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Zoology: Creatures That Fly

In this 10-week course, students will study birds, bats, flying reptiles, beetles, flying facts, unusual nests, and types of feathers.
Renee Kempton: Adventure Learning
Average rating:
4.7
Number of reviews:
(111)
Class

What's included

10 live meetings
6 hrs 40 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

This class will cover a specific concentration of zoology: flying animals.  All lessons will be presented with a collection of visual references using PowerPoint as the main method of teaching.  Games, crafts, projects, and handouts will be uploaded after each class to encourage students to continue learning at home.  This is an interactive class where students will be given questions and have the opportunity to actively participate. Class quiz games such as Jeopardy, Bingo, or Quizziz will be used to assess and review subject content. Students are encouraged to get hands-on in exploration between class meetings and will be given the opportunity to present their findings to the class. Some lessons will have pre-class printables or activities that are completed during our lesson time. In this ten-week course, we will cover the following topics.
week 1 & 2: Definition of zoology: classification, the benefit of birds, bird calls, habitats
week 3 &4: all about feathers: preening, molting, down feathers, filoplume feathers, contour feathers, feather color
week 5 &6 Flying: wings, drag, flight, air pressure, migration, flocks & loners, seabirds, takeoff, how high can a bird soar?
week 7 & 8: nests: types of nests, unusual nests, no nests, ground & mound nests, egg color, baby birds
week 9 & 10: bats & flying reptiles: bat anatomy, winter homes, big ears, microbats, pterosaurs types, flying insects, beetles

Learning Goals

Students can define "zoology"
Students can describe 3 types of birds & 3 types of flight feathers
Students can explain flight using the words "drag, air pressure, & flight'
Students will understand and be able to define at least 10 new vocabulary words related to flying creatures.
learning goal

Other Details

Supply List
Printouts will be supplied after the first week of class and at each meeting.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
National Geographic, Brain Pop, Education.com
Joined June, 2019
4.7
111reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Georgia Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Welcome!
My background in teaching goes back ten years when I began to home-school my own children.  My college studies include a B.S. in Early Childhood Education and studies in Physical Therapy.  I love hands-on learning and embrace the Waldorf/ Charlotte-Mason style.  My past teaching experience in the classroom includes 5th & 9th grade English and 5th-grade art and history.  Currently, I teach Science to 3rd-4th grade students at a home-school co-op.   I have also taught English as a second language online to students in China!  I love learning about other cultures, photographing nature, hiking, nature walks, exploring, running, and everything elementary! It has been my passion to see the light of learning torched to life in children. My desire is to reach beyond the screen and kindle the spark of learning into roaring and radiant flames. I will equip your student to expand their thinking in creative ways, appreciate the diversity of life, expand their scientific vocabulary, and ignite curiosity.

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$120

for 10 classes

1x per week, 10 weeks
40 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-11
3-11 learners per class

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