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Teacher Introduction 6 Lesson 18: Leaves Have Veins 71
Plants for Beginners — Supply List 8 Lesson 19: Changing Colors 74
Human Body for Beginners — Supply List 9 Lesson 20: Leaf Identification 77
Animals for Beginners — Supply List 10 Unit 5: Flowers and Fruits 81
Schedule 11 Lesson 21: Flowers 82
Lesson 22: Pollination 85
Lesson 23: Looking at a Real Flower 88
Lesson 24: Fruits 90
Lesson 25: Plant Life Cycle 92
This textbook contains three separate sections and each of which has 35 lessons. Each
lesson includes text to read, vocabulary words to trace, review questions, and one or more
activities, which may be a pen-on-paper activity, a Scripture verse to trace, or a hands-on
experiment. Each unit concludes with a vocabulary review.
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lessons. We greatly encourage you to do as many optional activities and TI O N
experiments as possible, since children learn more and retain more when they are
actively engaged with the material.
The supply lists for each unit can be found on pages 8-10. Be sure to consult these and
gather the supplies you’ll need in advance.
There is no set timeline for completing the book. You can decide how many days each
week you want to do science. We suggest that you review previous lessons often to help
your student retain the information they’ve learned.
This course also includes unit vocabulary reviews. These can be used as assessments
like a quiz or test if you wish.
A course schedule is included in this book. And as always, you can adjust it per the
needs of your student. All activities can also be modified as needed at your discretion.
We hope that you have a wonderful time of discovery as you explore a wide variety of
plants, the amazing human body, and different types of animals that God created!
If you are using both the God’s Design for Life for Beginners book in conjunction with
the God’s Design for Life course for older students to create a multi-age level study for
your students, please keep in mind the following tips:
1 2 3
Be flexible with the Focus on the ability Encourage students
schedule for your of each student to to help one another
students. Adjust as master the material as they learn the
needed. and make it fun! material.
You can download a schedule that will help you teach this course at the same time as
the course for the older student. It is available at www.nlpg.com/classroom-aids.
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Teacher Introduction
Special Project
At the end of this course, the student will have the opportunity to do a special project.
This can be:
9 A poster sharing something learned from the course (ex., an animal and where it lives, a
plant and how it functions, or a diagram of one system of the human body).
9 A short report from any of the three sections – plants, human body, or animals. Can
be focused on a specific area of interest (ex. digestive system, arthropods, or unusual
plants)
9 A short oral presentation for your teacher: explain what you enjoyed most about the
course and why.
7
Plants for Beginners — Supply List
Lesson ✔ Supplies
7 Sheet of paper, drawing supplies
25 Pinecone
28 House plant
29 Cactus
34 Mushroom
*Have an adult use the knife to do the cutting and preparing the fruits and vegetables.
8
Human Body for Beginners — Supply List
Lesson ✔ Supplies
3 Lego® bricks or building blocks
5 Sticky notes
12 Modeling clay
*Have an adult use the knife to do the cutting and preparing the fruits and vegetables.
