Exploring Creation With Zoology 2 (2nd Edition)

Updated with new graphics and content, students learn ocean anatomy, habitats, and aquatic life in this immersive course. Once students learn the classification system and binomial nomenclature, they can dive into the watery depths and discover all the strange and unique creatures of the sea, lakes, and rivers. (If students are unfamiliar with the classification system, the publisher recommends they complete the first chapter of Zoology 1, which is available free on our website or the publisher website).  They'll learn about the special features of swimming creatures, the different watery environments they live in, what their lifestyles are like, and the special circumstances they face. Then they take a closer look at specific groups of swimming creatures, including whales, sea turtles, sea snakes, primeval reptiles (like plesiosaurs), fish, sharks, rays, crustaceans, cephalopods, echinoderms, cnidarians, sponges, leeches, and more. As they study these creatures, they'll create replicas of them to add to an ongoing "Ocean Box," and conduct neat experiments like discovering the insulating power of fat, chart migration paths, start an aquarium, raise Triops (Sea Monkeys), and investigate how the frog’s skin absorbs oxygen from water. They'll also add to their notebooks by drawing the animals in them, comparing and contrasting animals, and much more. Whether the ocean is a familiar place to your children or not, they'll be equally fascinated by learning about the unique creatures beneath the water. Along with the new graphics and updated content, this edition includes an additional lesson and revised lesson order and is not compatible with the first edition. The appendix includes the supply list for all the activities (organized by lesson) and an answer key to the What Do You Remember questions from each unit.

New to the 2^nd edition, a Notebooking Journal provides activities for all ages 5-11.  While the Journal is optional, it includes numerous learning supports including a two-day per week suggested schedule, the parent guide, coloring pages, vocabulary review activities, and space to document activities and answers to the What Do You Remember Questions. Activity solutions are included. Parents are encouraged to pick and choose the activities and pages that are appropriate for their children’s levels. The Notebooking Journal is consumable and not reproducible. Each child will need their own copy.