What Is a Killdeer and Why Does It Fake a Broken Wing? Lesson 85
Why would a bird pretend to be hurt? Meet the clever killdeer—a ground-nesting bird with amazing tricks to protect its eggs! Discover how it uses camouflage, fake injuries, and even scent-hiding strategies. Plus, learn what the Bible says about truth and being genuine.Here’s our trail map:What Is a Killdeer?Why Would a Bird Build a Nest on the Ground?What Is the Killdeer’s Broken Wing Act?Why Does a Killdeer Chick Leave Its Nest Right Away?How Can We Recognize Tricks From Truth?Episode Links:Explore the Answers Bible Curriculum by Answers in Genesis: AnswersBookstore.com/bibleExplore Apologia’s Live Classes: https://www.apologia.com/live-classesExplore Apologia’s Self-paced Classes: https://www.apologia.com/self-pacedExplore Apologia’s award-winning science curriculum for grades k-12: https://www.apologia.com/subject/science/Order Eryn’s book: The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Rest-Creation-Sabbath-Living/dp/0825448891Nat Theo Club Bonus Video: https://erynlynum.com/club-videosGet full lesson guides in the Nat Theo Club: https://erynlynum.com/clubFree Killdeer Coloring Sheet: https://erynlynum.com/killdeer-bird-facts/Ask your nature question: https://erynlynum.com/askOrder Eryn's book, Rooted in Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation: https://www.amazon.com/Rooted-Wonder-Nurturing-Familys-Creation/dp/0825447615Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:“So you must stop telling lies. Tell each other the truth, because we all belong to each other in the same body.” Ephesians 4:25 (NCV)“Your love must be real (genuine). Hate what is evil, and hold on to what is good.” Romans 12:9 (NCV)“But people who are evil and cheat others will go from bad to worse. They will fool others, but they will also be fooling themselves. But you should continue following the teachings you learned. You know they are true, because you trust those who taught you.” 2 Timothy 3:13-14 (NCV)Terms Learned in This Episode:Plover: A category of small to medium-sized birds that live near water, like beaches, lakes, and muddy fields. They have short beaks and long legs, and they like to run, stop, and peck at the ground to find food like insects and worms. Killdeer: The killdeer is a plover that grows about 9-11 inches long with brown backs, white bellies, and two black stripes across their chest. Their eyes are bright red or orange.Ground Nester: A type of bird that makes its nest on the ground instead of in trees or bushes. They lay their eggs right on the dirt, grass, or rocks, and their eggs...
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Where Do Ants Get Their Super Strength? Lesson 84
Have you ever wondered what’s really going on inside an anthill—or how ants can carry things way heavier than themselves? Discover how God designed ants to work together like a tiny, efficient team—and what their super strength teaches us about the incredible power God puts inside us!Here’s our trail map:How Does an Ant Colony Begin?How Do Ants Work Together?Where Do Ants Get Their Super Strength?How Does God Give Us Super Strength?Episode Links:Try CTCMath for free for one week: https://ctcmath.com/Explore the Answers Bible Curriculum by Answers in Genesis: AnswersBookstore.com/bibleOrder Eryn’s book: The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Rest-Creation-Sabbath-Living/dp/0825448891Nat Theo Club Bonus Video: https://erynlynum.com/club-videosGet full lesson guides in the Nat Theo Club: https://erynlynum.com/clubFree Ant Coloring Sheet: https://erynlynum.com/ant-facts-for-kids/Ask your nature question: https://erynlynum.com/askOrder Eryn's book, Rooted in Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation: https://www.amazon.com/Rooted-Wonder-Nurturing-Familys-Creation/dp/0825447615Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:“Go watch the ants, you lazy person.Watch what they do and be wise.Ants have no commander,no leader or ruler,but they store up food in the summerand gather their supplies at harvest.” Proverbs 6:6-8 (NCV) “...’Let the earth be filled with animals, each producing more of its own kind. Let there be tame animals and small crawling animals and wild animals, and let each produce more of its kind.’ And it happened.” Genesis 1:24 (NCV)And you will know that God’s power is very great for us who believe. That power is the same as the great strength God used to raise Christ from the dead and put him at his right side in the heavenly world.” Ephesians 1:19-20 (NCV)“With God’s power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine.” Ephesians 3:20 (NCV) “...’My grace is enough for you. When you are weak, my power is made perfect in you.’ So I am very happy to brag about my weaknesses. Then Christ’s power can live in me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NCV)“So don’t worry, because I am with you.Don’t be afraid, because I am your God.I will make you strong and will help you;I will support you with my right hand that saves you.” Isaiah 41:10 (NCV)Terms Learned in This Episode:Ant Colony: A group of ants that work very hard together to hatch and grow more ants so their colony can grow. In the ant colony, ants have different jobs so that the work can be done most efficiently.Efficiency: When a job or task is done in a way that saves time and energy.Nuptial Flight: A special time when queen ants and male ants fly into the sky to mate, so the queen can start a new ant colony.Worker Ant:...
