building blocks of creation with Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics! Study how the universe functions through this exploration of matter and energy; lessons cover atoms and molecules, pH levels, types of mixtures, mechanics, laws of motion, dynamics of motion, energy, waves, light, machines, magnets, and more. Filled with bright photographs, fun "Try This!" experiments, and integrated narration questions, this Charlotte-Mason inspired guide to physics and chemistry will keep kids interested and engaged. Experiments, notebooking activities, "what do you remember?" narration questions, projects, and experiments help to reinforce concepts. 279 pages, hardcover. Index and answers to the narrative questions are included, as well as a supply list PDF (see above). Scripture is taken from the NIV, NASB, and ESV. Elementary Grades; Grades 1-6. May be completed in one semester or one year depending on the desired schedule.

Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics Notebooking Journal
By Apologia Educational Ministries

Expand your studies with notebooking activities; experiment project pages; review questions; Scripture copywork; field trip sheets; and much more! Accompanying Apologia's Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics (sold-separately), students will take ownership of their learning as they fill it with notes and reminders of what they've learned through their careful study.

Features included are:

  • A daily schedule for completing the readings, notebook assignments, activities and experiments utilizing a two-day-per-week plan

  • Templates for completing the notebooking activities

  • Review questions for each lesson, which can be answered orally or in writing as a written narration

  • Scripture copywork, with both print and cursive practice

  • "More to Explore" ideas for each lesson

  • Full-color, lapbook-style "Miniature Books"

  • Field Trip Sheets to keep a record field trips enjoyed during the course

  • Final review questions


Softcover, spiralbound.

Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics Junior Notebooking Journal
By Apologia Educational Ministries

Love the regular Apologia notebooking journals, but find the writing a bit too advanced for your student?

Apologia's Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics Jr.Notebooking Journal will remove your concern with activities specifically geared towards younger students who aren't as advanced in their writing abilities. Almost the same length as the regular journal, the notebooking pages are designed to suit students struggling with their handwriting and writing skills; dashed writing lines, cut-and-paste, coloring pages, and fewer writing activities make the junior notebooking journal perfect for younger students in grades K-2 or struggling older students.

Coloring pages, scripture copywork, vocabulary flip-cards, puzzle pieces, "more to explore" ideas, diagrams to label, and other fun lapbooking pages are included, as well as full-color mini-books and stickers. Spiral bound, softcover.


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Exploring Creation with Earth Science For Grades K - 6
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The curriculum for this Exploring Creation with Earth Science lesson plan can be found by using the following link~

506726: Exploring Creation with Earth Science Textbook

Exploring Creation with Earth Science Textbook
By Rachael Yunis / Apologia Educational Ministries

Learn about our home planet - and how we're loved by a God who created everything to work together to make life possible - with Apologia's Exploring Creation with Earth Science elementary science curriculum!

Students will study clouds, dirt, the atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and other topics . . . including why our planet is the only known planet with life! These engaging lessons will help science become a means to discovering their earth, world, and home. Fourteen lessons feature multiple hands-on projects that bring science concepts to life. Grades K-6. 710 pages, hardcover.

The curriculum for this Exploring Creation with Earth Science Notebooking Journal lesson plan can be found by using the following link~

506735: Exploring Creation with Earth Science Notebooking Journal

Exploring Creation with Earth Science Notebooking Journal
By Rachael Yunis / Apologia Educational Ministries

The Apologia Exploring Creation with Earth Science Notebooking Journal is designed to be used with the textbook (sold-separately) and provides the activities needed to complete the assignments in the text. It serves as a notebook and provides a place for students to complete assignments, record experiments, and display their work and includes a convenient suggested daily lesson schedule for parents. Grades K-6. 711 pages, spiralbound.

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Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology For Grades K - 6
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The curriculum for this Apologia Human Anatomy and Physiology lesson plan can be found by using the following link~

337015: Apologia Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and PhysiologyApologia Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology
By Jeannie Fulbright & Brooke Ryan, M.D. / Apologia Educational Ministries

All creation is awe-inspiring, but the work of the human body, created in the very image of God, is especially jaw-dropping! This study of anatomy and physiology showcases the intricacy and design of the human body, from DNA and cell creation to the skeletal, muscular, digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous/endocrine, immune, and integumentary systems. Integrated with health and nutrition information, as well as plenty of scripture and biblical application, this complete guide to the human body is written in an enjoyable, conversational tone that will keep kids engaged. Experiments, notebooking assignments, narration, and a "personal person project" provide interaction with concepts outside of reading, and help to solidify understanding. 265 pages, hardcover. Index and answers to the narrative questions are included.

Notebooking Journal for Human Anatomy and Physiology
By Jeannie Fulbright / Apologia Educational Ministries

Expand your studies with notebooking activities, experiment project pages, review questions; Scripture copywork; field trip sheets; and much more! Accompanying Apologia's Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy & Physiology, students will take ownership of their learning as they fill it with notes and reminders of what they've learned through their careful study!

