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Geology: Course Book + Rocks and Minerals Kit: One Per Family

$34.98

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The full-color Course Book guides the parent through each lesson in the Geology science course. Hands-on activities, engaging videos, vocabulary words, beautiful illustrations and images, along with engaging information is found throughout the course. Once you gather any simple lesson supplies, the lessons are open-and-go. Just turn to a lesson and start reading and learning together! This course is taught family-style and only one Course Book is needed per family.

112 pages
Full color
14 lessons
Wire binding; 8.5"x11"

A Student Journal for each child is also needed to complete this course.

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The Good and the Beautiful Rocks and Minerals Kit This kit is incorporated into the course and lessons throughout. Using the testing tools, six minerals, and three rocks included in the kit, lessons will prompt children to observe and test different materials, providing hands-on experiences with geology. Items in the kit include 9 rock or mineral specimens (talc, gypsum, chalcopyrite, fluorite, quartz, aquamarine, igneous: granite, sedimentary: limestone, metamorphic: slate), 1 streak plate, 1 copper nail, and 1 steel nail. ⚠️WARNING: SHARP POINTS HAZARD Product contains functional sharp points. ⚠️WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD Product contains small parts. Not for children under 4 years. Use under adult supervision.

$34.98

Geology: Student Journal Grades 3-6: One Per Student

$6.49

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Each student grades 3–6 needs their own copy of the 40-page Geology Student Journal which includes interactive activities, games, and worksheets the child will complete during the lessons. The parent-led lessons in the Course Book will direct the student regarding when to complete the Student Journal activities.

40 pages
Full color
Saddle-stitch binding; three hole punched; perforated; 8.5"x11"

$6.49

Geology: Student Journal Grades 7-8: One Per Student

$6.99

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Each student in grades 7–8 needs their own copy of the 64-page Geology Student Journal which includes interactive activities, games, and worksheets the child will complete during the lessons. The parent-led lessons in the Course Book will direct the student regarding when to complete the Student Journal activities. The grades 7–8 journal also includes a student-directed Lesson Extension for each lesson. These allow your older students to dive deeper into the lesson concepts.

64 pages
Full color
Saddle-stitch binding; three hole punched; perforated; 8.5"x11"

$6.99

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Geology Read-Aloud Book Pack

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Two full-color, interactive books in the optional Geology Read-Aloud Book Pack expand learning and provide a fun, engaging addition to your Geology study.
The unique, interactive The Good and the Beautiful Rocks and Minerals Study book helps look at the world of rocks and minerals with new eyes through this fascinating book, packed with stunning photographs and images. Children will learn fun facts, as well as the uses and history of the forty rocks and minerals highlighted, while they discover the secret to classifying and describing each one. (43 pages, hardcover)

The world mostly concealed from our sight is one of mystery, beauty, and wonder. Come and discover the incredible underground rivers and lakes, lava tubes, rocks, and rare gems that lay within the crust of the earth in The World Beneath My Feet. (32 pages, full color)

These books are all published by The Good and the Beautiful and are designed to appeal to children in grades 3–8, although younger students may enjoy reading along with older siblings who are completing the science unit. Lessons will prompt students when to read these optional books, but they are not integrated with the lessons.
Caves—The Underground Wilderness

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Stepping into a cave is like entering an unfamiliar world. These majestic underground spaces are full of breathtaking sights, from columns of glowing ice and fantastic rock formations to vast networks of underwater caverns. In this book, you’ll learn about different types of caves and the strange and beautiful creatures that live inside them as well as how to safely and responsibly explore the subterranean world. Featuring the stunning photography of Adam Haydock and Brandon Kowallis, Caves: The Underground Wilderness will inspire a new generation to love and respect nature's buried treasures.

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This book is suggested to accompany our Geology science unit as extra reading for students in Grades 7-8.

