Kindergarten through Grade Eight
Participants will discuss classification and learn the differences between insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
Standards Addressed by this Topic:
Life Sciences
Benchmark A (K-2)
Discover that there are living things, non-living things and pretend things, and describe the basic needs of living things (organisms).
Kindergarten Indicator
1. Explore differences between living and non-living things.
Benchmark B (K-2)
Explain how organisms function and interact with their physical environment.
Grade One Indicator
3. Explore that humans and other animals have body parts that help to seek, find and take in food when they are hungry.
Grade Two Indicator
6. Investigate the different structures of plants and animals that help them live in different environments.
Benchmark B (3-5)
Analyze plant and animal structures and functions needed for survival and describe the flow of energy through a system that all organisms use to survive.
Grade Three Indicator
2. Relate animal structures to their specific survival functions.
Benchmark C (3-5)
Compare changes in an organism's ecosystem/habitat that affect its survival.
Grade Five Indicator
4. Summarize that organisms can survive only in ecosystems in which their needs can be met (e.g., food, water, shelter, air, carrying capacity and waste disposal). The world has different ecosystems and distinct ecosystems support the lives of different types of organisms.
Call (614) 645-3488 to register. Three week advance reservation required.