Lightlab Resources for Christian Teachers & Homeschool Parents
Welcome! We are honored to support you as you guide students to explore the science of light while discovering the Light of God. This page includes lesson plans, teaching resources, and project based curriculum for older youth.
Free Resources for Lightlab Teachers
Lightlab Book Supplements
Find answer keys for questions in the book, crossword puzzles and solutions, and companion educational videos.
12-week lightlab teaching plan
A week-by-week guide to coordinate the lessons, at home and in the classroom.
Free Teacher Workshops
Learn how to set up lessons, lead experiments, and integrate discussion of Scripture. Suzanne offers online or in-person workshops.
Lightlab Forum
Connect with others, ask questions, share classroom successes, and deepen your learning.
Lightlab Extras: Hands-on Activities with Light
Lightlab Extras are extension lessons that dig deeper into each chapter of Lightlab. They will engage older and curious kids, and plant ideas for projects. Complete them while studying with Lightlab or independently.
Project-Based STEM Lessons for Middle School and Up
Color Theory – The full story
Learn the reason why primary colors of light are actually Red, Green, Blue. Perform several hands on activities to understand color addition and color subtraction. Examine your conclusions to understand the differences and similarities while combining colored light beams vs. mixing paint. Learn from the Christian worldview of James Clerk Maxwell, who took the first color photo. (4 hours total learning time)
Light, Shadows & Sundials Tutorial
Study sunlight and earth science while you build an accurate Sundial with a tilted gnome and compass. Produce your own masterpiece clock with clay or Plaster Paris, decorate it artistically, and use it all year long. (6 hours total learning time)
These lessons are designed to be completed on your own, and the supplies are minimal. Suzanne Shera is also available to lead in-person or online workshops, to facilitate the learning process and guide you with the projects.
Introduction to the Scientific Method
While serving as a Science Fair judge, Suzanne often encountered cases of participants who had worked hard on their project, but didn’t follow the Scientific method. Therefore, they didn’t advance in the competition and were quickly eliminated. In order to equip parents and students with the proper procedures of conducting a successful science fair project, I published a video with another homeschool mom and science teacher . In the video we explain:
• History of the Scientific Method, first initiated by Grosseteste a Bishop in the 12th Century
• The proper procedures expected by the Scientific community.
• Illustrations of actual projects by our own children that won awards.
We wish you all the best as you educate your students about the natural world and its Creator. As a Christian Physics educator, my goal is best described by the quotation below. Would you join me?
"I think that men of science as well as other men need to learn from Christ, and I think that Christians whose minds are scientific are bound to study science that this view of the glory of God may be as extensive as their being is capable of.”
James Clerk Maxwell
