Friday, November 6, 2020

Drive Thru History (A 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.

 

We have loved watching Drive Thru History® Adventures ever since we discovered Dave Stotts and his fun history videos a few years ago. My boys seem to be drawn to his humor and his cool vehicles in every episode of history we watch and the filming/scenery is very memorable and awesome. Watching this new series Bible Unearthed, for this review, was just as intriguing and fun, and drew my boys in just as much as any episode we've watched before even though it was a bit different format. I'm excited to share this new series all about archaeology!

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As soon as I heard about this review and that it included Drive Thru History and archaeology I knew my boys would be interested. My boys are in 4th and 7th grades. One loves dinosaurs which obviously deals a lot with archaeology, and the other really likes to watch or listen to history lessons, so I knew this series would capture their attention. It did! The videos from Drive Thru History are very memorable in their presentation and really capture the attention of the audience. This new series, Bible Unearthed, is a bit different in format and presentation since there is less driving around and more just talking with clips of places being visited, but it still has the same quality of content and information that we've come to expect from Dave Stotts and his crew.

Watching the videos:

There are 12 videos/adventures in the Bible Unearthed series, each video roughly 14-16 minutes in length. The videos can just be watched independently with no outside work, or students can dig deeper into the course and use the optional course materials with questions about the video and other resources to research and read about. We mostly just watched the videos straight through, but I did decide to print up the questions to ask the boys throughout the video so we could have some discussions during and after the episodes. The videos alone are very informative, but I was thankful for questions already laid out for me to ask. The other material shared with each lesson looks like it could make for a very interesting full course about archaeology! 

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A screen shot of episode 4


What are the videos about? They are all about archaeology, but not just any archaeology. It's a little about how archaeology is done, but there's a lot about how truths of the bible have been uncovered and proven through archaeology. They share a lot of stories and pictures and replicas of artifacts that have been unearthed by archaeologists, and sometimes they do show clips of their travels to some of the places/cities that have been uncovered. My middle schooler also made a few connections with books he's reading which made him excited to watch more!

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An example of the questions worksheet to print up.

As we make our way through each episode I am amazed at the wealth of information these guys offer in each video and how well done the videos are. They really make archaeology interesting and fun, and bring out some great Bible truths. If you'd like to see what others have to say about Drive Thru History you can click on the banner below.

 

Bible Unearthed {Drive Thru History® Adventures Reviews}

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