This series presents a well-illustrated and informative exploration of the natural world within a context which presents God as creator and science as a way of finding out about His creation. Other books in the series include “Sky & Sea”, “Rocks & Plants” and “Fish, Bugs & Birds”. They present a positive approach to viewing God as creating through the use of natural processes which we can use science to understand and generally follow their stated claim that “these books are about the wonders of God’s creation, not so much about when each event took place”. The books are well-presented and colourful with an engaging mix of photos, cartoons, side-notes and relevant Bible verses.

A well-presented, in-depth guide to the science & religion dialogue for young people written from a Christian perspective and supporting a mainstream view of scientific exploration and discovery. This book offers a great introduction to the interactions of science and faith throughout history and today for interested young people and adults!

This imaginatively presented book promotes the idea of God as creative and creator. The book does not focus specifically on ideas from Genesis but uses different elements of scripture regarding God as creator and no focus or discussion is given to timescales or methods of creation. Scientific exploration of space is presented as a way of exploring God’s creativity and finding out about His universe.

This excellent book explores Big Bang cosmology, early solar system formation and development of life on earth. The title presents the emphasis of the book: all the organisms on earth today, even our own bodies, are made of elements present from the very, very, early beginnings of our universe. All ages will appreciate this lively trek over billions of years, and adult readers will appreciate the sing-songy rhythm of the text. The pages are filled with engaging rhymes and bright illustrations which will enchant younger readers and more detailed paragraphs for older or more interested children.

Many children love comic-strips and they are a brilliant way of encouraging children to read. Until now, this format has rarely been used with non-fiction. The information in this series of four books is presented in an entertaining and accessible way, with accurate yet fun illustrations and a clear and engaging text. Each of the four books explores a chapter in the history of the world.

"When a meteorite crashes into Sam's school bike shed, his class have a LOT of questions about space, the universe, and life on earth. But can they believe in God AND the Big Bang? They make some cool discoveries that show them that the answer is a clear yes. A fact-filled and thought-provoking story that will make you chuckle." Written by a top scientist and a well-known children's author this book gives a great introduction to a number of key questions about the interactions of science and faith through the eyes of a curious 'science geek' and his classmates.

This fabulous flap book demonstrates basic scientific ideas in a simple and engaging way. Each double page shows key ideas from a different branch of science, including astronomy, ecology, chemistry and physics. This book explores how our world works, linking each section to human discoveries, abilities and responsibilities, and provides children with a strong foundation in a range of scientific ideas.

Welcome to Wonder Zone - Discovering God's Wonderful World! This amazing new five-day children’s holiday club resource from Scripture Union and The Faraday Institute contains all that you need to host a holiday club using a fun science theme that will have children in their element. 

Whether beginner or boffin, you’ll find your home at Wonder Zone!  With fun science-based activities and experiments, input from real scientists and all kinds of opportunities to explore big questions, these resources encourage children to explore the wonders of the world and discover how the God behind all of it wants to get to know them! Along the way, they will experience the fun of discovery, explore the wonders of the universe, investigate light and colour, be awed by the diversity of the natural world and encounter robots and artificial intelligence. Children and adults alike will find out about who God is and how exploring science and following him can go hand in hand.

With all the fun elements that Scripture Union resources are known for - dramas, songs, videos, activities and games, and input from Faraday Institute scientists and theologians, this is a resource like no other. This is the ideal resource for church groups who want to support, celebrate and encourage children and young people in engaging with the wonders, possibilities and questions of science and its interactions with the Bible and Christian faith.  The flexible program allows for clubs with shorter or longer time scales and also comes with lots of suggestions for how to expand the club to include parents, carers and families or to use the resources in a different context.

Ideal for churches, assemblies or other Christian contexts. This wonderful song from Rend Collective's first kids album (Sparkle. Pop. Rampage.) celebrates God's creativity through a fun and engaging list of a whole variety of wonderful things God has made. From apple juice, sunflowers, penguins and rhinos, to wildebeest, moustaches, earlobes and wormholes... "You made my atoms and all my organs, Every strand of DNA, You are the artist, we are the canvas. We’re uniquely wonderfully made!" Click here for the youtube video

Click here to watch this Virtual Reality (360) video on your smartphone, tablet or VR headset, and zoom through the entire history of the universe in under 4 minutes!

God has given us lots of clues about how He made space. This is how we think He did it.
Discover how the wonders of the universe were made, beginning with a huge explosion. Follow the process of how stars, asteroids, comets, moons and planets were formed.

Written by the Faraday Kids team, the 'God made' series encourages young children to explore and discover the world around them and tells them about the loving God who made it all. Scientific ideas about how and why everything was created are simply explained through the lively narrative and wonderful illustrations, leaving children marvelling at God's creativity, love and power.

