Week 1

To go with the Animal Defenses book:
Blue ringed octopus video

To go with the Kid's Wildlife book:
Beneficial bats
You can also view this film at the official website (but I had trouble with it):
www.wildamerica.com Click on the theater and go to the movie browser. Do a search for bats. Then click on "play movie".

United Streaming (You must have a subscription, or you may sign up for a 30 day free trial.):
Habitats: Homes for Living Things 15 minute movie

www.Africam.com
We watched this LIVE cam of Africa throughout the day and night. At night here, it becomes morning there and you can see animals/birds, etc. start to visit the water hole. At night there (day here) you can hear insects and other sounds and see an infared picture of the water hole. At 10:15 p.m. our time we saw zebras and gazelles!

Grasslands

Online frog dissection (after discussing animal organs) Go to the demos section linked at the upper right hand side.

Invertebrates and Vertebrates

Jan Brett's Printable African Mural -Paint/color/create the background of the mural this week. You can also use these printables for a report or your nature notebook.

Use either of these report forms for any of the weeks to follow:

Lapbooking animal report Scroll down to "science" books and choose the animal form with pocket.

Animal report form

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