KLifeScience

Back to Kindergarten

=Life Science Standard= Different types of plants and animals inhabit the earth. As a basis for understanding this concept: [|Digger and the Gang:Baby Animals]

Students know how to observe and describe similarities and differences in the appearance and behavior of plants and animals (e.g., seed-bearing plants, birds, fish, insects).
[|Beyond the Bars: Zoos and Zoo Animals] (15:00) Take youngsters inside and behind the scenes at America's oldest zoo, the Philadelphia zoo. They'll watch and listen to zoo employees explain how their 1500 animals were acquired and are cared for. Special attention is given to endangered species. Mammals, reptiles, birds, fish and amphibians are portrayed, their uniqueness explained, their preferences in food and habitat. The first native rhino baby is given the spotlight with his 6,000 pound mother. Gentle animals are also observed and the zoo's fascination seems never-ending. With this video, children gain a great appreciation of how a zoo operates, its contribution to the community and the necessity to protect and preserve the animal kingdom.

[|Animal ABC's] (25:00) Kindergartners, first-graders, and second-graders will learn to relate the alphabet to zoo animals in this entertaining and educational videotape. "Animal ABC's" gives children a feeling of how vast and wonderful the world around them is, with many different animals to enjoy and study. And it introduces them to the animals in a context that makes it easy for them to understand the alphabet. This video is designed to hold younger children's interest and to provide simple lessons that build a strong educational experience. The close-up footage of the animals is clear and detailed. The narration is paced to accommodate younger students, and the easy-to-follow rhyming style is a fun way for students to learn. Students know stories sometimes give plants and animals attributes they do not really have. Students know how to identify major structures of common plants and animals (e.g., stems, leaves, roots, arms, wings, legs

[|Foss Game-Watch it Grow!]

[|Funschool Science]Find out how things grow with this Fun Science game. Kids can test their logic and thinking skills by dragging pictures of plants or animals (at different stages of growth) into the correct order.