Also includes some simple science experiments to engage budding young scientist and additional information about Science and the Bible for parents to open up discussion.

God has given us lots of clues about how He made the world. This is how we think He did it.

Discover how our world was made, beginning with His amazing stars. Follow the process of how Earth was formed and filled with amazing life.

Written by the Faraday Kids team, the 'God made' series encourages young children to explore and discover the world around them and tells them about the loving God who made it all. Scientific ideas about how and why everything was created are simply explained through the lively narrative and wonderful illustrations, leaving children marvelling at God's creativity, love and power.

Also includes some simple science experiments to engage budding young scientist and additional information about Science and the Bible for parents to open up discussion.

Join Harriet, Darwin's pet tortoise, and Milton, Schrodinger's indecisive cat on a time-travelling quest of discovery, unravelling scientific exploration and religious beliefs and how they fit together.

Throughout the centuries humans have been looking for answers to BIG questions - how did the universe start? Is there a God behind it? Has science explained away the need for a God, or can faith enhance scientific discovery?

Take to the skies in this adventure and zoom off into space , exploring the scientific discoveries of the technological age. Step into Harriet and Milton's time machine, bring some snacks, and enjoy this curious quest of discovery.

Written by Julia Golding (winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2006, and the Nestle Smarties Book Prize 2006) with Andrew Briggs (Professor of Nanomaterials in the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford) and Roger Wagner (artist and author), inspired by their book: The Penultimate Curiosity.

Also available as an ebook.

Join Harriet, Darwin's pet tortoise, and Milton, Schrodinger's indecisive cat on a time-travelling quest of discovery, unravelling scientific exploration and religious beliefs and how they fit together.

Throughout the centuries humans have been looking for answers to BIG questions - how did the universe start? Is there a God behind it? Has science explained away the need for a God, or can faith enhance scientific discovery?

On this adventure, Harriet and Milton are investigating our place in the universe.  Step into Harriet and Milton's time machine, bring some snacks, and enjoy this curious quest of discovery. - from the Islamic Golden Age to the Renaissance, and meet Galileo! 

Written by Julia Golding (winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2006, and the Nestle Smarties Book Prize 2006) with Andrew Briggs (Professor of Nanomaterials in the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford) and Roger Wagner (artist and author), inspired by their book: The Penultimate Curiosity.

Also available as an ebook.

This excellent website from our friends at LASAR (Learning About Science And Religion) is packed with exciting activities and resources to help you explore all sorts of questions and topics about science and religious faith. 

Their website includes topics like fossils, evolution and adaptation, and interpreting the Bible. as well as sections about Galileo, thinking about miracles and much more!

The Never Off Topic website is a great companion to our pages full of Big Questions about topics like dinosaurs, evolution and the Bible.

CLICK HERE to visit the site and continue your journey of exploration! 

"The beautiful pictures and the way it’s laid out just made me want to read more." – Isaac, 9

Ever wondered how your eye works? Or what caused the formation of the universe? Then Book of Wonders is for you!

Book of Wonders is crammed full of facts, figures and fantastic pictures of the world around you from the greatest galaxies to the tiniest microbes. Whether you're amazed by atoms, flabbergasted by fungi or captivated by comets, you'll find something to blow your mind! Not only that, but you'll be able to explore your place in this amazing universe and meet Jesus, the one who a man called John in the Bible calls the source of creation.

Book of Wonders is a captivating, beautifully illustrated book that helps children to explore science and faith. Children will be amazed by the intricately detailed illustrations as they learn about themselves, the world, the universe and more importantly, the God behind it all. 

Get ready to dive into a world of discovery and wonder! Book of Wonders has been produced in collaboration with The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion.

"An excellent mix of science and the Christian faith, showing how they work together and is not something where you have to believe in one or the other." Austin, 10

Enhance the Book of Wonders experience!

This amazing activity book works alongside the Book of Wonders to help you explore even more about yourself, the world around you, the planet you live on and the whole wide universe!

An A4 activity book full of puzzles, experiments, information, activities, colouring and much, much more to help you find out about the world around you and the God who made everything.

One ordinary meeting of the science club at Parkview Primary School becomes extraordinary when their teacher takes them back in time to 1843 to meet Christian inventor Charles Babbage. There they learn about his latest invention, the Difference Engine, but they have to be careful – if they’re not back in an hour they’ll be stuck in the nineteenth century forever!

