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1 Can be used for: Unit Studies Daily Devotions Science Class Language Arts 1 Art and much more! I "Teachers\II appreciate the simplicrty and ingenuity while students will like the homeschoolina mon I Es;tfrerAndrewsY~hor~awriter/~~fwmanyyean. eniov&.rsm # and writing finds time doily to bok up cat the everchanging sky. She has written "Prayers from Planet Earth" From a Spaceship," as well as numerous articles on parenting, wonders, etc. She lives in a wooded part of Pennsylvania but en vacationing in Wyoming, where the sky is truly big.

2 OVER OUR HEADS IN WONDER! Science and the Sky by Esther A. Yant A Sourcebook of Bible Studies with Science Activities Cover Design by Christy Shaffer

3 ACI<NOWLEDGMENTS Dedicated to my mother, Sara Andrews, and my husband, Howard, without whose help this book would never have been written. Over Our Heads in Wonder Science and the Sky Copyright 1990,2001, Esther A. Yant Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: ISBN: Scripture translations are quoted by permission. Verses marked (KJV) are from the authorized King James Version. Verses marked (JB) are from the Jerusalem Bible. Copyright Darton, Longman, & Todd Ltd. and Doubleday & Company, Inc. Verses marked (TLB) are from The Living Bible. Copyright Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton, Illinois All Rights Reserved. Verses marked (NKJV) are from the New King James Version. Copyright 1979, 1980, 1982, Thomas Nelson Inc., Publishers. Illustrations by Mark Kissner, Howard Yant, and Sara Sipe. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopy, without the permission in wriiing from the publisher, except for pages which may be reproduced for teaching purposes. Making copies of this book, or any portion for any purpose other than stipulated, is a violation of United States copyright laws. Published in the United States of America by: BRIGHT IDEAS PRESS Second Edition

4 INTRODUCTION... 1 LElTER TO TEACHERS AND PARENTS PART I. READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS WONDERS OF THE SKY... 5 Sky Watching Sky Exercises Wonders of the Air Wonder of the Wind Catching the Wind Wonders of the Rainbows WONDERS OF STORMS Changing Clouds Storm Story Storm Watch A Storm. A Boat. and Jesus All in a Raindrop All in a Snowflake After the Storm WONDERS OF STARS Nighttime Wonders Thinking About Stars and Planets Counting Stars The Big Yellow Star The Sun and the SON Light of the World The Star of Bethlehem WONDERS OF PLANET THREE From an Earthship Window I From an Earthship Window II From a Spaceship Window View From Many Windows Last View of the Earth's Sky... 50

5 W TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 2 - SKY ACTIVITIES ACTIVITY KITS AIR EXPERIMENTS Balloon Rocket, Candle Experiments, Air and Water BIBLE ACTIVITIES... 54, 55 Rainbow Bible Bookmarks, Bible Stories and Verses CLOUDY DAY ACTIVITIES Cloud Shapes, Recipe for Clouds Cloud Watching, Cloud Mobile EXPERIMENTS WITH LENSES Hand Lens, Other Lenses, Binoculars. RAINBOW ACTIVITIES Indoor Rainbows, Outdoor Rain bow Rainbow Poems and Pictures RAINY DAY ACTIVITIES Raindrop Picture, Waterdrop Fun Waterdrop Game, Recipe for Rain SKY BOXES Sky Activity Box, Sky Treasure Box SKY PICTURES SKY WRITING Sky Notebook, Sky Writing and Discussion, Sky Word Box, Sky Box of Science Words, Sky Diamonds, Sky Prayers SNOWY DAY ACTIVITIES Snow Shapes, Snow Games, Snowflakes

6 TABLE OF CONTENTS W STARRY NIGHT ACTIVITIES Family Fun Under the Stars, Star Show Recipe Star Pictures, Pie in the Sky Star Verses in the Bible Special Star Activities for Schools STORMY DAY ACTIVITIES Storm Experience, Storm Stories in the Bible SUNNY DAY ACTIVITIES Sun Tricks, Sun Tag, Shadow Tag Sun Picture, Sun and Shadows WEATHER ACTIVITIES Quickie Weather Report Newspaperm Weather Report Weather Chart(reproducib1e) Wind Speed Chart Thermometer Activities Measuring Rainfall Measuring Snowfal I Kinds of Clouds Weat her Chart WINDY DAY ACTIVITIES Flying Discs, Parachutes REPRODUCIBLE PAGES Cup of Wonder, Sky Box, Rainbow Picture, Snowflake Diamond, Sky Shapes, Balloon Picture, Through a Spaceship Window, Sky Designs.

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