Scope, Sequence, and Coordination of Secondary School Science: A Project of the National Science Teachers Association, Volume 3National Science Teachers Association, 1992 - Animals Journey from the American West to the ocean floor, from the rainforest to the city to the grasslands of the Serengeti to explore the unique relationships between animals, plants and the land. Made up of a series of video segments of six different animals: a cheetah, a prairie dog, a Pacific octopus, a pigeon, a rattlesnake and a spider, representing a diversity of animals and enivornmnets. Helps students develop and practice basic science process skills - observing, classifying, communicating and measuring - as well as decision making and reasoning in cooperative learning groups or individually. |
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