“By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.” —Hebrews 11:3
Why Was Biology 101 Made?
We wanted to give our children a firm grasp of the world of biology from a Biblical perspective. We firmly believe that biology, in particular, is a discipline that needs to be understood in connection with a Christian world view. Biology is the study of life and includes who we are and where we came from. If you get the foundation wrong, the rest of the building will suffer as a result. We wanted our children to see the big picture so they would have a context in which to place all the details they learn.
Our highest goal for our children is to love God. We also want them to enjoy the process of learning about God's world. We decided to devote ourselves, and my 15 years of professional filmmaking experience, to the task of creating a rich and exciting Biology program of study that was Biblically-based, challenging, and filled with fascinating information.
What Does Biology 101 Contain?
The four DVD set contains a coherent, easy to understand and faith-based comprehension of the world around us. Many modern biologists ignore God's revelation of His creation. Biology 101 presents the study of biology following the actual creation days revealed in the book of Genesis. The nine individual segments provide a thoroughly Biblical framework and most of them run from 30-45 minutes each. An interesting and fact-filled 114 page guidebook with quizzes covering each segment is included as a printable pdf on disc 4.
- Introduction: Defining Life and Life Classification
- Plants
- Aquatic (water) Creatures
- Avian (flying) Creatures
- Land Animals Part 1
- Land Animals Part 2
- Mankind Part 1
- Mankind Part 2
- Conclusion: Cells, Genetics, and a Brief History of Biology
What Place Does This Series Have in Your Homeschool Program?
It depends—homeschooling families’ approaches to teaching and learning are far from cookie-cutter in design. For our family, this set of DVDs— which are very comprehensive in scope—will be enough to provide a thorough grounding in biology.
Other families may prefer to use these DVDs as a starting point, one that provides their children with the correct foundation; an exciting eye and mind-opening overview of biology, before beginning textbook study. A 12-page “Course Accreditation Program” booklet is included in a printable pdf format, for those who want the DVDs to form the foundation of a full school year's Biology course. In either case, students will find the series captivating and unusually informative. In fact, the entire family might enjoy watching each segment together and engaging in lively discussions about the material.
