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Kindergarten Science Notebook

Comparing Animals and Life Cycles

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Focus Question: How would you describe an animal?

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Focus Question: How are animals similar and different?

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Focus Question: How are baby animals similar to and different from
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Focus Question: Which animals can live in our homes?

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Focus Question: Where do animals live? Where do people live?
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Focus Question: What does a goldfish look like?

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Focus Question: What do animals need?

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Focus Question: What do our goldfish need to live?
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Focus Question: What are the different ways that animals are
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Focus Question: How do fish move?
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Focus Question: How do animals move?

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Focus Question: How are goldfish and guppies alike? How are
goldfish and guppies different?

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Focus Question: How would you describe your earthworm?

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Focus Question: What do earthworms do? What is their movement

and behavior?

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Focus Question: Do earthworms prefer light or darkness?

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Focus Question: Do earthworms prefer moist or dry areas?

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Focus Question: How long will it take an earthworm to burrow into

the ground?

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Focus Question: How do animals play hide and seek?

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Focus Question: How would you describe the life cycle of the
hornworm?

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