Earth by Design: Sixth Graders Explore God’s Creation
Have you gazed into the night sky and marveled at the twinkling stars or bright planets? We are amazed at what exists in the far away expanse of space, but are you amazed at your home planet? It’s designed for life to thrive.
Mrs. Rhodes’ sixth grade Earth Science classes took the challenge to research and show proof of the amazing design of our Earth along with its place in the solar system and galaxy. As the students worked in teams, they made decisions about which topic to research and how to make a model to show their evidence.
Each student wrote a paragraph supporting evidence for topics like – Earth's atmosphere, magnetic field, tilt, rotation, sun and moon relationship, placement in the solar system and placement in the Milky Way. Ayla Beckett wrote “The Earth, being a precise distance from the sun, is not too cold nor is it too hot.” This puts Earth in the habitability zone. Everleigh VanKooten wrote “In our solar system, the existence of an atmosphere around a planetary body is extremely rare. Our atmosphere is the only atmosphere that consists of clear and colorless gases.” This allows life-giving light energy to penetrate the surface. Knox Linenger explained how the solar system and galaxy were made with immense precision because Earth’s neighboring gas planets provide protection by deflecting comets and asteroids while the whole solar system is protectively tucked between two spiral arms in the Milky Way. Jake Williams wrote in conclusion “Earth is obviously designed for life.” Psalm 19:1 is our ultimate proof: “The heavens declare the glory of God and the sky above proclaims His handiwork.” Each project was exclusively designed and constructed by each team to show the proof of God’s design.