9
Animals for Beginners — Supply List
Lesson ✔ Supplies
9 Bird feather
16 Sequins, glue
24 Powdered sugar
25 Modeling clay
27 Seashells
31 Jar with lid, dirt, sand, black construction paper, tape, compost
32 Magnifying glass
13 Modeling clay
10
Schedule
Date Day Assignment Due Date Grade
First Semester-First Quarter
Plants for Beginners Unit 1: Introduction to Life Science
Day 1 Do Lesson 1: Is It Alive? • Pages 17–20 • God’s Design: Life
Beginners
Week 1 Day 2 Do Lesson 2: Plant or Animal? • Pages 21–23
Day 3 Do Lesson 3: Classifying Plants and Animals • Pages 24–28
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6 Do Lesson 4: Plant and Animal Cells • Pages 29–31*
Do the Introduction to Life Science Unit Vocabulary Review
Day 7 (Lessons 1-4) • Page 32
Week 2 Day 8 Plants for Beginners Unit 2: Flowering Plants and Seeds
Do Lesson 5: Parts of Plants • Pages 33–35
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11 Do Lesson 6: Grasses • Pages 36–38*
Day 12 Do Lesson 7: Trees • Pages 39–41
Week 3 Day 13 Do Lesson 8: Seeds • Pages 42–43
Day 14
Day 15
Day 16 Do Lesson 9: Inside a Seed • Pages 44–45
Day 17 Do Lesson 10: Seeds—Where Are They? • Pages 46–47
Complete Flowering Plants and Seeds Unit Vocabulary Review
Week 4 Day 18 (Lessons 5-10) • Page 48
Day 19
Day 20
Plants for Beginners Unit 3: Roots and Stems
Day 21
Do Lesson 11: Roots • Pages 49–53
Day 22 Do Lesson 12: Special Roots • Pages 54–57
Week 5 Day 23 Do Lesson 13: Stems • Pages 58–59*
Day 24 Do Lesson 14: Stem Structure • Pages 60–61*
Day 25
Day 26 Do Lesson 15: Stem Growth • Pages 62–63
Complete Roots and Stems Unit Vocabulary Review (Lessons
Day 27 11-15) • Page 64
Week 6 Plants for Beginners Unit 4: Leaves
Day 28 Do Lesson 16: Photosynthesis • Pages 65–68
Day 29 Do Lesson 17: Leaf Arrangement • Pages 69–70*
Day 30
* This lesson includes an optional activity. See Optional Activity section starting on page 293.
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Schedule
Date Day Assignment Due Date Grade
Day 31 Do Lesson 18: Leaves Have Veins • Pages 71–73
Day 32 Do Lesson 19: Changing Colors • Pages 74–76*
Week 7 Day 33 Do Lesson 20: Leaf Identification • Pages 77–79
Complete Leaves Unit Vocabulary Review (Lessons 16-20) •
Day 34 Page 80
Day 35
Plants for Beginners Unit 5: Flowers and Fruits
Day 36 Do Lesson 21: Flowers • Pages 81–84
Day 37 Do Lesson 22: Pollination • Pages 85–87
Week 8 Day 38 Do Lesson 23: Looking at a Real Flower • Pages 88–89
Day 39
Day 40
Day 41 Do Lesson 24: Fruits • Pages 90–91
Day 42 Do Lesson 25: Plant Life Cycle • Pages 92–95
Complete Flowers and Fruit Unit Vocabulary Review (Lessons
Week 9 Day 43 21-25) • Page 96
Day 44
Day 45
First Semester-Second Quarter
Plants for Beginners Unit 6: Unusual Plants
Day 46 Do Lesson 26: Meat-eating Plants • Pages 97–100
Day 47 Do Lesson 27: Passenger and Parasite Plants • Pages 101–102
Week 1 Day 48 Do Lesson 28: Plants Have Special Abilities • Pages 103–105
Day 49 Do Lesson 29: Surviving in Harsh Climates • Pages 106–107
Day 50
Day 51 Do Lesson 30: New Plants without Seeds • Pages 108–109
Day 52 Do Lesson 31: Ferns • Pages 110–111
Week 2 Day 53 Do Lesson 32: Mosses • Pages 112–113
Day 54 Do Lesson 33: Algae • Pages 114–115
Day 55
Day 56 Do Lesson 34: Mushrooms • Pages 116–117
Day 57 Do Lesson 35: Appreciating Plants • Pages 118–119
Complete Unusual Plants Unit Vocabulary Review (Lessons
Week 3 Day 58 26-35) • Page 120
Day 59
Day 60
Human Body for Beginners Unit 1: Body Overview
Day 61 Do Lesson 1: The Creation of Life • Pages 121–123
Day 62 Do Lesson 2: The Human Body • Pages 124–125*
Week 4 Day 63 Do Lesson 3: Cells • Pages 126–127
Day 64
Day 65
12 * This lesson includes an optional activity. See Optional Activity section starting on page 293.
