Exploring Creation with Physical Science

The picture showed edition 2 and I was sent edition 1. Thankfully I didn't pay much for it.

I recall the early years of homeschooling, the 80s, when good curriculum was hard to find. Then Saxon math came along and revolutionized math for those parents and children who hated math. What Saxon did for math; Jay Wile has done for science. Except I'd say Jay Wile has done it better. This is science by a scholar who knows how to break down the complicated concepts to the level of the common man. Nothing is lost in the translation except, perhaps, a previously poor attitude toward science by the student. Children who hated science before will fall in love with Dr. Jay Wile's way of teaching. The experiments are fun & use readily available items in the home one *actually* has on hand. He's won this home schooling family over for good. Move over Bob Jones and Abeka; there's a new sheriff in town.

As a degreed science major and having working numerous years in the medical field, I have a love for the complexities of science. As a homeschooling parent, I want my children to understand (and not just tolerate) the study of science. After spending lots of money on different curriculum and hearing my children tell me how they hate science, I was relieved to find Apologia's curriculum. The textbooks are written in an easy-to-understand format. The experiments are simple enough to do at home and help make the point of that particular chapter. I have taught this particular course individually and in a co-op setting and have been very pleased with the content, delivery style, study guide questions and tests. Dr. Wile is a young earth creationist and for those of us that are not evolutionists, it is a refreshing change. My children feel that they are "smart" (because they get it!), that science is NOT as horrible as they thought, and they even look forward to doing the experiments! This curriculum has turned my children's attitudes about science from negative to positive!

The Wile series of Apologia sets is top on our list of books to educate our children as well as myself. He has broken down what is very complex to make the average bear understand the study of science. He does not miss the mark on how to teach this subject. The pricing is very reasonable also. As a mom of eight , this is a great price for our family. Exploring Creation with General Science Companion CD-ROMExploring Creation with General Science Companion CD-ROMExploring Creation with Physical Science 2nd Edition TextbookExploring Creation With Biology 1: Solutions Manual

We have benefited and enjoyed this curriculum for years. It is written to the student and contains experiments they can do at home. It is a good intro book that requires the student to think and prepare them for higher learning in science. Brenda H.

Jay Wile is an answer to prayer for those who never "get it" in science class. He brings clarity to the subject by skillfully and clearly unveiling the concepts through appealing text and thorough experiments that can be done with at-home materials. More importantly, Wile presents the strength of evidence supporting the Biblical record of Creation while illuminating the opposing thought processes and revealing their pitfalls. This prepares our students to give an answer for the hope that is within them. Many other Christian sources do not adequately examine all the theories that exist and fail to dissect the challenges presented with each approach. Wile's series is deep, both theologically and scientifically, and goes through AP level material in all branches of science. It is amazingly understandable, however, by the science-challenged due to his conversational approach in the text and the ease of the insightful experiments. I have taught 4 levels of his courses and could not recommend them more highly.