Homeschool Review Crew - Geology and Apologetics by Northwest Treasures Taking the Mystery Out of Geology

If you've ever wondered how geology relates to Christianity and creation or how to approach this part of science with a biblical perspective, you will understand why I was thrilled to get a chance to review Taking the Mystery Out of Geology as well as the 6-part class on Geology and Apologetics from Northwest Treasures. Other members of the crew had the opportunity to review one of their other resources:

Dinosaurs and the Bible               

Northwest Treasures also offers physical courses, field trips, a high school level Northwest Treasures Curriculum Project, and one for PreK-3rd grade called Geology for "Little Eyes".

All of their courses can be found on their website on the online classes page.

What is Northwest Treasures?

I received access to two Vimeo videos. The first one was about 20 minutes long and called Taking the Mystery Out of Geology. It was a must-watch to understand the importance of geology and its role in world history and science from a Christian perspective. Patrick Nurre is the narrator on this video as he presents his philosophy. Taking the Mystery Out of Geology explains 13 terms that are useful in understanding geology in terms of a biblical worldview as well as how major events in history, like the Flood and the Ice Age coincide with teachings. This one is recommended for those in 5th Grade and up.

The second video lessons I received were a set of 6 videos in a course entitled Geology and Apologetics that also includes questions for discussion. Some of the answers are just for discussion, while others are found in the lesson's text.

These video lessons vary in length, but are mostly about 15 minutes each, with the shortest one being just under 11 minutes, and the longest just slightly over 21 minutes long. They are presented with the instructor speaking throughout along with illustrations displayed as he speaks. They each end with a few discussion questions and on a couple of the videos he asks you to pause the video to look up scripture or conduct a bit of research.

I was given access to Vimeo for six months so I could view the full course. The Geology and Apologetics course is one of their newer courses and is intended to take some of the conflicts that comes with most geology studies and approach them from a biblical perspective. It is recommended for Grades 8 through adults.

How Did We Use It?

I first sat down to watch the Taking the Mystery Out of Geology video to both get a grasp of where Northwest Treasures is coming from as far as their philosophy of connecting science with geology and to learn what they were presenting. I ended up watching all 6 of the 6-lesson set in one day. I had intended on soaking up the information mainly for my own knowledge, but I ended up watching with my daughter in the room hoping she was soaking some of the information up. Occasionally, I would capture her attention with something, such as the section on the birds (which she loves) and the fossils, which she also found intriguing.

What Did We Think?

These videos are packed with information. If you are like me, you will find yourself wanting to watch them more than once just to grasp the depth of all of the details. They are well presented and very informative. I am sure I will be referring back to them as it's not possible for my little brain to take everything in the first time through since there is so much knowledge here. I am blown away with how packed with Apologetics these videos are. I really love how he encouraged us as Christians to really dive in and learn about our genealogies and history so we can be prepared to stand up for what we believe in regards to worldview and science.

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