{"id":4169,"date":"2020-10-09T13:27:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T17:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/?page_id=4169"},"modified":"2024-07-26T10:27:32","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T14:27:32","slug":"level-1b-nature-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/science\/level-1b-nature-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Level 1B Nature Study"},"content":{"rendered":"

North American Animal Life, Landscapes, and Ecosystems<\/b><\/span>
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A year\u2019s study of the natural world with a two term emphasis on tide pools.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Time requirement:<\/b> One lesson weekly (with an optional second lesson using The Burgess Seashore Book) and one nature walk\/study weekly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Teacher involvement:<\/b> Read aloud and wonder together!<\/span><\/p>\n

Pagoo <\/b>by Holling C. Holling<\/span><\/p>\n

Nature Anatomy<\/b> by Julia Rothman<\/span>
\n<\/span>This gorgeous book offers hundreds of beautiful pieces of art illustrating countless concepts, collections, and observations throughout the natural world. We have scheduled it to accompany the science and geography lessons throughout Level 1. It is not essential, but as a single book, it does a lot of heavy lifting! <\/span><\/i>
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\n<\/b>Ocean Anatomy<\/b> by Julia Rothman<\/span>
\n<\/span>If you love Nature Anatomy, you might like using Ocean Anatomy to accompany your studies of Tidepool Life in Terms 2 and 3\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing Animal Habitats<\/b> by Jim Arnosky<\/span>
\n<\/span>Out of print but available as a kindle book, this book gives an overview of all the habitats covered in Term 1.<\/span><\/i>
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\n<\/b>Lots of Library Books!<\/b>
\n<\/b>An extensive list of nature books accompanies the plans for Term 1. Use what is available to you.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Optional Extra Reading<\/span>: <\/span>The Burgess Seashore Book<\/b> by Thornton Burgess<\/span> (spread throughout the year at approximately a chapter a week)<\/span><\/p>\n


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TERM 1: <\/span><\/h3>\n

North American Animals and Landscapes<\/b>
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\n<\/span>References to topics found in Nature Anatomy and picture books that go along with those topics are listed for each Lesson below. Don\u2019t feel you need to follow this strictly as a schedule. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>One way to approach this study would be to request what you can from the library throughout the term, and as books become available, put them in a basket. For this lesson time, choose a book from the basket, read it together, and then use the Nature Anatomy references to supplement your reading. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>There is no wrong way to do it. Just read and explore the wonders of animals and their habitats together!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lesson 1:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n