Animal Exploration Lab for Kids: 52 Family-Friendly Activities for Learning about the Amazing Animal Kingdom...

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Maggie Reinbold

Animal Exploration Lab for Kids

52 Family-Friendly Activities for Learning about the Amazing Animal Kingdom

Maggie Reinbold

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Quarry Books
16 June 2020

Wildlife (Children's&YA); Educational: Biology

Series: Lab for Kids

Animal Exploration Lab for Kids is your go-to introduction to the wonderful world of animals. This family-friendly animal reference guide features fun activities designed to enhance your understanding of, and love for, the animal kingdom as you:

• Explore the techniques that researchers use to study animals • Investigate the adaptations and behaviors that make animals so unique • Study how animals sense and respond to the world around them • Discover new ways to support and conserve your amazing animal neighbors

For example, in Unit 1 youll use a trail camera to document animals around your home and in Unit 2, youll examine the usefulness of blubber in keeping polar animals warm. Each lab in the book is designed to help you build new knowledge and skills around animal science and are broken into the following sections:

• Safety Tips & Helpful Hints provides additional guidelines and insights for successfully conducting each lab. • Procedure provides details about the individual steps in each lab so you'll know just what to do. • Creative Enrichment helps you think about how to take your experiment even further. • The Science Behind the Fun provides a simple description of the science that supports the lab and other background information.

With Animal Exploration Lab for Kids, you don't have to take a trip to the zoo to start learning about the animal kingdom. The popular Lab for Kids series features a growing list of books that share hands-on activities and projects on a wide host of topics, including art, astronomy, clay, geology, math, and even how to create your own circus-all authored by established experts in their fields. Each lab contains a complete materials list, clear step-by-step photographs of the process, as well as finished samples. The labs can be used as singular projects or as part of a yearlong curriculum of experiential learning. The activities are open-ended, designed to be explored over and over, often with different results. Geared toward being taught or guided by adults, they are enriching for a range of ages and skill levels. Gain firsthand knowledge on your favorite topic with Lab for Kids.

By: Maggie Reinbold
Imprint: Quarry Books
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 23
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 216mm,
ISBN: 9781631597329
ISBN 10: 1631597329
Series: Lab for Kids
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 16 June 2020
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print

CONTENTSINTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEWUNIT 1: STUDYING ANIMALS Animals All Around Us Classifying Animals Productive Pitfalls Caught on Camera Catching Tracks Listening In Behavior InventorySpecies Spotlight: JaguarUNIT 2: IMPRESSIVE ANIMAL TRAITS Amazing Opposable Thumb A Beak for Every Meal Fascinating Feathers Captivating Camouflage Cool Colors The Great Blubber ChallengeSpecies Spotlight: Western lowland gorillaUNIT 3: INTRIGUING ANIMAL BEHAVIORS Hibernation Heartrate Out of Sight Dressed to Impress Hunting with Silk The Great Food Drop Beaver Builders Animal MimicsSpecies Spotlight: Pill bugUNIT 4: FASCINATING ANIMAL SENSES Seeing Without Sight Hearing Through Vibration On the Scent Trail Terrific Tongues Feeling for Food Firefly Chats Extraordinary SensesSpecies Spotlight: Red foxUNIT 5: INTERESTING ANIMAL FAMILIES Strength in Numbers We're Going on a Nest Hunt! The Magnificent Egg Big Family or Little Family? Baby on Board Alligator IncubatorSpecies Spotlight:UNIT 6: AMAZING ANIMAL MOVEMENT Walking the Walk Let's Jump! The Sprinter's Challenge Swim Study The Wonders of Wings Webbing Challenge Make Your Own Flying SquirrelSpecies Spotlight:UNIT 7: AT HOME WITH ANIMALS Flipping Rocks and Logs Nighttime Animal Search Investigating Owl Pellets Raising Tadpoles Talking to Frogs Animal Enrichment Custom Built HomeSpecies Spotlight:UNIT 8: ATTRACTING AND SUPPORTING LOCAL ANIMALS Oh So Sweet Sugar Water Pinecone Paradise Blissful Birdhouse Beneficial Bat Box Garden for Animals Project RestorationSpecies Spotlight:Taking Conservation ActionResourcesAcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorAbout the PhotographerAlso Available

Maggie Reinbold is Director of Community Engagement at San Diego Zoo Global, heading up a dynamic team dedicated to designing and implementing programs that connect communities to conservation for the benefit of wildlife and habitats. She is also an Adjunct Faculty Member in the Department of Biology at Miami University, where she teaches the Earth Expedition to the Big Island of Hawaii. Maggie earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in Biology at San Diego State University, with a focus on the population genetics of desert aquatic insects across the Baja California Peninsula. She has taught science in a number of formal and informal settings, including the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Natural History Museum, Cardiff Elementary School, and San Diego State University. As an National Science Foundation science fellow, she co-taught hands-on science with classroom teachers across San Diego County and also spent several seasons in Arctic Alaska, bringing hands-on science education to unique and underserved communities on the North Slope. She is the co-author of Drawing Wild Animals and author of Animal Exploration Lab for Kids. She lives in Poway, California.