Discovering Plants and Animals Volume Two: Europe and U.S.A.

Discovering Plants and Animals Volume Two: Europe and U.S.A.

Sample Textbook | Sample Student Pages

Learning about Plants and Animals

Animals are fascinating to study. There seems to be no end to the unique creatures that live in every corner of the world. From mouflons and chamois to hoopoes and European wild cats, help your students discover hundreds of animals that live throughout Europe, the United States, and the territories of the United States as well as some of the many kinds of plants grown and crops raised there.

Discovering Plants and Animals, Year Two is a self-paced science unit study for grades 3-6, although it’s flexible and can be used for younger or older students. It covers all 48 independent countries of Europe, all 50 of the United States, and the territories of the United States broken down into 38 lessons so students can focus on just a few countries or states at a time.

Discovering Plants and Animals, Year Two can be used as a stand-alone science unit study, however it was created to accompany Daily Skill Building: World Geography & History, Year Two and follows along with the lessons in that full-year curriculum.

Study Native Plants

Europe and the United States are home to many fascinating species of plants and animals. Discover breathtaking plants, trees, and flowers such as:

Learn about Habitats

Explore various habitats of Europe and the United States in Discovering Plants and Animals:

Discover Animals of Europe and U.S.A.

Have you ever heard of a karakul? What about a Rhesus macaque? When researching the animals in this part of the world, we were amazed at the many different animals we had never heard of before. Plus kids can learn about where some of their favorite dog and horse breeds come from! If your students love learning about animals, they will be sure to eat this up! Here’s just a few of the animals we cover:

Student Book

The Student Book includes comprehension questions that follow the main text for each lesson. Various optional additional activities are provided in the student book. They include notebooking pages to encourage deeper study of a particular animal or plant, habitat templates for exploring the habitats they encounter, extension activities, and a bonus presentation project.

• Let’s Take a Closer Look: With this printable, your student can choose an animal or plant to do deeper research on. They can use the template to record the information they discover.
• Habitat Templates: This set of 13 templates allows your student to investigate the plants and animals that live in a particular habitat and record what they find. A bonus blank template is also included for your student to research additional habitats if desired.
• Extension Activities: This set of questions challenges your student to go deeper on topics briefly mentioned in the unit such as aquaculture or fish farming. A notebooking page is included to record answers.
• Bonus Extension Activity: This bonus project suggests topics for a presentation related to the unit that your student can do and lists several options for the type of presentation, though the options are endless.

An answer key is also provided.

This science unit can stand alone, but if you want your kids to learn more about Europe and the United States, check out Daily Skill Building: World Geography & History, Volume Two, which covers the same countries in the same order. A How To guide is also provided for completing both curricula together.

The main text is 96 pages and can be viewed on the computer rather than printed. The Student Book & Answer Key is 200 pages.