Schedule
Date Day Assignment Due Date Grade
Complete Body Overview Unit Vocabulary Review (Lessons
Day 66 1–3) • Page 128
Human Body for Beginners Body Unit 2: Bones and Muscles
Day 67
Week 5 Do Lesson 4: Your Skeleton • Pages 129–132*
Day 68 Do Lesson 5: Name Those Bones • Pages 133–134
Day 69 Do Lesson 6: Types of Bones • Page 135*
Day 70
Day 71 Do Lesson 7: Joints • Pages 136–137*
Day 72 Do Lesson 8: Muscles • Pages 138–139
Week 6 Day 73 Do Lesson 9: Using Your Muscles • Pages 140–141
Day 74 Do Lesson 10: Hands and Feet • Pages 142–143*
Day 75
Complete Bones and Muscles Unit Vocabulary Review
Day 76 (Lessons 4-10) Page 144
Human Body for Beginners Body Unit 3: Nerves and Senses
Day 77 Do Lesson 11: The Nervous System • Pages 145–147
Week 7 Day 78 Do Lesson 12: The Brain • Pages 148–149*
Day 79 Do Lesson 13: Learning and Thinking • Pages 150–152
Day 80
Day 81 Do Lesson 14: Reflexes and Nerves • Pages 153–154
Day 82 Do Lesson 15: The Five Senses • Pages 155–156
Week 8 Day 83 Do Lesson 16: The Eye • Pages 157–158*
Day 84
Day 85
Day 86 Do Lesson 17: The Ear • Pages 159–160*
Day 87 Do Lesson 18: Taste and Smell • Pages 161–163*
Complete Nerves and Senses Unit Vocabulary Review (Lessons
Week 9 Day 88 11–18) • Page 164
Body Unit 4: Digestion
Day 89 Do Lesson 19: The Digestive System • Pages 165–167*
Day 90
Mid-Term Grade
Second Semester-Third Quarter
Day 91 Do Lesson 20: Teeth • Pages 168–169
Day 92 Do Lesson 21: Caring for Your Teeth • Pages 170–171
Week 1 Day 93 Do Lesson 22: Eating the Right Foods • Pages 172–173
Day 94
Day 95
* This lesson includes an optional activity. See Optional Activity section starting on page 293.
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Schedule
Date Day Assignment Due Date Grade
Day 96 Do Lesson 23: Vitamins and Minerals • Pages 174–175
Complete Digestion Unit Vocabulary Review (Lessons 19-23) •
Day 97 Pages 176
Week 2 Body Unit 5: Heart and Lungs • Do Lesson 24: The Circulatory
Day 98 System • Pages 177–179
Day 99 Do Lesson 25: The Heart • Pages 180–181
Day 100
Day 101 Do Lesson 26: Blood • Pages 182–183
Day 102 Do Lesson 27: The Respiratory System Pages • 184–185
Week 3 Day 103 Do Lesson 28: The Lungs • Pages 186–187*
Day 104
Day 105
Day 106 Complete Heart and Lungs Unit Vocabulary Review (Lessons
24-28) Page 188
Day 107 Body Unit 6: Skin & Immunity
Week 4 Do Lesson 29: The Skin • Pages 189–191
Day 108 Do Lesson 30: What Is Inside My Skin? • Pages 192–193
Day 109 Lesson 31: Skin Color • Pages 194–196
Day 110
Day 111 Do Lesson 32: Staying Well • Pages 197–198
Day 112 Do Lesson 33: DNA • Pages 199–200
Week 5 Day 113 Do Lesson 34: Final Project • Page 201
Day 114
Day 115
Day 116 Do Lesson 35: God Made Me Special • Page 202–203
Day 117 Complete Skin and Immunity Unit Vocabulary Review
(Lessons 29-33) Page 204
Week 6 Day 118 Animals for Beginners Unit 1: Mammals
Do Lesson 1: World of Animals • Pages 205–207
Day 119
Day 120
Day 121 Do Lesson 2: Learning about Animals • Pages 208–209
Day 122 Do Lesson 3: What Is a Mammal? • Pages 210–211*
Week 7 Day 123 Do Lesson 4: Large and Small Mammals • Pages • 212–215
Day 124 Do Lesson 5: Monkeys & Apes • Pages 216–217*
Day 125
Day 126 Do Lesson 6: Water Mammals • Pages 218–220*
Day 127 Do Lesson 7: Marsupials • Pages 221–223
Week 8 Day 128 Complete Mammals Unit Vocabulary Review (Lessons 1-7)
• Page 224 (TG)
Day 129
Day 130
14 * This lesson includes an optional activity. See Optional Activity section starting on page 293.
