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Learn why animals look and act the way they do in this life science unit for grades 3-5. Students will construct and maintain three habitats and learn about the fascinating organisms that will call them home. Careful observations of the structures and behaviors of aquatic frogs, amphibious crabs, and terrestrial millipedes will demonstrate what an animal depends on to survive. Investigations will reinforce that, although these creatures are distinct, they have common needs. Student thinking will be extended to help them understand how they are also animals adapted to their environment.
The STC Program™ is a basal, inquiry-based science curriculum for grades K–10 that covers life, earth, and physical sciences with technology. STC™ was developed by the National Science Resources Center based on research into how students learn best. The NSRC was established by the National Academies and the Smithsonian Institution.
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By the end of the unit your students will understand that:
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The
nature of a habitat controls the kinds of
organisms that may survive within it. |
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The
structures and behaviors of an organism
determine how it adapts to its environment. |
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An
organism’s structures and behaviors are related
to its environment. |
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A combination of behaviors and structures, rather than any single characteristic, enables an animal to survive in a particular habitat. |
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Try the Carolina Curriculum Pilot Program
What’s the best way to learn about STC Program®, Building Blocks of Science™, Math Out of the Box®, or GEMS Kits®? Pilot a unit in your school or district!
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Here's how it works:
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Complete
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pilot information request form. |
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You choose a lead teacher(s) to pilot the units. |
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Carolina
ships the selected unit kit(s) to your
school/district. |
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At the end of the pilot, you can purchase one of the unit kits for 10% off the catalog price! |
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Contact our Sales Staff
Carolina’s Curriculum Sales and Services group provides districts and schools that are evaluating curriculum with samples, professional planning, and implementation assistance. Our staff includes in-office curriculum account managers and regional sales managers in the field.
Click here to contact the account manager and sales manager for your school district. |
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Customer Service
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Technical Support
With Carolina's technical support staff, you have access to knowledgeable professionals with expertise in many areas of the sciences. Call
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Animal Studies Unit
Kit
The Unit Kit comes with a Teacher's
Guide, a Teacher's Tools CD, 16
reusable Student Guides, and the
materials needed for a class of 32. |
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Animal Studies 2-Use Kit
The 2-Use Kit comes with all of the
materials needed for a second, non-concurrent use. |
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Animal Studies
Refurbishment Set
This set replenishes the consumable
materials in the Unit Kit. |
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Animal Studies Replacement
Parts
We offer individual replacement
parts for your Unit Kits. |
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Animal Studies Upgrade
Toolkit
Each STC™ Upgrade Toolkit comes with a Teacher's
Guide (second edition), a Teacher's Tools CD,
and added-value literacy materials. |
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STC Planner: Animal Studies
Developed with classroom teacher in mind, each planner correlates with the unit Teacher's Guide, making it easy to find the right activity or reading selection. The lesson-by-lesson synopsis allow teacher to prepare for an entire unit or a single lesson. |
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Additional Animal Studies
Student Investigations
We offer additional re-usable Student Investigations Guides
for your convenience. |
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Animal Studies (STC Literacy Series),
Pack of 8
Animal Studies presents stories on the diversity of animal life, from amphibians and sea creatures to birds and mammals. |
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KIDS DISCOVER: Rain Forest,
Pack of 8
This KIDS DISCOVER magazine
stimulates students' imaginations,
connects science in the classroom to
the real world, and makes learning
fun! |
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Literacy Enhancement: Rain
Forests
Each Literacy Enhancement contains
24 KIDS DISCOVER readers and 30 student notebooks. |
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In Animal Studies Lesson 4, students observe frogs more closely.
