Animal DatabaseAnimal Diversity Web (ADW) is an online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html Animal SoundsIn different languages what do we say to mimic animal sounds? Visit the world’s biggest multilingual list. A guiding principle behind this list is to visualise a comic book, in [...]
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Animal Sciences Unit
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Unit-Safari
23-Mar-09Unit studies are an integrated thematic approach to learning several subjects/concepts through a main topic. Topics or themes can be chosen by the child’s interests, experiences in family life, books, events in the news, etc. This method can be used with different grades at one time to incorporate all the children of a family. Have [...]
EcoBrain Freebie John James Audubon: A Great Appreciation of Nature Unit Study. John James Audubon is considered one of the first naturalists in America. This unit explores his life and interests in nature, and takes you on a journey of lessons related to nature and environmentalism. Each unit contains explanatory content, online resource links, book [...]
Olympics 2008 Unit Study Ideas
07-Aug-08Aldi’s special purchases from August 10 include many Asian dishes. http://www.aldi.us/us/html/offers/offers_08_10_2008_ENU_HTML.htm?WT.z_src=main Daily updates of Kodak Olympic Picture of the Day, blog posts and other Olympic action direct from Beijing. http://www.kodak.com/go/olympics Competition Schedules http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/Schedule/index.shtml How many different sports are in the Summer Olympics? How long has each sport been in the Olympics? Research sports that are [...]
Sinbad the Sailor Literature Unit
18-May-08Scheherazade: A Musical Story of Arabia – This three lesson unit introduces students to the world of Scheherazade, the Sultan and Sinbad the Sailor. It highlights the relationship between the tales of the Arabian Nights and the great musical work, Scheherazade, by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Increase listening, music reading and dancing skills. The Seven [...]
Butterfly Unit Ideas
31-Jan-08Food Idea: An easy item for lunch (or even breakfast sandwiches) is after the sandwich is made, cut it diagonally. Separate the two pieces (the butterfly’s wings) and put in the middle a baby carrot or gherkin. Bugs for Your Belly kind of looks like a butterfly. A butterfly unit by Barbara Pratt. Symmetry – [...]
Outline Flags
20-Jan-08Colouring Book of Flags has flags that have been drawn in outline form, suitable for printing to be colored in by hand. You can choose from all the states, a few historial flags, Canadian provinces, and most other regions. These would be excellent to add to any unit study, lapbook, notebook, and even timeline notebook. [...]