Schedule
Date Day Assignment Due Date Grade
Animals for Beginners Unit 2: Birds and Fish
Day 131 Do Lesson 8: Birds • Pages 225–227*
Day 132 Do Lesson 9: Flight • Pages 228–229
Week 9 Day 133 Do Lesson 10: Birds That Don’t Fly • Pages 230–231
Day 134
Day 135
Second Semester-Fourth Quarter
Day 136 Do Lesson 11: Fish • Pages 232–233*
Day 137 Do Lesson 12: Fish Were Designed to Swim • Pages 234–235
Week 1 Day 138 Do Lesson 13: Sharks and Rays • Pages 236–239*
Day 139 Complete Birds and Fish Unit Vocabulary Review (Lessons
8–13) • Pages 240
Day 140
Day 141 Animals for Beginners Unit 3: Amphibians and Reptiles
Do Lesson 14: Frogs and Toads • Pages 241–243*
Day 142 Do Lesson 15: A Frog’s Life Cycle • Pages 244–245
Week 2 Day 143 Do Lesson 16: Reptiles • Pages 246–247
Day 144
Day 145
Day 146 Do Lesson 17: Snakes • Pages 248–250*
Day 147 Do Lesson 18: Lizards • Pages 251–253
Week 3 Day 148 Do Lesson 19: Turtles and Crocodiles • Pages 254–255
Day 149
Day 150
Day 151 Complete Amphibians and Reptiles Unit Vocabulary Review
(Lessons 14–19) Page 256
Day 152 Animals for Beginners Unit 4: Arthropods
Week 4 Do Lesson 20: Animals Without Backbones • Pages 257–259*
Day 153 Do Lesson 21: Arthropods • Pages 260–261
Day 154 Do Lesson 22: Insects • Pages 262–263*
Day 155
Day 156 Do Lesson 23: Insect Life Cycle • Pages 264–265*
Day 157 Do Lesson 24: Spiders • Pages 266–267*
Week 5 Day 158 Do Lesson 25: Crabs and Crayfish • Pages 268–269
Day 159 Do Lesson 26: Animals with Many Legs • Pages 270–271
Day 160
Day 161 Complete Arthropods Unit Vocabulary Review (Lessons 20–
26) • Page 272
Day 162 Animals for Beginners Unit 5: Other Invertebrates
Week 6 Do Lesson 27: Mollusks • Pages 273–275
Day 163 Do Lesson 28: Jellyfish and Coral • Pages 276–277*
Day 164 Do Lesson 29: Starfish • Pages 278–279
Day 165
* This lesson includes an optional activity. See Optional Activity section starting on page 293.
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Schedule
Date Day Assignment Due Date Grade
Day 166 Do Lesson 30: Sponges • Pages 280–281*
Day 167 Do Lesson 31: Worms • Pages 282–283*
Complete Other Invertebrates Unit Vocabulary Review
Week 7 Day 168 (Lessons 27–31) • Pages 284
Day 169 Animals for Beginners Unit 6: Simple Organisms
Do Lesson 32: Very Tiny Animals • Pages 285–287
Day 170
Day 171 Do Lesson 33: Bacteria • Pages 288–289
Day 172 Do Lesson 34: Animal Review • Page 290*
Week 8 Day 173 Do Lesson 35: Animals in the Bible • Page 291
Day 174
Day 175
Complete Simple Organisms Unit Vocabulary Review (Lessons
Day 176 32–33) • Page 292
Day 177 Start your Special Project.