Included:

  • A daily Schedule for completing the readings, notebook assignments, activities and experiments utilizing a two-day per week plan.

  • Personal Person templates for your student to use when creating their paper model of a human body.

  • Fascinating Facts Templates for your student to record what they learned with both words and illustrations for each lesson.

  • Templates for completing the Notebooking Activities.

  • Review Questions for each lesson, which can be answered orally or in writing as a written narration.

  • Scripture Copywork, with both print and cursive practice.

  • Project Pages and Scientific Speculation Sheets for the student to keep a record of and log experiments or projects.

  • More to Explore ideas for each lesson.

  • Full-color, lapbook-style Miniature Books,

  • Field Trip Sheets to keep a record field trips they enjoyed during their studies.

  • A Final Review with fifty questions the students can answer either orally or in writing.180 pages with 63 appendix pages; softcover, spiralbound.Junior Notebooking Journal for Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology
    By Jeannie Fulbright / Apologia Educational MinistriesLove the regular Apologia notebooking journals, but find the writing a bit too advanced for your student? The Human Anatomy & Physiology Notebooking Journal will remove your concern with activities specifically geared towards students who aren't as advanced in their writing abilities. Almost the same length as the regular journal, the notebooking pages aren't designed to just suit lower grades--only writing ability is considered. Perfect for younger students or older, struggling students! Coloring pages, scripture copywork, vocabulary flip-cards, puzzle pieces, "more to explore" ideas, diagrams to label, and other fun lapbooking pages are included, as well as full-color mini-books and two overhead transparencies. 230 pages plus full-color section. Spiral bound, softcover.Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are “affiliate links.” This means we may garner a small commission at no cost to you if you choose to make a purchase. Read our full Affiliate Disclosure Statement for more information.

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Exploring Creation with Zoology Lesson Plan Bundle For Grades K - 6
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Zoology Lesson Plan Bundle for all 3 Zoology levels includes:

  • Zoology 1 lesson plans

  • Zoology 2 lesson plans

  • Zoology 2 lesson plans, 2nd ed

  • Zoology 3 lesson plans

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Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures For Grades K - 6
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Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures, 2nd ed. For Grades 3 - 6
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The curriculum for this Zoology 1: Flying Creatures, 2nd ed. lesson plan can be found by using the following link~

506931: Exploring Creation with Zoology 1 Student Textbook (2nd Edition)

Exploring Creation with Zoology 1 Student Textbook (2nd Edition)
By Jeannie Fulbright / Apologia

Apologia's classic Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day, is now in its 2nd Edition! Using the Charlotte Mason homeschooling philosophy, your young student will learn all about the worlds flying creatures. Through the study of ornithology, chiropterology, and entomology, they will discover the design and characteristics of birds, bats, and bugs: their physical attributes, flight patterns, diets, nesting and environment requirements, and more. The Textbook contains 14 chapters that include full-color photography and diagrams, vocabulary terms in bold blue type, narration prompts, and multiple hands-on activities with plenty of opportunities to explore outside. Combine with the sold separately Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day Notebooking Journal 2nd Edition. 326 pages, hardcover. Grades K - 6.

506948: Exploring Creation with Zoology 1, Notebooking Journal (2nd Edition)

Exploring Creation with Zoology 1, Notebooking Journal (2nd Edition)
By Apologia
Apologia's classic Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day, is now in its 2nd Edition! Using the Charlotte Mason homeschooling philosophy, your young student will learn all about the world's flying creatures. Through the study of ornithology, chiropterology, and entomology, they will discover the design and characteristics of birds, bats, and bugs: their physical attributes, flight patterns, diets, nesting and environment requirements, and more. The Notebooking Journal serves as your child's individual notebook, providing a place for them to complete every assignment in the book. It includes a weekly schedule, templates for the notebook activities, nature hunts and record keeping, projects, Combine with the sold separately Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day Textbook, 2nd Edition. 330 pages, spiral bound softcover. Grades K - 6.

506955: Exploring Creation with Zoology 1, MP3 Audiobook CD (2nd Edition)

Exploring Creation with Zoology 1, MP3 Audiobook CD (2nd Edition)
By Apologia
Apologia's classic Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day, is now in its 2nd Edition! Using the Charlotte Mason homeschooling philosophy, your young student will learn all about the world's flying creatures. Through the study of ornithology, chiropterology, and entomology, they will discover the design and characteristics of birds, bats, and bugs: their physical attributes, flight patterns, diets, nesting and environment requirements, and more. This audiobook CD is an audio recording of the sold-separately textbook Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day 2nd Edition, read by author Jeannie Fulbright. Perfect for students that are auditory learners, slow readers, or who have disabilities that make reading difficult. This is an MP3-CD; you must have an MP3-compatible CD player or computer to listen. Grades K - 6.