This brilliantly fun graphic novel for 7- to 9-year olds is a fantastic time travel adventure that will keep kids on the edge of their seats. Children will love the memorable characters and colourful artwork from illustrator Laura Borio that brings to life Fiona Veitch Smith’s entertaining story, and the graphic novel format is perfect for kids beginning to explore their own independent reading.

As they follow the journey of the science club, children will learn about the history of the computer and its inventor, Charles Babbage, and about how science and faith go hand in hand. Produced in partnership with The Faraday Institute, it ties in with the National Science Curriculum for Key Stage 2, making it ideal for reading in the classroom as well as at home.

'Science-based practices for kinder, happier schools' 

This website from the 'Greater Good Science Center' has some great ideas, particularly for teachers to use in form time or PSHE lessons. 

The site offers 'free research-based and informed strategies and practices for the social, emotional, and ethical development of students, for the well-being of the adults who work with them, and for cultivating positive school cultures.'

For each recommended activity (e.g. mindfulness in students), the site explains how to develop this, the science behind it, and suggests further related activities.

For teachers with a science focus there are some nice activities on developing awe and wonder in science (take a look here and here), and one on getting students to start from a problem-based approach like air pollution and work back to the science and include ethics and other subjects in their solutions.

The website is written with US teachers in mind, but can easily be adapted for use worldwide. The values it represents generally promote wellbeing in schools, which most would agree is much needed everywhere!

A great website for teachers to browse and get inspired about how to help their students and schools to be places that promote wellbeing, and how integrating different ways of thinking can help with that.

CLICK HERE to visit the site

Have you ever wondered how the universe began, what the point of life might be, or whether God likes science? Then this is the book for you! 101 Great Big Questions asked by children, with fascinating responses from leading experts in the areas of science, theology, philosophy and beyond! Explore questions about the universe from the Big Bang and beginnings to what might happen in the future.

Discover what the experts think about:

• could humans ever become mermaids?
• do other animals have religions?
• why the Bible doesn’t mention dinosaurs?
• could Jesus get out of a black hole?
• can science prove the existence of God?
• and does God like aliens?

Read personal stories from world class scientists and theologians about their experiences of exploring their own big questions about God, life, and the amazing universe we live in. Contributors include Dr Jennifer Wiseman, The Revd Prof. David Wilkinson, The Revd Dr Joanna Collicutt, Dr Katharine Hayhoe, Prof. Tom Shakespeare, Prof. Simon Conway Morris, Prof. Rosalind Picard, The Rt. Revd Prof., Dr N T Wright, and Dr Francis S. Collins.

Perfect for budding scientists, theologians, and all those curious about the really big questions of life. This exciting question and answer-based book for 7+ year olds to explore key questions asked by children about science-faith interactions. The ‘handbook’ style is intended to encourage readers to dip in and out of the different chapters rather than reading through. Answers contributed by world-class knowledgeable scientists and theologians are presented in a clear, engaging and open-ended style.

Space exploration often inspires awe, wonder and enthusiasm about the natural world.

Click here to view a video compiled by The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion Youth and Schools Programme to help young people think about the role of awe and wonder in inspiring and responding to scientific exploration. Science is a hugely valuable way for humans to engage with the natural world, and this experience becomes even richer and more exciting when we also explore the relevant cultural, historical, religious, psychological, and other, aspects of the topics and questions with which we're engaging.

With gentle humour and fun illustrations, this book confidently combines faith and science as God-the-chef helps readers navigate through the Big Bang, Inflation Theory, and getting to know your Goldilocks stars from your supermassive black holes. And that's not all! As you explore God's creative processes, you'll also see some of the beauty and complexity involved in getting things just right for life as we know it to unfold.

Hear more from the author, here, as she chats about why she wrote the book, how it ties into the school curriculum, and her biggest 'wow' moments as she researched the material. 

This book has been created in partnership with The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, Cambridge, UK. They have helped in every part of the process to ensure our science and theology are in line with current understandings and discoveries.

A pack of 7 downloadable classroom resources for RE teachers integrating Science and Religion:

• ‘Spending’
• ‘Big Bang and the Bible’
• ‘Bioethics’
• ‘Race, Science and Faith’
• ‘What Is The Purpose of Genesis 1?’
• ‘Climate Change’
• ‘Ways of Knowing’

A pack of 6 downloadable classroom resources for primary school teachers integrating Science and Religion:

• ‘Why Does Popcorn Pop?
• ‘Excitement, Curiosity And Awe And Wonder In Science Lessons’
• ‘How Can RE Help With Tackling Climate Change?’
• ‘Observing The Night Sky’
• ‘Race, Science And Faith’
• ‘What Is The Purpose Of Genesis 1?’

Science teacher classroom resources on the Nature of Science

Science teacher classroom resources on the Nature of Science