BioLogos, a Christian non-profit that explores God’s Word and God’s world to inspire authentic faith for today, created a science and faith curriculum supplement called Integrate designed especially for the home educator.
Integrate not only allows students to consider theological and ethical questions raised by modern science, it also explores and cultivates Christian virtues such as humility, wisdom, and wonder in the unique context of scientific inquiry.
The curriculum includes 15 units covering a variety of topics included in a general biology course, ranging from cells and genetics to fossils and ecology. Each unit consists of a series of 5 different types of modules:
- Meet: A short video introduction to a Christian role model in an academic field that relates to the unit’s topic. Discussion questions are provided to help students personally connect with the content of the video and get them thinking about some of the essential questions the unit will explore.
- Grow: A devotional on a Christian virtue that includes guided scripture reading and reflection questions.
- Engage: An activity that invites students to explore a topic related to the intersection of science and faith and respond in a meaningful way.
- Experience: A hands-on activity that interacts with specific (often scientific) content that is important for students to understand and address from a Christian perspective.
- Integrate: A final, reflection-based activity that invites the student to assess and apply what they have learned in the unit as a whole.
Key Features
- Each of the 15 units explores a big question like:
- What kind of answers can we expect from the Bible?
- Should Christians care about climate change?
- Can accepting evolution be a faithful option for Christians?
- Integrate features easy, open-and-go modular lesson plans with sample answers and helpful background info, so you can have a great discussion without a ton of prep.
- Flexible pricing means you can buy individual units, purchase a bundle to save, or buy all 15 units for the biggest discount.
- Christ-centered faith, rigorous science, and gracious dialogue all work together in Integrate.
- Fully digital so you can use it anywhere easily and lessen the impact on the environment. Caring for God’s creation matters, and a digital format lets you live out your values in a fun and easy-to-use way.
- Hands-on science activities aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards
What Others Are Saying
“We used [Integrate] as a stand-alone homeschool module and it opened up important discussions with my teenagers that we may not have had otherwise. Integrate stands out from other homeschool science curricula in two ways: 1) it puts people first, introducing you to scientists and scholars who ask big questions from a standpoint of deep faith; and 2) it allows you to explore the questions in a conversation with scientists, not as debate that someone must win. BioLogos Integrate is not a rival to other homeschool curricula or to biology textbooks, but a companion to each. It helped my teenagers both explore science in the context of faith, and discuss faith in the context of science.”
Ben McFarland, PhD, parent
“All too often the church has fostered a suspicion and even fear of science. As a result, many students think they must make a choice between their religious faith and science. The Integrate curriculum does just what its name implies: it erases that false choice and presents solid science in a way that fully integrates a trustworthy Christian perspective. This curriculum is an outstanding resource for parents and teachers who seek to teach the next generation to be faithful, informed Christian leaders on questions raised by science.”
Philip Yancey, author, speaker, and Bible scholar
“Equipping parents in an engaging way, fearlessly approaching science and faith as compliments, putting in the hands of educators a user-friendly tool to help raise students to pursue both good science and the beauty of Scripture – Integrate is a gem.”
Cynthia Townsend, MDiv, mother and homeschool educator
“Integrate provided the structure I needed to have the kinds of conversations I wanted to have with my teenagers. Graciousness is woven into this unique curriculum, and that graciousness became a guiding principle for our conversations. Integrate has organized all the data and lesson plans into an easy, open-and-go format. I’m thankful for all the fruitful discussions we were able to have, and I appreciated the presence of so many additional resources, should the students want to explore the ideas further.”
Elizabeth Trotter, mother and homeschool educator
“When teaching biology in a Christian context, it can be difficult to find resources that provide scientific rigor and a Christian worldview. Integrate helps students to engage in science, theology, and philosophy with grace.”
Josh Jacobs, teacher at Naperville Christian Academy
Visit www.biologos.org/integrate to learn more. Use the code HOMESCHOOLDEAL at checkout for 50% off your order!
