God's Design Science Series

The curriculum provides deep, focused content knowledge by studying only three topics per course with extensive detail. Each topic includes multiple units with comprehensive lessons, though some sections may be dense with vocabulary for younger students.

Each course studies only three topics going 'in depth on each one' with 6 units containing 35 lessons per topic, and reviewer notes 'some sections of text are dense with new vocabulary'

Comprehensive teacher's guides provide extensive support including teaching information, creationist perspective guidance, supply lists, and answer keys. The philosophical information is described as critical for teachers.

Teacher's guides have 'about 400 pages' with 'extensive information about teaching from a creationist point of view, other teaching information' and 'philosophical and theological information at the front of each of the teacher's guides is critical for understanding'

The curriculum includes systematic review through 'What did we learn?' sections, unit quizzes, and final exams. Each lesson contains questions to ensure understanding of main points.

Materials include 'What did we learn?' sections with 'key questions for students to answer to ensure that they understand the main points,' 'quizzes for each unit, and a final exam'

Every lesson includes hands-on experiments and activities that are well-integrated with content and designed to teach scientific method. Activities include step-by-step instructions and relate directly to topics being studied.

Reviewer states 'hands-on experiments and activities that are built into every lesson are worthwhile and relate well to the topics' and are 'designed to teach the scientific method as children observe, record information, discuss, and form conclusions'

The curriculum reflects a young-earth creation perspective that contrasts with evolution-based standards. While it covers scientific content, its worldview approach may not align with secular standards.

Review states 'books in this series all reflect a Christian worldview, including a young-earth view of creation' and 'contrasts are made between evolution and creationist views'

The curriculum provides structured lessons with teacher guides containing extensive teaching information. However, the reviewer suggests some lessons might benefit from activity-first rather than information-first approaches.

Teacher's guides have 'extensive information about teaching' and 'brief teaching instructions,' but reviewer notes they would 'use the experiments and activities as the basis from which I would present the lesson information rather than presenting information first'

The curriculum includes extensive scientific vocabulary with unit vocabulary reviews that can be used as quizzes. However, the density of new terms may overwhelm some younger students.

Materials include 'unit vocabulary reviews (that can be used as quizzes)' and 'some sections of text are dense with new vocabulary'