The Exploring Creation with Zoology 2 Textbook introduces children to various swimming creatures, from their special features and unique watery environments to the special circumstances they face. As children take a closer look at the specific groups of swimming creatures, they create replicas to add to an ongoing "Ocean Box," and conduct neat experiments like discovering the insulating power of fat, chart migration paths, start an aquarium, raise Triops (Sea Monkeys), and investigate how the frog’s skin absorbs oxygen from water. They'll also add to their notebooks by drawing the animals in them, comparing and contrasting animals, and much more. Whether the ocean is a familiar place to your children or not, they'll be equally fascinated by learning about the unique creatures beneath the water. The appendix includes the supply list for all the activities (organized by lesson) and an answer key to the What Do You Remember questions from each unit.
Take a journey under the sea with God’s amazing creatures in Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day, 2nd Edition, geared toward elementary students. In this special ocean-centered zoology book, students will learn all about God’s glorious design of swimming creatures.
Young explorers will also have fun conducting interactive experiments and hands-on activities from the textbook and Notebooking Journal (sold separately). They will even create their very own ocean box, adding in creatures as they learn about them.
Students’ journey under the sea begins with an introduction to oceanography, which includes topics such as the oceans’ structure, salinity, tides, and waves. After becoming young oceanographers, students will continue their adventures by studying marine biology. They will learn all about God’s amazing swimming creatures, including whales, cephalopods, mollusks, gastropods, and more. They’ll learn not only about the creatures’ historical, physical, and behavioral significance but also about their important connections to humans.
This 1-year Zoology 2 course contains 14 lessons. The Notebooking Journal (sold separately) includes a suggested detailed lesson plan and daily schedule to set young explorers up for success.
The Zoology 2 course covers the following topics:
Lesson 1: Amazing Aquatic Animals
Lesson 2: Habits and Habitats
Lesson 3: Cetaceans of the Sea Part 1
Lesson 4: Cetaceans of the Sea Part 2
Lesson 5: Sweet Sirenians & Playful Pinnipeds
Lesson 6: Fishing for Bones
Lesson 7: Super Sharks and Racing Rays
Lesson 8: Stupendous Turtles of the Sea
Lesson 9: Ancient Aquatic Animals
Lesson 10: Armored Arthropods
Lesson 11: Mighty Mollusks
Lesson 12: Sensational Cephalopods
Lesson 13: Notable Cnidarians
Lesson 14: Enchanting Echinoderms and Purposeful Porifera
Once students have completed their studies in Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day, 2nd Edition, they will have gained not only a deeper understanding of the sea and the creatures that live within it but also a greater knowledge of the One who created it all!
Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures will immerse children in ocean anatomy, habitats, and aquatic life. Students should be familiar with the classification system and binomial nomenclature before diving into the watery depths to discover all the strange and unique creatures of the sea, lakes, and rivers. If students are unfamiliar with the classification system, the publisher recommends they complete Lesson 1 of Exploring Creation with Zoology 1 (available for free here). Purchase of the course includes a link and password to the Apologia Book Extras site which provides additional learning content. The Textbook includes all the student readings, instructions for creating an “ocean box”, and neat experiments like discovering the insulating power of fat, starting an aquarium, raising Triops, plus more. An appendix includes the supply list for all the activities (organized by lesson) and an answer key to the What Do You Remember questions from each unit. An optional, consumable Notebooking Journal provides additional learning activities for ages 5-11. Books are sold individually, or in a convenient set. We also offer an optional Apologia Zoology 2 Lab Kit from Nature’s Workshop for your convenience. Please note, the 2nd edition is not compatible with the 1st edition, as the new edition includes an additional lesson and revised lesson order. ~Deanne
