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ANIMALS TWO BY TWO |
GOALS
Animals Two by Two provides young students
with close and personal interaction with some common land
and water animals. Appropriate classroom habitats are established,
and students learn to care for the animals. In four activities
the animals are studied in pairs. Students observe and care
for one animal over time, and then they are introduced to
another animal similar to the first but with differences in
structure and behavior. This process enhances opportunities
for observation, communication, and comparison.
FOSS EXPECTS STUDENTS TO
- Develop a growing curiosity and interest in the living
world around them.
- Observe and describe the structures of a variety of common animals—fish,
snails, earthworms, isopods, and chicks.
- Compare structures and behaviors of different pairs of animals.
- Observe interactions of animals with their surroundings.
- Communicate observations and comparisons.
- Acquire the vocabulary associated with the structure and behavior of animals.
- Handle animals carefully, and participate in the care
and feeding of classroom animals.
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