Time Lab Inventors’ Science & Crafts (Excerpt)

Get ready to launch into hyperdrive at Time Lab, where we’ll discover Jesus from eternity past to eternity future! We’ll have a blast uncovering the truth about him through his Word! You won’t want to miss a nanosecond of the fun.

Contents

• A Work of Art

  

  p. 19

  Several thousand years ago, a group of people who lived in China and were descendants of Adam and Eve came up with a creative puzzle that we call a “tangram.”

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• Rocks That Fizz

  

  p. 20

  Many of the rock layers and mountains we see today were formed during and after the flood of Noah’s day, about 4,400 years ago.

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• Moments in Time

  

  pp. 21–22

  The position of the sun in the sky helps us know what time it is during the day. And our revolution around the sun marks off the years.

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• Time to Shine

  

  pp. 23–24

  Because they are all descended from the same family, cultures around the world have similar methods for telling time and similar calendars.

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• Balancing Act

  

  pp. 25–26

  It’s likely that Jesus started learning carpentry when he was 15 years old, which is the age boys in Israel at that time began their training.

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• Don't Lose Your Marbles!

  

  p. 27

  Because of the amazing system of roads built by the Romans, the followers of Jesus were able to quickly take the good news to many parts of the world.

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• The Hand Is Quicker Than the Eye

  

  p. 28

  We're going to try to trick our eyes into seeing something that isn’t there! This is called an optical illusion (optical refers to our eyes).

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• Blast Off!

  

  p. 29

  Make a rocket balloon as a reminder that Jesus went up to heaven and is helping those of us who have received the gift of eternal life.

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• This Is Nuts!

  

  pp. 30–31

  Sometime in the future, God will make a new heaven and earth so that his children can live there with him forever. This will be an amazing place!

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• Twister Time

  

  p. 32

  While we know that Jesus is in control of the weather, we can look forward to the time in the future when we will live in the new heaven and new earth with him.

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• Eternity Circlet

  

  pp. 33–34

  Today's craft is an Eternity Circlet, a cool bracelet that has a circle in the middle. Can you think of some things that are in a circle shape?

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• Burning Bush Light

  

  p. 35

  Do you remember the account of Moses at the burning bush? This was what we call a Christophany, a time when Jesus appeared in the Old Testament.

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• Criss-Cross

  

  pp. 36–38

  Remember that Jesus was wounded for you, to take your sins upon himself. The fact that he did such a thing shows how greatly he loves you!

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• Time Warp Time Capsule

  

  pp. 39–42

  You know who never changes? Jesus! He may appear in different forms throughout time—in a burning bush, as a baby, as a man, in a resurrected body—but his character never changes.

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• Build-a-Bot Pencil Holder

  

  pp. 43–46

  Aren't robots fun? They can do all kinds of things, like helping with heart surgeries, planting seeds, teaching kids, and predicting storms.

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• Slime

  

  p. 47

  You may hear that slime + time = man. In other words, that we evolved. But we did not start as slime.

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• Time Flies Growth Chart

  

  p. 48

  We grow and change a lot in ten years' time. But of course, God never changes.

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• Hebrew Headdress

  

  p. 49

  We typically think of subdued colors for Bible time clothing, but royalty in particular often wore bright colors.

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