They may not become Dr. Doolittle, but students can certainly know more about animals after completing this engaging inquiry-based unit. Students get firsthand experience with 3 animals (dwarf African frogs, fiddler crabs, and millipedes), setting up classroom habitats for each and caring for them. The learning activities lead students to observe the animals and compare and contrast them in terms of needs, habitats, adaptations, and behavior. Unit concludes with students investigating humans in the same terms, plus planning, conducting, and presenting a behavioral research project on one of the animals.
  Part of the Science and Technology for Children® curriculum, this unit is aligned with the National Science Education Standards and offers complete hands-on instruction. Unit Kit comes with a Teacher's Guide, 15 nonconsumable Student Investigations books, 8 copies of STC BOOK™: Animal Studies (a literacy component to use with the unit or separately), and the materials (including a coupon for prepaid delivery of living organisms) needed for a class of 30 students to complete the unit in about 8 weeks.

Above text from:  Carolina Biological Supply Company Website

Printable Kit Items

• Packing Slip
• Spanish Student Guides
• Teacher Lessons (Spanish)

Teaching Aids

• Literature Links
• Math Map
• Storyline

Teacher Submitted Aids

This space is used to share any useful tool & tips that you use in your classrooms with this kit.  To share yours simply email me at sprouke@tulsaschools.org, or send them to the Science Warehouse through school mail.  I will get them included as soon as possible. 

Student Safety Contract

At the first of every school year, each student should be given a copy of this contract.  It must be signed by student, parent or guardian and returned to you.  One copy per student covers all elementary kits.  Keep them on file for the duration of the school year.  You can open and print the contract here.

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

MSDS Sheets

Flinn Scientific has a great utility for MSDS sheets.  Just enter the criteria into the search bar and hit the Search button.  You can print the sheets if you wish.

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