Week 9 Day 178 Complete your Special Project.
Day 179
Day 180
Final Grade
* This lesson includes an optional activity. See Optional Activity section starting on page 293.
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UNIT
Introduction to 1
Life Science
GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Lessons 1–4
Plants
for Beginners
Lesson
1
If you had a gummy worm and an earthworm in
front of you, how could you tell which one is alive?
The earthworm can grow. The gummy worm stays the same.
The earthworm can have babies. But the gummy worm cannot. So
you know that the earthworm is alive, and the gummy worm is not.
Animals are alive. Plants are alive, too. And of course people are
alive. They can all do the things that the earthworm can do.
Scripture Trace
Outdoor Scav
Hunt enger
Go outside
and collect
lots of thin
gs, some
Living
Nonliving
Color the
plants green.
Day 3
Day 5
Day 6
animal
that has
a backbone
make p lants?
y did God
? What da m a k e a nimals?
t d a y did God
?W h a
ORD
? How
Closet!
are dog
s
and bird
s
differen
t?
?
first hu
man
to class
ify,
or name
, the
animals wn groups!
? make your o
28 Introduction to Life Science
Lesson
Plant and Animal Cells
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Plant and
Animal Cells cell
cell
Introduction to Life Science 31
Unit Vocabulary Review
Find the words and answer the questions below.
P L A N T S I L X G O P Z I
L I V I N G T H I N G S E U
A K I L A N I M A L S Q U J
N Y O R M I C R O S C O P E
T P D O A M I N S L S L I W
S E H P L S A N T O K E H Y
C L A S S I F I C A T I O N
E J Y L F E R K P C E L L Q
GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Lessons 5–10
Plants
for Beginners
Lesson
Parts of Plants
5
God created plants on the third day of creation. Plants come in many
different shapes and sizes. Plants have four parts: flowers, leaves, stems,
and roots.
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You probably know what looks like.
You might have some in your yard. Did you know there are other
types of grass that don’t grow in people’s yards? These grass plants can
provide food for people and for animals.
Grass that grows on the prairies provides food for wild animals. This is
called forage grass. Antelope and deer eat wild grass. Hay is made from
grass. Cows and horses eat hay. These kinds of grasses are
a very important food source.
Grass
lands
of the
world
Scripture Trace
or bushes
are similar to trees. But they have
more than one stem. Bushes are
not as strong or as tall as trees.
Create your
own forest
h e s e t r e e and bush
Use t
t r a c e o r d raw your
shapes to
r e s t o n t o a separate
own fo you tell
a p e r . C a n
sheet of p nd
h ic h a r e e vergreen a
w
h a r e d e c iduous from
whic
?
their shape
Tree Products
Put an
X on products
that do not come from trees.
8 Seeds
? r r o t s e e ds, what
nted ca
? If we pla
ow?
would gr
Scripture Trace
If yo u have fa it
h like a g ra i n o f
musta rd seed, y
o u w i l l say to th
mo unta i n, “Mov is
e fro m here to
there,”
.
u r O w n
row Yo
G l a n t
P
Bean moist paper
f
a c o uple o r c le a r cup.
Place i n a jar o en the
o s e l y e tw e
lo eeds b
towels b e a n s
f the jar
.
3 o r 4 ide o
Place ls a n d the s e. Kee
p
to w e p la c
paper r in a warm ip py. In
t h e j a o t d r
Place m o ist but n th e bean
e ls e e
the to
w
o u s hould s
days y grow.
a few in to
s be g
sprout
9 Inside a Seed
t a r e three
? W h a
a s e e d n eeds
things
o r d e r t o grow?
in
c r e a t e d seeds?
? Who
t i m p ortant job
? W h a
have?
do seeds
Radicle
Hilum
Cotyledon
Look Inside
a Bean Seed
Soak several bean
seeds in water ove
This will soften th rnight.
e outside of the se
Remove a seed fro eds.
m the water. Remo
outside of the seed ve the
. It should pull easi
from the seed. Gen ly away
tly break the seed
Carefully examine open.
the inside of the se
should see what lo ed. You
oks like a very smal
inside. It will prob l plant
ably be white and
should look like a flat. It
small leaf. This is th
plant waiting to gro e new
w. It will grow wh
water, air, and war en it has
mth.
