Explore the farthest reaches of God’s creation with this new and revised edition of Apologia’s award-winning astronomy course. With many hands-on activities to help young scientists retain what they learn, this science curriculum uses the Charlotte Mason methodology to introduce primary-level students to the wonders of our solar system, the stars, and beyond. Our tour of the universe begins with our sun, the planets, the asteroid belt, dwarf planets, and the Kuiper belt. Then we set off across the stars to explore galaxies, nebulae, and even black holes as they reveal the marvel and might of our loving Creator.
What Does Astronomy Cover?
There are 13 lessons included in this one-year astronomy course. A detailed daily lesson plan is included in the Notebooking Journals.
Lesson topics include:
What Do I Need to Use This Homeschool Astronomy Course? To complete this astronomy course, it is recommended the hard-cover textbook and spiral Notebooking Journal (Years 5-7) or the Junior Notebooking Journal (Years 1-4).
This astronomy course for primary-aged students is packed with a variety of hands-on activities, experiments, and projects. These can be completed with household materials.
What Are Some of the Activities in This Astronomy Course?
The activities and projects use easy-to-find household items and truly make the lessons come alive!
A Sampling of the course projects include:
What is the Daily Schedule for Astronomy?
We have provided a detailed daily schedule for astronomy in the front of each Notebooking Journal and Junior Notebooking Journal. This schedule outlines what to read and what activities to complete, as it fits your family’s needs.
We recommend that you spend approximately 35 weeks covering this book, devoting two days per week to the course.
See complementing resources for Exploring Creation with Astronomy, 2nd Edition below.
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