2.
Careers in Zoology (4th--6th)
Read
Career
Ideas for Kids Who Like Animals and Nature
by Diane Lindsey Reeves
Have
your child write a report on an animal career that interests
him.
3.
Animal Identification. Make an animal notebook using
any or all of the following ideas:
Make
multiple copies the Animal Report Form
provided on my website. Have your children complete the
form. Either draw pictures or cut out pictures of animals
in old magazines to include on the form.
Have
younger children do coloring pages from National Geographic:
http://www.coloring.ws/animals.html
and place in the notebook.
Take
a trip to the zoo and have your child take photos of
the animals. Paste one animal per page of the notebook.
Have your child write the name of the animal and any
other information you want them to include on each page.
Be sure to purchase a copy of the Zoo Guide from Answers
in Genesis before you go!
Animal classification poster (4th-6th)
Create
an animal
classification poster that includes Kingdom,
Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus & Species.
Illustrate each with pictures of animals.
Cute classification
game.
4.
Conservation and Stewardship
Read books about conservation and record on your daily
planner.
Read
what the Bible says about animal stewardship.
Have
your children write a report about something he/she studied
in this section. Look through pages 130-131 of The Checklist
for composition ideas. (Example: Write a persuasive essay
on why we should or should not set aside land for animal
preservation.)
Read
about the Department of Agriculture and find out what it
does related to animals. Record on page 116 of The Checklist.
Visit Paul's Valley Wild Horse and Burro
Adoption Center (http://www.wildhorseandburro.blm.gov/index.php)
and Blaze's Tribute Animal Rescue to see how people are
taking care of abandoned horses: http://www.blazesequinerescue.com/index.html/
If you are unable to adopt, why not make a donation while
you are there!
5.
Animal Dissection, Lab - obtain a fetal pig, fish,
or other animal and dissection kit for dissection lab. Here
is a nice worksheet for a perch (http://staff.tuhsd.k12.az.us/gfoster/standard/perchdissection.htm),
4th-6th
6.
Microscopic Life - see People below
7.
Food Chains
Make an illustration of a food chain
Read books about food chains and record on your daily planner.
Have your children write a report about something he/she
studied in this section. Look through pages 130-131 of The
Checklist for composition ideas. (Example: write a fact
sheet on food chains)
8.
Life Cycles
Read
books about life cycles of animals and record on your daily
planner. One I recommend is 
Wisdom, The Midway Albatross by Darcy Pattison.This is a true story about an albatross that has lived for more than 60 years!
Have your children write a report about something he/she
studied in this section. Look through pages 130-131 of The
Checklist for composition ideas. (Example: draw cartoons
illustrating the life cycle of a butterfly)
9.
Animal Habitats
Read
books about animal habitats and record on your daily planner.
Have your children write a report about something he/she
studied in this section. Look through pages 130-131 of The
Checklist for composition ideas. (Example: write captions
to photos of animal habitats)
10.
Animal Study & Anatomy (also see animal dissection
lab above)
Field
Trip: Take a trip to the zoo or visit Born Free: Animals of the World. This is a great resource for learning about the
animals found in different countries of the world.
Reading
(The
Checklist Assistant was created to help you locate
books and other resources for use with
unit studies.)
11.
Animal Habits and Instincts
Read
books about animal habits and instincts and record on your
daily planner.
Read
books about camouflage and record on your daily planner.
Read
a fiction book about animals. Look through pages 119-126
of The Checklist for ideas. Examples: Beatrice Potter -
The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Richard Atwater - Mr Popper's
Penguins, or Jeanette Oke - Spunky's Diary.)
Have
your children write a composition related to this topic.
Look through pages 130-131 of The Checklist for composition
ideas. (Example: Write a fiction story, peom, or mystery
about an animal)
12.
People. Go through pages 138-143 to locate scientists
who are involved in the study of animals. Have your child
read biographies of one or more of these scientists and write
a biography. Use the Famous Person Report
Form on my website, if desired. Here are some I found:
Aristotle
- classification of animals, add to page 46 of The Checklist
under People also
Darwin
- evolutionary theory, record on page 24 of The Checklist.
Read about Darwin from a Christian perspective: http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/darwin.asp
Leeuwenhoek
- microscopic animals
Mendel
- genetics
Pavlov
- Pavlovian conditioning (dogs), record on pg. 179 of The
Checklist also
Pasteur
- rabies
13.
Terms. Make a glossary for your notebook. Include
definition of terms used in this unit that you want to remember.
14.
Music. Look through composers on
pages 172-173 of The Checklist for a composer that might be
related to the study of animals. Have your child read a biography
of the composer, listen to the music, and/or write a biography
report.
Tchaikovsky
- Swan lake
Puccini
- Madam Butterfly
15.
Art History. Look through artists
on pages 168-169 of The Checklist for a composer that might
be related to the study of animals. Have your child read a
biography of the artist, look at some of his/her art, try
to imitate his/her work, and/or write a biography report.
John
James Audubon - birds
16.
History - Page 113 of The Checklist - Landmarks.
Read about the American Eagle and how it came to be a symbol
for the United States. Make a page for your notebook about
the American Eagle.
.
Here's
a recipe for a simple animal unit for PreK- 6th using