Drive Thru History® Adventures - Bible Unearthed Review

 

Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way.

 DriveThru History® Adventures is a favorite in our homeschool. The kids enjoy anything with Dave Stotts and history. Their newest installment- Bible Unearthed is about archaeology and is amazing.

I have a Lifetime Access to Bible Unearthed in my homeschool. In addition to the course you can join the Adventure Community Facebook Group to discuss and ask questions. You can also leave comments and ask questions at the bottom of the episode page.

Bible Unearthed has three host- Dave Stotts, Archaeologist PhD Titus Kennedy, and Randall Niles one of the lead writers of the program. The three of them interact with one another talking about varies topics about ancient history and archaeology. Titus Kennedy leads the majority of it has he shares topics about his field.  This comes from a Biblical worldview.

 There are 12 Episodes in this course. Each episode is a week long course but this can be paced to fit your homeschool. All the lessons have the same format. The episodes are also called “Adventures”.

Here are the topics:

Episode 1- What is Archaeology?

Episode 2- The Impact of Archaeology

Episode 3- Locating Archaeological Sites

Episode 4- The Life of an Archaeologist

Episode 5- What’s Being Discovered Today?

Episode 6- Archaeological Mysteries

Episode 7- Top Discoveries in Bible Archaeology

Episode 8- Getting Involved with Archaeology

Episode 9- Trends in Archaeology

Episode 10- Weird Archaeology

Episode 11- Accidental Discoveries in Archaeology

Episode 12- What’s Left to Be Discovered?

Just a brief overview of the courses:

 The course starts out talking about what archeology is, equipment and tools used. They talk about how they record their finds and map it all out.

 Other topics throughout the episodes talks about the importance of archeology and the chronological order and how it confirms the Biblical accounts. Locating the sites and tools used to determine the location.

 If you have ever dreamed of being an archaeologist what does it entail and what does a typical day look like in the field and out of the field. What is being found today in archeology and he goes into sometimes its rediscovering more information on what is already found.

 I think one of my favorite episode was Episode 6 and Archeological Mysteries like Noah’s Ark, who was the Pharaohs during Joseph’s time in Egypt, and Sodom and Gomorrah.

What are some of the Biblical discoveries in the last 150 years that have huge impact on Biblical history and proving the reliability of the history we find in the Bible.

 If you are interested in becoming an archaeologist Titus Kennedy gives you some information about the field and what is required academically. They talk about the types of jobs are available in this field and much more. The next topic talks the trends in the field and how people try to discredit the Bible in the field.

Another fascinating episode is  “Accidental Discoveries” and “Weird Archaeology” how some things where found like the Dead Sea Scrolls or the Terra Cotta Soldiers. Other areas of discussion are the pyramids and how they were built and the Easter Island heads, and other intriguing ones.

 The series ends with “What’s Left to Be Discovered” there is still a lot of places that have not been dug up like the Mayan sites, Israel, and so many other sites that have been located but not excavated.

 There is information on how to use and schedule the course with a sample weekly schedule.

You navigate the course at the top of your screen by clicking on the episode you are on. Once you click on that area the video for that course will be at the top with a scroll down window of all the episodes on the right side of the screen. When you complete a course you mark it as complete.

 We followed the suggested schedule for the most part. My son did the additional activities while my daughter just watched the videos.

Monday-my son and daughter watched the videos. The videos are around 16 minutes in length. The format is vastly different from the previous series of Drive Thru History®. Dave Stotts isn’t running around in his jeep to different historical sites. It’s more of a round table discussion with archaeologist Titus Kennedy talking about his field, showing video clips of excavations, showing tools and other material throughout. He talked about archaeological discoveries from the Bible. The other 2 ask questions and added to the content. Dave Stott’s is still humorous with his antics.  On the episode page under the video you have an article or “breakout materials.

 The breakout materials is an in-depth material that goes in more detail about the topic. Each page ends with a scripture reference.

Tuesday- you complete the optional activity. Not every episode has one and it is optional. All the activities are reasonable and doesn’t require you buying additional material to complete them. The majority of them require paper and pencil, trash in a garbage can, and using the episode page to name just a few things. One activity that requires equipment is a microscope or metal detector. For example Episode 3 you read a couple of scriptures and using the map try to locate the location of cities using the geographic context. Another episode has you using either a metal detector or a microscope, or both with the activity being around coins. My son didn't do every activity but the ones he did he thought they added a lot of value to the lesson.

Wednesday- on your episode page towards the bottom you have a Dig Deeper articles to learn more specific details about a place or artifact. The articles are contained within the website. My son found all these very interesting. He shared with the family what he learned and my daughter begged me to read them to her! 

Thursday- they suggest you re-watch the episode while reviewing the written material and worksheets. My son usually did this on Monday when he was watching the video the first time. We used this as a catch up day on reading or on the worksheet if needed.

Friday-complete the worksheet with the short answers. Then using the answer sheet compare your answers to the answer guide. My son did this himself and he made any adjustments if needed using a colored pencils for grading.

The worksheets all have a written exposition of each episode and 5 discussion question.

For the most part my son followed the Monday through Friday schedule. If he had a heavier academic schedule or another project he would do several days spread out in two days. In week 3 he had a pretty big coding project that required more than his average hour daily and he completed this in two days. It’s flexible and very doable to work in your schedule.

We love this course and love Drive Thru History® Adventures . You can read my review of "The Gospels" , "Acts to Revelation", and  Drive Thru History® Adventures. 

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