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Exploring Creation with Zoology 2
From rivers and streams to the mighty oceans, God filled the waters with animals great and small. At His Word, enormous whales sprang into being. At His command, billions of plankton leaped to life. Sea turtles, sharks, dolphins, squid, salmon, crayfish, snails, and countless other aquatic creatures joined together in the waters on the fifth day of creation.
Exploring Creation with Zoology 2 takes your family on an unforgettable journey through the wonders of the deep and shallow waters of the world. Your students will begin with whales and dolphins, then investigate seals and manatees before swimming alongside sea turtles, snakes, and salamanders. They’ll even explore the world of ancient marine reptiles such as plesiosaurs and examine the evidence surrounding these fascinating creatures.
As they continue their underwater adventure, students will discover fish and sharks, crabby crustaceans, sea snails, clams, octopuses, squid, nautiluses, corals, starfish, sea feathers, sand dollars, and even sponges that truly do clean. From microscopic plankton to the largest creatures on earth, no shell is left unturned in this exciting study of aquatic life.
Throughout the course, your student will create replicas of many of the sea creatures they study and place them into their own Ocean Box, a miniature handcrafted aquarium that becomes a treasured keepsake of their learning.
Narration prompts are woven throughout every lesson, along with engaging “Try This!” activities that bring the concepts to life through hands-on exploration. Students will experience the challenge of a sea turtle crawling onto land, measure their own teeth to estimate the size of sharks, and investigate why some animals fossilized during the Flood while others did not.
Each lesson also includes notebooking assignments, Ocean Box projects, experiments, and scientific investigations that reinforce the scientific method and deepen understanding. Students will try on blubber, test how sharks sense electrical currents, explore how whales hear sounds across oceans, and experiment to discover which creatures make the best fossils.
No matter how near or far you live from the ocean, you and your students will stand in awe of God’s creativity and power displayed in the aquatic animals He formed on the fifth day. So slip on your scuba gear and come explore with us!