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What Makes Electric Eels So Shocking? Lesson 83
Dive into the amazing world of electric eels: what they really are (spoiler—they’re not true eels!), how their special electric organs work, and how they use electricity to hunt and protect themselves in the rivers of South America. Here’s our trail map:What Is the Electric Eel?How Do Electric Eels Make Electricity?How Does the Electric Eel Use Electricity?How Is God a Shield for Us?Episode Links:Explore the Answers Bible Curriculum by Answers in Genesis: AnswersBookstore.com/bibleTry CTCMath for free for one week: https://ctcmath.com/Order Eryn’s book: The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Rest-Creation-Sabbath-Living/dp/0825448891Nat Theo Club Bonus Video: https://erynlynum.com/club-videosGet full lesson guides in the Nat Theo Club: https://erynlynum.com/clubFree Electric Eel Coloring Sheet: https://erynlynum.com/electric-eel-facts/Ask your nature question: https://erynlynum.com/askOrder Eryn's book, Rooted in Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation: https://www.amazon.com/Rooted-Wonder-Nurturing-Familys-Creation/dp/0825447615Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.” Psalm 28:7 (NIV)“You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.” Psalm 119:14 (NIV)“The LORD is my rock, my protection, my Savior. My God is my rock. I can run to him for safety. He is my shield and my saving strength, my defender.” Psalm 18:2 (NCV)“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Psalm 46:1 (ESV)Terms Learned in This Episode:Gymnotiforms: Meaning “naked back.” A category (order) of fish that do not have fins on their back.Organ: A special part inside a body with an important job to do. Main, Hunter’s and Sachs Organs: Special organs in an electric eel’s body that produce electricity.Cells: Tiny building blocks that make up all living things, like plants, creatures, and humans. They are so small you can only see them with a microscope.Electrocytes: Special cells with positive and negative charges.Weakly Electric Fish: Electric fish in the gymnotiform order that use an invisible electric field around their body to sense what is around them.Strongly Electric Fish: Electric fish in the gymnotiform order that create and emit strong electric currents to zap and stun their prey.Electric Organ Discharge (EOD): When an electric fish sends out an electric pulse or wave.This podcast episode contains paid advertisements. Mentioned in this episode:Explore Creation and the Bible in the...
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Why Are Eels One of Science’s Greatest Mysteries? Lesson 82
The eel has puzzled scientists since before Jesus lived on earth. Discover this mysterious creature and the questions scientists have been asking about it for over 2,000 years.Here’s our trail map:Are All Eels Electric?What Is the Great Eel Question?How Do Eels Have Babies?How Do Eels Grow Up?Where Do Eel Babies Hatch?How Did God Make Living Creatures?*Episode correction: Oops! We mention World War II in this episode, but it should be World War I. Thanks for your understanding!Episode Links:Explore the Answers Bible Curriculum by Answers in Genesis: AnswersBookstore.com/bibleOrder Eryn’s book: The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Rest-Creation-Sabbath-Living/dp/0825448891Nat Theo Club Bonus Video: https://erynlynum.com/club-videosGet full lesson guides in the Nat Theo Club: https://erynlynum.com/clubFree Eel Coloring Sheet: https://erynlynum.com/where-do-eels-come-from/Ask your nature question: https://erynlynum.com/askOrder Eryn's book, Rooted in Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation: https://www.amazon.com/Rooted-Wonder-Nurturing-Familys-Creation/dp/0825447615Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:“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 (NIV)“Then God said, ‘Let the earth be filled with animals, each producing more of its own kind. Let there be tame animals and small crawling animals and wild animals, and let each produce more of its kind.’ And it happened.” Genesis 1:24 (NCV)“God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.’” Genesis 1:28 (NIV)Terms Learned in This Episode:Spontaneous Generation: An old idea from early science that tiny animals or plants can come from things like mud, water, or food all by themselves—without any parents!Metamorphosis: When a creature goes through a big transformation or change from its baby form to its adult form.Reproductive Organs: The special parts of animals and people that help them have babies.Leptocephalus: See-through baby eels that look like tiny, flat ribbons and drift in the ocean before they grow up.Glass Eels: Young eels that are still see-through, like glass.Yellow Eels: Eels that have turned yellow-brown as they grow bigger.Silver Eels: Grown-up eels with shiny, silver-colored skin that are ready to have babies.Ex Nihilo: A word in theology that means God created everything from nothing.De Novo: A scientific term meaning something didn’t come from something else—it was made completely new.This podcast episode contains paid advertisements. Mentioned in...
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Science Isn't Settled: Telling God’s Story Through Science Media - With the Science Dilemma Team
What is it like asking strangers on the street about faith and science? How does someone's worldview affect how they see science? What does it mean that the science isn't settled? Allan C. Pereira and Jeffrey Singer from The Science Dilemma join us and share a behind-the-scenes look at working as content creators sharing God’s designs in nature and science.Episode Links:The Science Dilemma: Intelligent Design for Students: https://www.thesciencedilemma.com/Watch the Science Dilemma Season 1 Trailer: https://thesciencedilemma.com/Order Eryn’s book: The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Rest-Creation-Sabbath-Living/dp/0825448891Join the Nat Theo Club: https://erynlynum.com/clubOrder Eryn's book, Rooted in Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation: https://www.amazon.com/Rooted-Wonder-Nurturing-Familys-Creation/dp/0825447615
Join Master Naturalist, Bible teacher and author Eryn Lynum as we explore God's wild and wonderful world!
What can a bird's migration teach us about God's guidance in our life? How can counting tree rings help us understand our life story? How can a milkweed plant help us cut off toxic thoughts and think about everything lovely and true?
God's wild and wonderful world is full of amazing life lessons. As we get outside and adventure through creation, we'll discover how deep and wide the Father's love is for us!
Each episode of The Nat Theo Nature Lessons podcast teaches God's truth through visuals in nature. Nat = Natural, Theo = Theology. Where kids dive into the study of Natural Theology—discovering God through nature!
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