Vertebrate Development

Stephanie
Vertebrates Animals are split into two groups based on whether or not they have a backbone. Vertebrates are animals with a backbone and a skeleton with muscles attached to it. Invertebrates have a soft body and in some cases is supported and protected by an exoskeleton or shell. Vertebrates include…
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Living and Nonliving Things

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Introduction I've looked at a lot of ways that people teach kids about living and nonliving things. The problem is that there isn't really a standard definition of life. In fact there is an ongoing debate about which category to put viruses in. For the very youngest kids it may…
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Classification of Mammals

Stephanie
  Mammals When considering the Animal Kingdom the first major spit is between animals with backbones and those without. Those with backbones include fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. The next major split is between the amniotes and nonamniotes. This is an important split because amniotes (reptiles, birds, and mammals)…
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The Breadwinner Dinner and Crafts

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Cartoon Saloon's third movie takes place outside of Ireland. This movie is based on a book about a girl in modern day Afghanistan. It's an amazing movie, but it does depict some harsh realities for the people living in Afghanistan, so it may be too confronting for small children. It…
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Calendars

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Many different calendars in in use today. They are based on observations ancient people made about the world around them. Some are based on the movement of the Moon around the Earth, some are based on the movement of Earth around the Sun, and some are based on the life…
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Stranger Things Cross Stitch

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This post contains affiliate links. Stranger Things is a very popular subject of cross stitch projects it seems. I made two projects based on it. The first one is based on "The Upside Down". I made the demogorgon based on the pattern for a flower. It almost looks like a…
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Swimming Cap Easter Eggs

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I hope everyone had a great Easter! I made these eggs a little late, but at least I got them done when it was still Easter in some time zones. These eggs are meant to look like like ladies wearing retro swim caps. I made these for Easter, but you…
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