Dive into an adventure with this listener-created lesson on pufferfish! Discover this amazing balloon-of-the-sea fish and how it inflates, along with how we can inflate our hearts with God’s love. Here’s our trail map: Are All Pufferfish Spikey? Why Do Porcupine Fish Have Spikes? How Do Puffers Puff Up? What Do Pufferfish Eat? Are all Pufferfish Poisonous? How Can We Inflate Our Hearts Full of God’s Love? Episode Links: Order Eryn’s book: The Nature of Rest: What the Bible and Creation Teach Us About Sabbath Living: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Rest-Creation-Sabbath-Living/dp/0825448891 Nat Theo Club Bonus Video: https://erynlynum.com/club-videos Get full lesson guides in the Nat Theo Club: https://erynlynum.com/club Free Pufferfish Coloring Sheet: https://erynlynum.com/pufferfish-facts-for-kids/ Plan Your Visit to the Family Adventure Days at the Creation Museum: CreationMuseum.org/family-days Join us at the Rocky Mountain Homeschool Conference! SAVE $30 USING CODE nattheo25*! https://rockymountainhomeschoolconference.com/ Discover God’s wild and wonderful world with the Kids Answers magazine by Answers in Genesis: GetAnswers.org/kids Ask your nature question: https://erynlynum.com/ask Order Eryn's book, Rooted in Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation: https://www.amazon.com/Rooted-Wonder-Nurturing-Familys-Creation/dp/0825447615 Resources used for research: American Museum of Natural History: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/ https://www.amnh.org/content/download/109168/1987445/file/stepread-for-grade-4.pdf Seattle Aquarium: https://www.seattleaquarium.org/animal/pufferfish-and-porcupinefish/ Scriptures Referenced in This Episode: “When you do things, do not let selfishness or pride be your guide. Instead, be humble and give more honor to others than to yourselves.” Philippians 2:3 (NCV) “Christ’s love is greater than anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able to know that love. Then you can be filled with the fullness of God.” Ephesians 3:19 (NCV) Terms Learned in This Episode: Pufferfish: A family of fish called Tetraodontidae known for puffing up. Some have short, prickly bumps that appear when they puff up. Porcupinefish: A family of fish called Diodontidae. Like pufferfish, they also puff up. They have long spikes that are visible even when they are not puffed up, and that point out when they do puff up. Tetrodotoxin (TTX): A neurotoxin present in some pufferfish,...
