ScienceWorks: Learning About Animals

Learning About Animals for grades K-1 covers concepts that address National Science Education Standards.

Concepts covered include:

• animals are living things; living things are alike in many ways
• there are many kinds of animals; animals live in different habitats; an animal's body and behaviors help it survive in its environment
• animals are many sizes
• animals are many colors
• animals' bodies have different kinds of coverings
• animals have different types of appendages
• animals find and eat food in different ways
• animals have different methods of self-defense
• animals need air, food, and water; animals depend on plants for food
• animals grow and change; animals look like their parents

A variety of engaging activities present the concepts in ways that young students can understand. Each concept presented includes:

• teacher directions for lessons
• reproducible resource pages such as sets of picture cards, minibooks, and lab sheets to record the results of hands-on investigations