Most students are unaware of the process of molting, but it is an animal characteristic they're sure to be interested in and should have the opportunity to observe. Through a two-month long unit on animal molting, kindergarteners observed pill bugs, crayfish, an anole, and an alligator lizard. Through these hands-on adventures, incorporating integrated topics, students observed how different animals grow and began to discover what it means to "be a scientist."
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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 4/1/2006Stock # sc06_043_07_28Volume 043Issue 07