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Vocabulary: Animal, animal names, examine, explore, habitat names, hide, hiding places, predict, record, safe, search, secure
Materials: Outdoor location, playground
Activity: Look for hidden animals by lifting up rocks and boards, looking around grass and smaller plants, and near the edges of large objects like trees and buildings.
Measurement: Map where you found which animals, how many you found, weather conditions and include a photo of that animal..
Resource: Williams, R et al. (2008). Science Adventures, pgs. 160-161, “What's Under That Board”. (Buy on Amazon)
oBig Ideas from Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines
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Properties of Matter: How does the color of an insect affect where it hides?
Force and Motion: How does the shape of a surface affect whether animals can hide and not fall off?
Earth Science: How does the size of
Characteristics of Organisms:
Life Cycles of Organisms:
How Organisms Interact with the Environment:
Tools and Measurement:
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