Weekly: The Grossest, Creepiest and Coolest Animals in the World
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*This class is 50 minutes long, not 30 mins*
In this ongoing and interactive Zoology inspired course, we will discuss several cool, creepy and gross creatures from around the world each week! The weirder, the better! No animals are off limits! Enjoy a weekly trivia challenge each weekend as well!
After class, your child can enjoy a game of Kahoot! to test their new knowledge!
(animal) (weird) (cool) (nature) (gross)
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What's included
1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per weekAssessment
Classroom discussion and trivia will be used to informally assess learning.Class Experience
US Grade 2 - 5
In this ongoing course, your child will learn about everything from the coolest, grossest, creepiest deep sea creatures, to the coolest, grossest, creepiest things on land, and everything in between! For a weekly breakdown of topics, please see the course outline at the bottom of this section. The diversity within the animal kingdom is astounding! In this ongoing class, we will dive into this world by exploring 3 interesting yet creepy, cool or gross creatures each week. Did you know that the Hagfish is the slimiest thing on earth and that it can fill a milk jug with slime in mere seconds? Ew! Or how about the fact that there are creatures out there who look like bird poop on purpose? Gross! Each week, we will thoroughly cover 3 interesting creatures. Afterwards, learners will be encouraged to share which animal they think is the coolest of the three we discussed that day, and why! Finally, we will play a short trivia game about what we’ve learned! Answers are sent privately though class chat, and the game is optional, so there is no pressure for learners to play. They are welcome to observe if they prefer! Afterward, they can enjoy a game of Kahoot! to test their new knowledge! As always, questions and comments are welcome, and my enthusiastic, authentic learner based approach will ensure that your child gets the most out of our time together. They will be able to come to you with new knowledge to share, so that you too, can share in their learning experience! I look forward to building this community of like-minded learners as we take on the creepiest, coolest and grossest creatures on the planet! Week 1: Death Stalker Scorpion, Amazonian Giant Centipede, Axolotl Week 2: Aye-Aye, Vampire Bat, Hagfish Week 3: Black Swallower, Goliath Bird-Eating Spider, Ball Python Week 4: Green Anaconda, Poison Dart Frog, Brown Recluse Spider Week 5: Giant Flying Fox, Sydney Funnel Web Spider, Snot Otter Week 6: Crested Gecko, Naked Mole Rat, Paradise Flying Snakes Week 7: Camel Spider, Slow Loris, Box Jellyfish Week 8: Gila Monster, Black Widow Spider, Burmese Pythons Week 9: Cassowary, Glass Frog, Star-Nosed Mole Week 10: Leafy Sea Dragon, Marine Iguana, Vampire Squid Week 11: Jackson's Chameleon, Pangolin, Sea Pig Week 12: The Smallest Creatures on Earth Week 13: Galapagos Tortoise, Toad Headed Agama, Pink Fairy Armadillo Week 14: Headless Chicken Fish, Sugar Glider, Indian Python Week 15: Bearded Dragon, Binturong, Stonefish Week 16: Cone Snail, Barreleye Fish, Eastern-Long Necked Turtle Week 17: Colugo, Okapi, Northern Stargazer Week 18: Anglerfish, Spiny Bush Viper, Blue Dragon Week 19: Fennec Fox, Poltys Twig Spider, Armadillo Girdled Lizard Week 20: Mexican Mole Lizard, Duck-Billed Platypus, Coconut Crab Week 21: Animal Mimicry Week 22: Narwhal, Gaboon Viper, Banana Slug Week 23: Black Mamba, Crown of Thorns Starfish, Shoebill Stork Week 24: Leopard Gecko, Colossal Squid, Venezuelan Poodle Moth Week 25: Mackenzie Valley Wolf, Sea Bunny, Blobfish Week 26: Vaquita, Giant Isopod, Peacock Jumping Spiders Week 27: Clouded Leopard, Ghost Shark, Coachwhip Snake Week 28: Gibbon, Red-Eyed Crocodile Skink, Sarcastic Fringehead Week 29: Tardigrade, Bobbit Worm, Punk Turtle Week 30: Honduran White Bat, Whale shark, Antilles Pink Toe Tarantula Week 31: Blanket Octopus, Pygmy Seahorse, Giant Weta Week 32: Ermine, Bagworm Moth, Giant Earthworm Week 33: Pufferfish, Goblin Shark, Tasmanian Tiger Week 34: Great Hammerhead, Cane Toad, Titanoboa Week 35: White Rhino, Kiwi Bird, Megalodon Shark Week 36: Tasmanian Devil, Red Panda, Mosasaurus Week 37: Muntjac Deer, Volcano Snail, Aardvark Week 38: Murder Hornets, Honey Badger, Megaladapis Week 39: Parrotfish, Phronima, Dodo Week 40: Caracal, Emu, Megatherium (Giant Ground Sloth) Week 41 - Rosy Wolf Snail, Triops, Turtle Frog Week 42 - Western Australian Mudskipper, African Bullfrog, Nautilus Week 43 - Peacock Mantis Shrimp, Wolffish, Carnivorous Plants Week 44 - Pistol Shrimp, Bull Shark, Spinosaurus Week 45 - Babirusa, African Bush Elephant, Ghost Bat *Creatures are subject to change/be added to as I expand this class even further*
Learning Goals
Students will learn many things such as habitat, behavior, diet, and fascinating facts about 3 species each week. There will be some live appearances from my own collection of reptiles every now and then, when relevant to the class material.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
As can be expected with the grossest things, we will be discussing animals who eat their poop (there are many interesting reasons why animals do such a thing). There will also be a PG feeding video of my own pet python to demonstrate what a constrictor does when it attacks its prey. I will use humor to keep the kids on track and focused when it comes to learning these silly facts!
Other topics that may come up are evolution, reproduction, and natural selection.
Supply List
Paper and pen for notes if they so choose.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree from University of Prince Edward Island
Do you have an animal lover in your life? Or perhaps a future zoologist, veterinarian, or conservation minded young learner? Then you've come to the right spot!
My name is Marie, and as an Animal Science teacher, I would love to teach your child all about the amazing animals in this world!
I have taught over 20,000 students on Outschool, and I have 18 years of experience teaching at all levels.
I believe in eliciting as much student output as possible. Learners are encouraged to ask questions (and to share knowledge on each topic) as we learn together.
When I am not playing an instrument, I enjoy watching every nature show in existence alongside my children, learning as much as I can about the weird animals in the world so that I can bring it to the classroom and share it with your child!
I look forward to meeting your learner in class!
Ms. Marie
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