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When your children complete this study of zoology, they will never view nature in the same way again. Their
eyes will be open to the different species that live in their midst, enjoying and understanding nature to the
fullest. Vacations will become educational experiences as they notice birds and insects inhabiting the areas
they visit. By learning to keep a field journal, they will be able to notice unusual circumstances or sudden
increases in bird or insect populations. They will become true scientists as they come to know nature and the
fascinating world that God created.
Methodology:
This wonderful book uses the classical and Charlotte Mason methodology to give elementary school students
an introduction to God's incredible world of plants. Narration and notebooking are used to encourage critical
thinking, logical ordering, retention, and record keeping. Each lesson in the book is organized with a
narrative, some notebook work, an activity, and a project. Although designed to be read by the parent to
elementary students of various grade levels, it is possible for students with a 4th-grade reading level to read
this book on their own.
As you might expect from a book that uses the Charlotte Mason approach, the student notebook is
emphasized in every lesson. Students are told to make illustrations for each lesson and are given notebook
assignments to reinforce what they have learned.
CURRICULUM INFORMATION
Activities/Projects:
The text contains actual experiments on the preferences and habits of the birds your children see. These
experiments further enrich the learning experience. In addition to designing experiments with flies, crickets,
darkling moths, and caterpillars, they will also learn how to attract and catch insects for scientific study.
Recommended Use:
We recommend that you spend the entire year covering this book, devoting approximately two sessions per
week to the course. The sessions will be something like 30 minutes to an hour, depending on exactly what
you are doing on that day. Of course, if you want to cover the book in less than a year, you will simply have
to devote more time to it.
Pre-Requisites:
This course is recommended for students in grade levels K-6. The student needs no prior science or math
experience to be successful in this course. Astronomy may be taken before or after any of the other Young
Explorer series courses (Astronomy and Botany). |
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