Earth Science Earth science is a powerful tool to help others Earth science is a powerful tool to help others Creation Mandate Creation Mandate The two most important commandments The two most important commandments 1.1

Love the Lord thy God Love the Lord thy God Love thy neighbor Love thy neighbor Getting ready for a life of service Getting ready for a life of service 1.1 Earth Science

Declaring God’s glory Declaring God’s glory Discovery Discovery Imitation Imitation We learn about God through what He has created We learn about God through what He has created 1.2 Earth Science

We imitate God as we obey the Creation Mandate We imitate God as we obey the Creation Mandate 1.2 Earth Science

Living for Redemption Living for Redemption Everything is fallen Everything is fallen We are fallen We are fallen God has redeemed us God has redeemed us Science can help people live redemptive lives Science can help people live redemptive lives 1.3 Earth Science

The Gospel The Gospel Earth science can be a tool for helping and preventing hurt Earth science can be a tool for helping and preventing hurt Showing others that Christianity is real Showing others that Christianity is real 1.3 Earth Science

Redeeming the mind Redeeming the mind From a guilty conscience From a guilty conscience From a sinful way of life From a sinful way of life From wrong thinking From wrong thinking 1.3 Earth Science

Christians examine the earth and its systems from a Christian viewpoint Christians examine the earth and its systems from a Christian viewpoint 1.3 Earth Science

1.4 A worldview is the overall perspective that we use to see and interpret the world A worldview is the overall perspective that we use to see and interpret the world What you believe What you believe

Earth Science 1.4 Presuppositions are ideas that are not proven to be true but that we assume to be true Presuppositions are ideas that are not proven to be true but that we assume to be true Everyone has presuppositions Everyone has presuppositions

Earth Science 1.4 Secular scientists Secular scientists Bible-believing Christian scientists Bible-believing Christian scientists The worldview that accepts the Bible as the Word of God is the right perspective The worldview that accepts the Bible as the Word of God is the right perspective

Earth Science 1.5 Scientific models explain, describe, or represent something in the world Scientific models explain, describe, or represent something in the world They are valuable because they work They are valuable because they work

Earth Science 1.5 Main purposes of science: Main purposes of science: Make existing models better Make existing models better Create new models Create new models

Earth Science 1.5 Models are interpreted and used within a worldview Models are interpreted and used within a worldview

Earth Science 1.6 A hypothesis is an initial explanation for a problem A hypothesis is an initial explanation for a problem A theory is a model that scientists use as a framework to explain their observations A theory is a model that scientists use as a framework to explain their observations

Earth Science 1.6 A law describes the way different kinds of measurable physical quantities relate to each other A law describes the way different kinds of measurable physical quantities relate to each other Many laws are expressed as equations Many laws are expressed as equations

Earth Science 1.6 Laws are not perfect statements of God’s laws Laws are not perfect statements of God’s laws Laws are our imperfect attempts to describe the laws God uses to govern the universe Laws are our imperfect attempts to describe the laws God uses to govern the universe

Earth Science 1.7 Data is any information scientists collect by observing nature Data is any information scientists collect by observing nature Measured data Measured data Descriptive data Descriptive data Derived data Derived data

Earth Science 1.7 Inferences Inferences Important to gather enough data Important to gather enough data

Earth Science 1.8 Science is the collection of observations, explanations, and models produced through an organized study of nature, and the processes found in nature, for the purpose of enabling people... Science is the collection of observations, explanations, and models produced through an organized study of nature, and the processes found in nature, for the purpose of enabling people......to exercise good and wise dominion over God’s world. The word science is also used to refer to the organized methods that produce the observations, explanations, and models.

Earth Science 1.8 Science is to be used to glorify God and to benefit our fellow human beings Science is to be used to glorify God and to benefit our fellow human beings Dominion science Dominion science

Earth Science 1.8 Earth science is the knowledge and organized methods of observing the earth and its processes using appropriate tools Earth science is the knowledge and organized methods of observing the earth and its processes using appropriate tools

The Scientific Process The Scientific Process Forming a scientific question Forming a scientific question Conducting initial research Conducting initial research Stating a hypothesis Stating a hypothesis Earth Science 1.9

The Scientific Process The Scientific Process Collecting data Collecting data Analyzing data Analyzing data Drawing conclusions Drawing conclusions Publishing results Publishing results Earth Science 1.9

Operational science Operational science In the present In the present Results extend and make theories more accurate Results extend and make theories more accurate What most scientists do What most scientists do Earth Science 1.10

Historical science Historical science Principle of uniformity Principle of uniformity Principle of cause and effect Principle of cause and effect Figuring out how things got here Figuring out how things got here Earth Science 1.10

Scientific experts Scientific experts Consultant scientists Consultant scientists Educators Educators Earth Science 1.10

Working in earth science Working in earth science Geologists Geologists Hydrologists Hydrologists Marine scientists Marine scientists Earth Science 1.11

Working in earth science Working in earth science Meteorologists Meteorologists Astronomers Astronomers Engineers Engineers Earth Science 1.11

What about you? What about you? True dominion science needs people with a biblical worldview True dominion science needs people with a biblical worldview Earth Science 1.12