Recognize what camouflage is and why animals use this adaptation. Observe insects and other animals in their natural environments, notice the animals' coloring in comparison to their surroundings and consider how their behavior also helps protect them. Details »
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Identify the characteristics trees share with all living things and explore how birds, insects and other animals depend on trees for food, shelter and protection. Examine the physical characteristics animals have that help them move in and around trees. Details »
Describe various kinds of weather and keep a weather chart. Investigate what happens to water at different temperatures as it freezes and melts. Details »
Discover the relationships between living things that ensure their survival. Explore and observe flowers and flower parts, and collect flower representations to make a classroom flower book. Details »
Recognize that the physical characteristics of animals, including their sense organs, often reflect adaptations to their environments. Explore the ways in which humans’ and animals’ senses give them information about the world around them. Details »
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