Lessons of Science Studies

God's Variation and Creation

2010-09-28T09:33:00.000-07:00

Many species on Earth are created by God to reproduce after their own kind. Zoos, museums, and other institutions help to hold examples of God's Handworks. However, there is a conflict in the scientific community between evolution and creation science because of the Darwinian ideas about speciation. Nevertheless, I have been learning that species have been created after their own kind and design; therefore the study of variation of kinds does not exclude God's creation power in the natural world.

For instance, many insects were made to have certain characteristics...

1. Three-segmented body: head, thorax,and abdomen
2. Two pairs of wings
3. One pair of antenna
4. Three pairs of legs attached to the thorax

This body plan is found in butterflies, grasshoppers, dragonflies, and other insects. Therefore, their body designs help to acknowledge that God made them in His general design. However, many biologists acknowledged that these insects had a common ancestor.

As for the case of common ancestor, I agree that many species were made after their own kind, whether by individual design and/or changes in an ancestral population. However, they did not "evolved" from one type of organism to another, as presented in many biological textbooks.

I have been enjoying the variation of organisms that God made that are presented in many institutions such as natural history museums, zoos, and local environments. Therefore, I have been learning that every living thing was made in its biological design and/or selected by its characteristics or desired by God.

Research Experience for Scientific Studies

2010-08-17T10:46:00.000-07:00

Studying about a field/idea is another useful component of a scientific research that can help to lead a person into new doors. Besides learning about a scientific principle in school, a person can perform personal research on the subject by using references such as books, magazines,and World Wide Web. With God's Power,the interest of the subject can grow in "good ground" thereby, producing fruit for the person's life.

With school education, the interest can be supported by studying about it through references in school, library, and other areas. The references are needed to use in a particular idea/principle for scientific research. Along with these items, God's Power is needed in order to strengthen the subject area in your heart; thereby allowing it to bear fruit.

Therefore, I learned that God's Power, plus education from school and personal time, can lead up to a strong interest in a scientific pursue. Have fun with research and faith in God.

To learn more about amateur science, the Citizen Scientist www.sas.org/tcs is a useful site for projects and other literature about experimentation and research.

Learning Through Observations

2010-07-24T10:34:00.000-07:00

The use of observations is one of the most important tools of scientific research because it helps to open interest of research and learning. Anybody can be opened to a strong interest of learning about simple ideas through observing and researching the natural world. The observations can be supported through God's understanding and literary research in either the local public library and/or at home.

Any observations of the natural world, whether it be biology, physics, and chemistry can help to open a door to the understanding of the scientific process. Learning about how things work in the natural world can be fun and educational to the curious observer. For instance, observing wildflowers and tree leaves can be useful in determining the ecology of a region. Guide books can be useful in identifying the plant specimens by the species in the region. Therefore, these observations can be useful in understanding how plants functions in an ecosystem.

Learning about the functions of an idea/principle is another useful purpose of observation because it helps to understand the processes of a system. Performing a simple experiment, such as comparing the gravity of a rubber ball and a tennis ball, can help to expand about the effects of matter and mass on objects.

These studies can be reinforced by using books and other references to learn about the observed processes and samples ; thereby, helping to increase learning about science on Earth and beyond. However, God's understanding is the important key to any observations in the scientific process because He is the One that give us knowledge about the natural world.

The Citizen Scientist, www.sas.org/tcs, is one of the major web sites for people who want to learn more about observations and the scientific process. Also, Shawn Carlson's book, The Amateur Biologist (2002) is another reference for science projects that can be useful for studying natural processes in the biology field.

Reference: Carlson S, Ed. Scientific American: The Amateur Biologist. 2002. John Wiley & Sons, Inc; New York. 228p.