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Contents:
Dino Digger -- Reptiles -- Penguins -- Exploring Wild Animals -- Wildlife Africa -- Shiny The Firefly -- When I Grow Up I Want To Be An Entomologist -- What Is An Insect? -- What A Change! -- Poopendous! -- On Safari with Nala - Locusts -- Pollinators.
Summary:
"The goal of the Nature & Environment Module is to ignite kids’ curiosity to explore the connectedness of the natural world around them. Topics in this module include cause and effect, biology, plants, weather, geology, wildlife. STEAM Academy offers an interdisciplinary approach that weaves together the science, technology, engineering, art, and math skills learned in the classroom and connects them to things kids see every day." Publisher description. Dino Digger Dig up dinosaur bones, build them into interactive 3D skeletons, and even bring your dino bones to life! Interact with each dinosaur and dino skeleton. It's like having a dinosaur excavation and a bunch of pet dinosaurs with you at all times! Reptiles Do crocodiles make you smile? Do you think turtles are terrific? Read all about these and other reptiles today! Penguins Do you know where penguins live? Do you know what penguins eat? Learn all about these funny animals. Exploring Wild Animals Welcome to the wonderful world of wild animals! Children will be engaged in learning while practicing animal names, listening to their sounds, developing hand eye coordination and cognitive skills through puzzles and memory match and more! Each animal shares fun facts and jokes too! Wildlife Africa A beautiful 3D simulation app where you care for animals from Africa, determine what they need and bring them back to health. Learn about animals like tigers, zebras and elephants and their environments, and follow the steps to become a skilled animal keeper! Shiny The Firefly Help Shiny, the cute little firefly find the babies. Navigate through a beautiful insect garden to retrieve the babies and bring them home! When I Grow Up I Want To Be An Entomologist If you like to learn about insects, spiders, and arthropods like centipedes, you might want to become an entomologist someday. Kids will enjoy following along word-for-word with the lyrics to this song and stay engaged and entertained while learning. Learning with music is easy and fun and a proven way for children to learn new information in a fun way. What Is An Insect? Kids will learn that insects belong to a group on animals called arthropods. Insects have six jointed legs, three body parts, and a hard body covering. Kids will enjoy following along word-for-word with the lyrics to this song and stay engaged and entertained while learning. Learning with music is easy and fun and a proven way for children to learn new information in a fun way. What A Change! A butterfly goes through complete metamorphosis to change from a caterpillar to its adult self. Learn the stages of complete metamorphosis with this fun, informative song. Kids will enjoy following along word-for-word with the lyrics to this song and stay engaged and entertained while learning. Learning with music is easy and fun and a proven way for children to learn new information in a fun way. Poopendous! Join Professor Poopdeck on a journey around the globe as he explores all the places poop shows up, and then where it goes. In the end, you might think poop is gross. Or maybe you'll realize that poop is a little bit wild, a little bit amazing, a little bit... poopendous! A silly educational rhymer, Poopendous! introduces all the different kinds of poop and how they factor into both our societies and our ecologies. On Safari with Nala - Locusts Nala witnesses a natural phenomenon - a swarm of locusts fill the skies of the Okavengo Delta. Pollinators Bees fly from flower to flower taking and dropping pollen as they go.
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