Kindergarten Butterflies

Students learn the characteristics of butterflies: three body sections, wings, antennae, and large eyes. They study their life cycle, habitat, food chain, and why they are endangered. This unit has a strong emphasis on curriculum integration and craft activities. Included in the kit is a butterfly habitat and coupons to send away to Insect Lore for chrysallis for Painted Ladies.

First Grade Amphibians

Students learn the characteristics of frogs: strong legs, webbed feet, smooth skin, and large eyes. They study their life cycle, habitat, food chain, and why they are endangered. They integrate their learning with the unit "Frog Math" from the G.E.M.S. program which allows them to practice number sense and patterning skills.

Second Grade Birds

Students learn the characteristics of birds: wings, feathers, feet, and beaks. They study their life cycle, habitat, food chain, and why they are endangered. They compare and contrast birds with the animals studied in earlier grades. Included in the book is a series of activities about the science of chicken eggs--perfect for a spring unit!

Third Grade Arthropods

Students learn the characteristics of bugs: three body parts, some have wings, antennae, and multi-faceted eyes. They study their life cycle, habitat, food chain, and why they are endangered. In addition to a study of arthropods, students can study their own classroom and compare it to their local habitat.

Fourth Grade Marine Mammals

Students learn the characteristics of whales: toothed or baleen, flippers, fins, and smooth skin. They study their life cycle, habitat, food chain, and why they are endangered. Students can study the ocean as a habitat or tidepools.

Fifth Grade Mammals

Students learn the characteristics of mammals beginning with mild cats, then wild cats, and then mammals in general, including: fur, live birth, camouflage coloring, and adaptive behaviors. They study their life cycle, habitat, food chain, and why they are endangered.

Sixth Grade Temperate Rainforest

Students learn the characteristics of the endemic and exotic animals in the temperate rainforest of the Olympic Peninsula, the components of that habitat including plants and decomposers, the life cycle of the alligator lizard, the food chain, and the animals that are at risk, threatened, or endangered.

Seventh Grade Anatomy

Students study the systems of the body, including: integumentary (skin), skeletal, muscular, circulatory/immune/lymph, respiratory, digestive /urinary/excretory, nervous/endocrine, and reproductive.

Eighth Grade Ecosystems of Alaska

Student study the elements of an ecosystem, the connections within an ecosystem, and the kindgoms of animals. This learning is applied to the tundra with a focus on the ecosystem of the state of Alaska. Activities focus on soil, life forms, connections, and human impact on this ecosystem.