Nature Units

Nat theo

How to use

Choose a unit. Click through each episode in the unit. Watch or listen to each lesson, use the accompanying Lesson Guides, and watch the bonus video if there is one available for that lesson. Parents can choose which resources they would like students to complete in each lesson. Once finished with the unit, print the certificate of completion!

amphibians

Discover God's amazing designs in amphibians! Learn why axolotls live their entire lives underwater, how tadpoles grow into toads, and what gives a poison dart frog its toxin.

AxolotlTadpoleDart FrogPrint Certificate

Anatomy

What makes our hearts beat? How does our brain send messages to the rest of our body? And what is the incredible code God used to create our bodies? Discover how you are wonderfully made!

Human CellsDNAHeartPrint CertificateBrain

bird behavior

How do birds soar across the sky and can they sleep while flying? Can birds solve puzzles? How do birds sing beautiful melodies? Discover God's engineering in our feathered friends.

Bird FlightBird Intelligence (Owl)BirdsongPrint CertificateSleep

birds 1

How do wood duck chicks survive a 50-foot fall? Can pigeons really deliver mail? Do hummingbirds ever rest, and why does a killdeer fake a broken wing? Learn about four of God's unique birds.

PigeonWood DuckHummingbirdPrint CertificateKilldeer

Fish 1

How did God design fish to breathe underwater? How does a pufferfish puff up? Learn the difference between a true eel and an electric eel, and discover one of science's greatest mysteries.

PufferfishGillsTrue EelPrint CertificateElectric Eel

flowers

How does a tiny seed grow into a flower with a stem, leaves, and petals? What is the smallest seed? What's the difference between weeds and wildflowers? Discover how God designed flowers just right to grow where they're rooted.

Flower GrowthOrchidWeedsPrint CertificateWildflowers

Genesis 1

How did God set the stage for life before creating animals and humans? Discover how God dialed everything in just right using light, water, plants, and the sun.

LightWaterPlantsPrint CertificateSun

geology

How is a rock made? Why do volcanos erupt and what is lava made from? Discover the wonders of geodes and whether or not glass comes from nature.

VolcanoRock FormationGeodePrint Certificate

insects 1

Can bees dance? Why are cicadas so loud? Discover how God engineered monarch butterflies for magnificent journeys, and how water striders glide across water without sinking.

CicadaBeeMonarchPrint CertificateWater Strider

insects 2

Where did the praying mantis get its name? Learn how a caterpillar survives arctic temperatures and ants employ super strength. Also...why do dung beetles stare at the night sky?

Arctic Woolly BearPraying MantisAntPrint CertificateDung Beetle

mammals 1

Is a pronghorn an antelope? How do bighorns rock climb? What are a moose's massive antlers for? Discover God's designs in animals of the West and if God would forgive those who hunted bison.

BighornPronghornMooseBisonPrint Certificate

mammals 2

Which mammals fly? What is a "bummer lamb"? And how do wild horses keep warm in winter? Learn how God designed these special mammals just right.

Bat 2HorseBat 1LambPrint Certificate

mammals 3

Discover three amazing mammals God created to live in Africa. Learn why giraffes are so tall, how elephants hear far more than we do, and how sharp a lion's teeth are.

LionElephantGiraffePrint Certificate

mammals 4

Why do some animals' eyes glow at night? How do beavers build so well? Learn if possums actually hang from their tails, and the strange why coyotes feed their babies.

WolfBeaverCoyotePossumPrint Certificate

mammals 5

God's creativity is certainly displayed in this group of fascinating mammals! Learn why platypus lay eggs, the strange habits of capybara, if a panda is actually a bear, and how slow a sloth really is.

CapybaraPandaPlatypusSlothPrint Certificate

mammals 6

Discover how one woman's God-given curiosity helped save an entire species. Learn about the secret language of prairie dogs, why foxes are so sneaky, and why God designed pika to pick flowers on the tundra.

FoxBlack-footed FerretPikaPrairie DogPrint Certificate

Marine Mammals

Is a narwhal a mythical creature or true creation of God's? What color is a polar bear? What do sea otters keep in their armpit pockets, and how did God specially design whales?

Sea OtterWhaleNarwhalPolar BearPrint Certificate

Marine Mollusks

Dive into the ocean and discover how God designed octopus to shape shift and rapidly change colors. Learn about the cute and...not so cuddly cuttlefish, and how oysters turn problems into pearls.

Octopus 2Clam / OysterOctopus 1CuttlefishPrint Certificate

Ocean 1

Is coral a plant or an animal? How does a mantis shrimp punch through glass? Discover what a jellyfish actually is, and learn about mysterious creatures of the abyss.

Mantis ShrimpAbyssCoralJellyfishPrint Certificate

Reptiles

Why are snakes venomous? How is a turtle different from a tortoise? What can an alligator teach us about using our words wisely? Discover God's wild and wonderful designs in reptiles.

AlligatorTurtleSnakePrint Certificate

Nat Theo

Explore God's Word and his created world with Master Naturalist, Bible teacher and author Eryn Lynum. 


Nature Lessons
Rooted in the Bible

Discover God's wonderful creation rooted in the truth of his Word!
Nat = Natural, Theo = Theology. Where kids dive into the study of Natural Theology—discovering God through nature!


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