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Bring the study of rocks and minerals to life with our updated Geology science unit. Filled with breathtaking free videos and interactive learning, explore how earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, and erosion change rocks to shape Earth’s tallest mountains and deepest caves. In this unit you will grow crystals, explode volcanoes, make mini earthquakes, and study the rock cycle. Get ready to be amazed at God’s beautiful, marvelous world!

Each family will need one copy of the Course Book and one Student Journal per child. Don’t miss the read-aloud book pack and 7–8 extension book available below to expand learning!

Lesson 1 – Introduction to Geology & Earth’s Composition
Lesson 2 – Plate Tectonics
Lesson 3 – Earthquakes
Lesson 4 – Volcanoes: Magma and Lava
Lesson 5 – Volcanoes: Types and Eruptions
Lesson 6 – Minerals
Lesson 7 – Crystals, Gems, Precious Stones, and Geodes
Lesson 8 – Rock Characteristics
Lesson 9 – Igneous Rock
Lesson 10 – Sedimentary Rock
Lesson 11 – Metamorphic Rock
Lesson 12 – The Rock Cycle
Lesson 13 – Geological Processes
Lesson 14 – Mountains and Other Landforms

The Good and the Beautiful science team has created original, high-quality videos to accompany our science units, making the courses even easier to teach! The Geology science unit includes access to helpful, engaging videos modeling some of the experiments in the course plus additional videos that highlight specific topics such as volcanoes and layers of the earth. Access the Geology videos here.

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Geology: Course Book: One Per Family

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The full-color 112-page Course Book guides the parent through each lesson in the Geology science course. Hands-on activities, engaging videos, vocabulary words, beautiful illustrations and images, along with engaging information is found throughout the course. Once you gather any simple lesson supplies, the lessons are open-and-go. Just turn to a lesson and start reading and learning together! This course is taught family-style and only one Course Book is needed per family.

112 pages

Geology: Rocks and Minerals Kit

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The Good and the Beautiful Rocks and Minerals Kit is incorporated into the course and lessons throughout. Using the testing tools, six minerals, and three rocks included in the kit, lessons will prompt children to observe and test different materials, providing hands-on experiences with geology. ⚠️WARNING: SHARP POINTS HAZARD Product contains functional sharp points. ⚠️WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD Product contains small parts. Not for children under 4 years. Use under adult supervision.

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Geology: Student Journal Grades 3-6: One Per Student

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Each student grades 3–6 needs their own copy of the 40-page Geology Student Journal which includes interactive activities, games, and worksheets the child will complete during the lessons. The parent-led lessons in the Course Book will direct the student regarding when to complete the Student Journal activities.

40 pages
Full color
Saddle-stitch binding; three hole punched; perforated; 8.5"x11"

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Geology: Student Journal Grades 7-8: One Per Student

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Each student grades 7–8 needs their own copy of the 64-page Geology Student Journal which includes interactive activities, games, and worksheets the child will complete during the lessons. The parent-led lessons in the Course Book will direct the student regarding when to complete the Student Journal activities. The grades 7–8 journal also includes a student-directed Lesson Extension for each lesson. These allow your older students to dive deeper into the lesson concepts.

64 pages
Full color
Saddle-stitch binding; three hole punched; perforated; 8.5"x11"

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Geology Read-Aloud Book Pack

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Two full-color, interactive books in the optional Geology Read-Aloud Book Pack expand learning and provide a fun, engaging addition to your Geology study. Includes:

The Good and the Beautiful Rocks and Minerals Study by Molly Sanchez
The World Beneath My Feet by Ileana Board

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Caves—The Underground Wilderness

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We recommend this book as extra reading for students in Grades 7–8.

Stepping into a cave is like entering an unfamiliar world. These majestic underground spaces are full of breathtaking sights, from columns of glowing ice and fantastic rock formations to vast networks of underwater caverns. In this book, you’ll learn about different types of caves and the strange and beautiful creatures that live inside them as well as how to safely and responsibly explore the subterranean world. Featuring the stunning photography of Adam Haydock and Brandon Kowallis, Caves: The Underground Wilderness will inspire a new generation to love and respect nature's buried treasures.

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