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Science interest reading

Philosophy

"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind"

Albert Einstein

 

God is at work using his general revelation and special revelation to allow us to see who He is as God and as a genius creator. God uses both to call people to Him and make Himself known.  One of the goals of 8th grade science is to get students to see that there is a great deal of exciting and interesting happenings in the world of science.  This may be an area not covered in our earth science curriculum.  It could be an area of technology, mechanics, home design, biology, sports science or others.  The handiwork of God can be seen in many different areas.  The ultimate goal for S.I.R. is to allow students to explore and realize what a marvelous and genius creator we have and to come in contact with texts that thoughtful, curious members of the adult community might read. 

 

Requirements

 

1.  Each week students should find and read one article per week from a newspaper, magazine, website or non-fiction trade book.

(See the Useful websites link for places to find online articles or search for your own.)

2.  They should use one of the reading strategies described in class and take notes on the article explaining:

A.  What is the main point of the article

B.  What is learned

C.  What science is being done, expanded on or changed

D.  How is God illuminated through this work

E.  Be prepared to give a brief summary of the article in class and answer questions about the article.

 

  1. If possible they should clip out or print a copy of the article and save with their summary.  If this is not possible they should create a bibliography entry for the article.  (An example is given below)
  2. This summary and article should be stored in the S.I.R. folder at school.

 

Material can be found in the classroom science library or articles can be found online

 

Bibliography Example:

1. Bibliography entry ( Create using Knight cite )


Roach, John. "Salt Water can 'burn,' Scientist confirms." National Geographic News 14 Sep. 2007: 1-2.