All of the content presented in this animal science class is factual and has been researched through at least three current scientific resources and aligns with CCSS and NGSS standards-based curriculum guides. (CCSS for ELA standards and NGSS for science standards.) This class and its activities can provide a great way to develop, enrich or follow a learner's interests, as well as supplementing any afterschool or homeschool learning program.

1. Each week, students will learn facts about the physical characteristics of a specified Big Cat species, including size, features, diet and habitat. 
2. Students will learn how scientists use information about each specified Big Cat species listed in order to compare and classify them into groups.
3. Students will learn why conservation of each specified Big Cat species is important to the ecosystems where they live and what is being done to prevent their extinction.  
4. Each week, students will also learn new science vocabulary words related to the study of a specified Big Cat species.
5. Students will learn specific characteristics and special adaptations of four of the subtypes of Big Cats. For this class, these subtypes are: Pumas (North American Mountain Lion/Cougar), African Lions, African Leopards, and African Cheetahs.

I have a BA in Elementary Education and my credentials are uploaded to Outschool. I taught classroom science to both preschool and elementary aged students for almost twenty years before coming to the Outschool online platform. As a child, I developed a strong love of nature and animals through books and hands-on experiences. As a teacher, I'm constantly reading, researching and learning everything I can about wild animal conservation and the natural world.

提供的家庭作業
There will be weekly activities posted in the classroom for students to complete and post as part of interacting with the teacher and each other in the classroom. Examples of these activities will include drawing/coloring and labeling worksheets, vocabulary searches, interactive questions, scavenger hunt challenges and weekly quizzes using Kahoot. 

This class and its activities can provide a great way to develop, enrich or follow a learner's interests, as well as supplementing any school or homeschool learning program.
1 - 2 每週課外時間
提供的評估
I will be checking and monitoring the classroom activity posting daily and will provide teacher feedback on posted assignments and interactions within 24 hours of the post.  
提供的成績
Each learner will receive a certificate at the end of each week after completing each video lesson and its activities. Then at the end of the course, learners will receive a comprehensive certificate for completing the entire course of four weeks. 

Here are the science resources I used as SOURCE MATERIAL to develop the science content in the lesson for this class. These resources are NOT used as third-party teaching tools:

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org
https://nationalzoo.si.edu
https://library.sandiegozoo.org