Exploring Creation with Earth Science

Apologia’s award-winning Earth Science curriculum is written for elementary students and has no prerequisites. Because young students learn best when they are interested in a topic, the Young Explorer Series was designed so that each course can be used in any order.

Using hands-on activities to help your young scientist retain what they learn, Apologia’s elementary science curriculum uses the Charlotte Mason methodology to introduce the wonders of our life-sustaining planet. In this course, your student will explore and learn about the observable universe, life in the habitable zone, spheres of the Earth, mapping our planet, the forces that make and shape the land and sea, climate and weather, cycles of life, and unique places on Earth as they reveal the marvel and might of our loving Creator. 

Topics CoveredThere are 14 lessons in this elementary Earth Science curriculum.  

This course covers the following 14 lessons:


- The Observable Universe
- Life in the Habitable Zone
- Spheres of the Earth
- Mapping Your World
- The Geosphere
- Making and Shaping the Land
- The Hydrosphere
- The Atmosphere
- Climate and Weather
- Weather Forecasting
- The Biosphere
- Cycles of Life
- Unique Places on Earth
- God in Creation

Experiments & Hands-On ActivitiesPacked with vivid photos and graphics that bring Earth Science to life, the textbook provides experiments and engaging, hands-on activities to help make learning stick. 

Students will create a galaxy mobile, a Goldilocks Zone, a globe, maps, and crystals. They’ll also do hands-on activities to learn about invisible forces, tectonic plate movements, landforms, sunlight, and seasons, as well as weather and climates.