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Lesson
Matching seeds
D A I R
O W U D I
O K C E R E A L
F R I B A R K L E G A L A
M L E A V E S S H R U B S
O N R W A R M T H Y S T E M S
S E E X K T S E E D S Z R L F
A P P L E O G R A S S U E O
F L O W E R S T R O O T S
Y E Q J O C W A T E R
E O T A
T R E E
AIR ROOTS
APPLE SEEDS
BARK SHRUBS
CEREAL STEMS What is this
FLOWERS TREE
puzzle shaped like?
GRASS WARMTH
LEAVES WATER
GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Lessons 11–15
Plants
for Beginners
Lesson
Roots
11
What do roots do?
called
Plants with fibrous roots include white clover, marigold, and grasses
like wheat and rice.
t a Ro ot
Ea
c a r r o t with
d
u npeele
Look a
t a n
T h e o range
f y i n g glass. o t. Can
a g n i h e r o
am r rot is t
r t o f t h e c a
r o w i n g out
p a g
e l i t t l e hairs T h e se are
you s e o t ?
t he carr
h e s i d e s o f
o w p e el the
t
f t h e root. N treat!
part o t a s t y
t a n d have a
carr o
t or fibrous roots.
Label the roots as taproo
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?
Root hunting
Search onli
ne for phot
of plant roo os
ts. Make a
collage of t
he images a
classify the nd
m as fibrou
roots or tap s
root.
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Some plants, like trees and bushes, have woody TI O N
Scripture Trace
There sha ll co m e forth a shoot from
the stump of Jesse,a nd a bra nc h fr
om
his roots sha ll bea r fruit. Isa ia h 11:1
Stem Match
Match each stem to the
top of its plant.
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TI O N of stems. Most plants have a main
stem with several smaller branches
coming off the main stem. Branches are
actually part of the stem and move things
through the plant just like the main stem does.
are not
h e p la n t a r e b ranches?
? What part of t
t h a t g r o w f r om the stem.
gs
? Name two thin
a v e s , a n d fl o wers all
hes, le
? How are branc
connected?
When the tree grows, it makes new cells inside the trunk. These cells
push the bark out. This makes the trunk bigger around.
Most of the new cells are made in warm weather. The tree takes a
break from growing when it gets cold. When it warms up, it begins to
grow again.
This cycle of growing new cells and then resting creates rings inside
the tree trunk. These are called
Find the path through the growth rings to reach the heartwood.
Growth ring
Heartwood Sap wood
Outer bark
Start here
GR WTH R NGS
BR NCH S
B LB
PR P R TS
ST M
TR NK
Draw an example:
Leaves 4
GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Lessons 16–20
Plants
for Beginners
Lesson
Photosynthesis
16
Most leaves are green. This is because leaves
contain chlorophyll.
Chlorophyll
green. Chlorophyll helps the leaves do
is
The plant stores this sugar in its fruit, stems, leaves, and roots. This
provides food for nearly every animal and human in the world. When you
eat fruits and vegetables, you are eating the food that was made by the
leaves of the plant.
66 Leaves
name
Carbon dioxide
Sugar
Water
Oxygen
Leaves 67
Plants need carbon dioxide for
photosynthesis in order to make sugar
for themselves. Leaves make sugar
when the sun shines on them. When
they do this, the leaves release
oxygen into the air.
People and animals need
to breathe oxygen to
Sunlight Is
Important
Take two
identical p
from the air. People them in a lants. Pla
sunny loc ce
and animals breathe out one plant a t io n . Cover
with a bo
carbon dioxide. So, plants the sunlig x to block
ht. Water
and animals help each whenever both plan
the soil b ts
other by making what the Examine b ecomes d
oth plants ry.
other one needs. This is days to se for severa
e the diff l
sunlight m e r e n ce that
a wonderful system that akes in ho
God created. w they gr
ow.
