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Exploring Creation with Botany Notebooking Journal (2nd Edition)

SKU
000809
ISBN
9781946506405
Grade K-6
Charlotte Mason
Christian/Religious
High Teacher Involvement
Multi-Sensory
Other Materials Required
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Exploring Creation with Botany Notebooking Journal (2nd Edition)
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The Notebooking Journal has also been given a fresh, fun look. Notebooking Journals are a wonderful way to reinforce learning through documenting observations, recording thoughts, and reviewing content through the hands-on booklets they create. Colorful pages, space to record observations and answer questions, mini-books, plus coloring pages are all included for engaging the young learner. Families will appreciate the effort to align the activity pages in the Notebook. Notebook journals also include a daily schedule based on the 2 day per week/one hour per lesson recommendation. These resources are not compatible with the 1st edition. Non-reproducible, each child will need their own Notebooking Journal. Spiral bound.
Publisher's Description of Exploring Creation with Botany Notebooking Journal (2nd Edition)

The activities in this Notebooking Journal provide everything your child needs to complete the assignments in Exploring Creation with Botany, 2nd Edition. In addition to a suggested daily lesson schedule, it serves as your child's notebook and provides a place for them to complete everyassignment, record their experiments, and display their work.

Category Description for Exploring Creation with Botany

Exploring Creation with Botany from Apologia is an engaging elementary science course that explores the world of plants from a biblical worldview. Now in its 2nd edition, it helps students discover God’s design in seeds, flowers, pollination, fruits, leaves, roots, stems, and more, while introducing mycology (the study of fungi) and practical gardening skills.

The course combines clear explanations, vibrant illustrations, and hands-on activities to make botany memorable and meaningful.

Key Curriculum Features:

  • 14 chapters covering botany basics, plant structures, pollination, food production, and fungi
  • Updated text with improved layout, graphics, and a less casual tone
  • Hands-on activities and outdoor adventures (e.g., building a raised garden)
  • Greater emphasis on Charlotte Mason–style nature journaling
  • Flexible pacing: 2 days per week, approximately one hour per day

Program Components:

  • Student Textbook: Full-color hardcover text with lessons, explanations, and activities
  • Notebooking Journal (regular or Junior): Consumable journal for recording observations, drawings, and reflections. The Junior version has less handwriting and more coloring
  • Lab Kit (optional): Convenient package from Nature’s Workshop with most supplies needed for experiments

Important Note: 1st and 2nd editions are not compatible.

Exploring Creation with Botany stands out for its beautiful presentation, hands-on approach, and clear biblical worldview that nurtures curiosity about God’s creation. It is an excellent choice for homeschool families seeking an engaging elementary botany course that combines science and faith.

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Product Format:Paperback
Grades:K-6
Brand:Apologia
ISBN:9781946506405
Length in Inches:11
Width in Inches:9.375
Height in Inches:0.875
Weight in Pounds:1.8375
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