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Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures For Grades K - 6
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337012: Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth DayExploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day
By Jeannie Fulbright / Apologia Educational Ministries

Dive into the underwater world of marine animals! Written directly to the student, the gentle conversational style makes Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day perfect for elementary children to read on their own, or for family reading times with mom. Presenting information with a strong creationist viewpoint, this detailed book contains chapters on aquatic animals, whales, seals, fish, sharks, reptiles, Cephalopods and many other creatures you didn't even know existed! Narration may be easily used with younger children; notebooking and "ocean box" activities are included at the end of each chapter. Household labs develop the skills needed to conduct scientifically valid experiments in any field, while magnificent photos bring the ocean right into your classroom. 235 pages, indexed hardcover with answers to the narrative questions included.

Exploring Creation with Zoology 2 Notebooking Journal
By Jeannie Fulbright / Apologia Educational Ministries

Expand your studies with notebooking activities, miniature books, review questions; Scripture copywork; field trip sheets; and much more! Accompanying Apologia's sold-separately Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day, students will take ownership of their learning as they fill it with notes and reminders of what they've learned through careful study.

Included:

  • Suggested Schedule

  • Fascinating Facts

  • "What do you remember?" Review Questions

  • Notebooking assignments, activities, projects, templates, and a Scientific Speculation Sheet

  • Scripture Copywork

  • Vocabulary Crosswords

  • Project Pages

  • Cut and Fold Miniature Book

  • "Dive Deeper" suggestions for experiments, hands-on activities, research, and resources

  • Field Trip Sheets

  • Final Review


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Exploring Creation with Zoology 3: Land Animals For Grades K - 6
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The curriculum for this Apologia Zoology 3 lesson plan can be found by using the following links~337013: Land Animals of the Sixth Day: Exploring Creation with Zoology 3

Land Animals of the Sixth Day: Exploring Creation with Zoology 3
By Jeannie Fulbright / Apologia Educational Ministries

The third book in Apologia's acclaimed zoology series, Exploring Creation with Zoology 3 will give students a tour through their own backyards, bring them on a safari and introduce them to the varied inhabitants of jungles, deserts, forests, farms and other ecosystems. Discover how people are different from apes, how to tell poisonous and non-poisonous snakes apart, how to get away from a bear and more!

Arranged by classification order, animals are divided into the distinctions given in Genesis--wild animals, livestock and "creatures that creep." Each chapter is packed full of interesting facts and notes, characteristics, differences between species, habits, habitats, bright photographs and more fun information that kids will love to learn. Factor in interdisciplinary skills by keeping records of where each animal is located on a map, narration questions, notebooking, tracking tips, and numerous household, hands-on experiments and projects. Answers are organized by chapter, with both the student question (in bold) and answer included. 288 indexed pages, hardcover. Elementary grades.

Exploring Creation with Zoology 3 Notebooking Journal
By Jeannie Fulbright / Apologia Educational Ministries

Expand your studies with notebooking activities, experiment project pages, review questions; Scripture copywork; field trip sheets; and much more! Accompanying Apologia's Exploring Creation with Zoology 3: Land Animals of the Sixth Day, students will take ownership of their learning as they fill their notebooks with notes and reminders of what they've learned through careful study.

Included Activities:



    • A daily schedule for completing the readings, notebook assignments, activities and experiments utilizing a flexible two-day per week plan.

    • Fascinating Facts Templates for your student to record what they learned in each lesson with both words and illustrations

    • Templates for completing the Notebooking Activities.

    • Review Questions for each lesson, which can be answered orally or in writing as a written narration.

    • Map It! and Track It! lessons designed to encourage students to find and record different animal tracks. Tracks are to be completed on a large wall map with the provided illustrated tracks in cut-out format and track templates.

    • Vocabulary crossword puzzles

    • Scripture Copywork, with both print and cursive practice.

    • Project Pages for the student to record what they've learned from the experiments

    • More to Explore ideas for each lesson.

    • Full-color, lapbook-style Miniature Books

    • Field Trip Sheets to keep a record field trips they enjoyed during their studies.

    • A Final Review with fifty questions the students can answer either orally or in writing.256 pages with 63 appendix pages and cut-outs; softcover, spiralbound




Exploring Creation with Zoology 3 Junior Notebooking Journal
By Jeannie Fulbright / Apologia Educational Ministries

Love the regular Apologia notebooking journals, but find the writing a bit too advanced for your student?

Apologia's Zoology 3: Land Animals of the Sixth Day Notebooking Journal will remove your concern with activities specifically geared towards younger students who aren't as advanced in their writing abilities. Almost the same length as the regular journal, the notebooking pages are designed to suit students struggling with their handwriting and writing skills; dashed writing lines, cut-and-paste, coloring pages, and fewer writing activities make the junior notebooking journal perfect for younger, K-2 grades or struggling older students.

Coloring pages, scripture copywork, vocabulary flip-cards, puzzle pieces, "more to explore" ideas, diagrams to label, and other fun lapbooking pages are included, as well as full-color mini-books. 274 pages plus full-color section. Spiral bound, softcover.

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