? ts live?
air that helps plan
n ts p u t in to th e air that helps
? What do pla
le live?
animals and peop
68 Leaves
Leaf Lesson
Arrangement 17
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different kinds of plants? The leaves use sunlight to help make
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food so the sun needs to shine on them for many hours each
day. God arranged the leaves on each plant in such a way that
sunlight will easily reach them.
opposite leaf
arrangement. Maple trees have an opposite
arrangement for their leaves.
pattern.
A leaf grows on one side of the stem, and Alternate
then the next leaf grows farther up and
on the other side of the stem. Plants with
alternate leaves include apple, oak, and
birch trees.
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a in job of t he leaves?
t h e m
? What is
in differe nt ways?
Why are leaves placed
? r e n t ways leaves can
o d iff e
? What are tw
e a r r a n g e d on a stem?
b
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Lesson
Leaves Have Veins
18
Stems move water up to the leaves. Stems also
move food out of the leaves. The leaves have tubes
Seeing Veins
Remove a fresh leaf from a tree
and cut off the end of the leaf’s
stem. Place the leaf
in a cup of colored
water and watch
the veins become
72 Leaves
Scripture Trace
Leaves 73
Lesson
Changing Colors
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trees turn
red, yellow, orange, or brown before they fall
off the trees.
74 Leaves
name
trees.
? Have yo
u ever s
colors? een leav
Which is es on a t
your fav ree chan
ge
? How do
deciduo
orite fal
l color?
change us trees
colors? know w
hen to
? Why do
evergre
needles en trees
all year keep th
round? eir
Leaves 75
Color the evergreen trees green and
the deciduous trees other colors.
76 Leaves
Leaf Lesson
Identification 20
There are many ways to identify a plant or a tree. You can use
fruit, flowers, and bark to help you know the name of a tree. Since
every plant has leaves that are unique, one of the best ways to
identify a plant or a tree is to look closely at the leaves.
maple,elm,oak,
pine
and
Here is an
elm leaf. An oak
leaf looks
like this.
Pine
trees
have
needles
that
look
like
this.
A maple
leaf looks
like this.
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O N ’ T TO U C H
D
Some plants
are poisonous,
Poison
so it is very ivy
important to
know how to
identify them
so you can avoid
them. Have you
seen any of these
plants?
Poison
oak
? Name different
ways to identify
a tree.
? What is your
Poison
favorite tree? sumac
78 Leaves
name
16
18
Connect the Dots 14
15 17
20
9
8 24
7
25
22 26
6
24 5
20
21
23 27
25 4 28
3
26
19
29
17 30
18 27 28 2 1
16 29
30
15
14 1
3
13 2
12
7 4
11
5
9
10 6
8
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Unit Vocabulary Review
Complete the crossword puzzle by answering the questions.
ACROSS DOWN
1. Makes leaves green 2. An arrangement of leaves
5. Process chlorophyll is 3. Leaves fall off these trees
used in 4. These trees don’t lose
8. An arrangement of leaves leaves
9. Type of common tree 6. Type of common tree
10. Type of common tree 7. Type of common tree
1 2 3
L O Y D
4
P O H
6 7
O M G
8
R
U
9
L
10
P
Unscramble the five
letters in the green boxes
to reveal a secret word.
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UNIT
Flowers and 5
Fruits
GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Lessons 21–25
Plants
for Beginners
Lesson
Flowers
21
Flowers come in all sizes, shapes, and colors. The main job
of a flower is to make seeds. Seeds grow into new plants.
Stamens
Pollen
Pistil Sepals
? e r
a F l ow
favorite
flower?
Make en
p i e c e of gre
from a other
? Cut a
c
s
t
t
i
e
o
m
n p a p e r. Glue
i t
f
t
r
o
o m
a n
green
cons t r u ve s
main job p e r . Cut lea them to
of c e o f p a
d g l u e
pie aper an
flowers
? t r u c t i o n p
m a d i fferent
cons etals fr
o
ue them
? Why is t
hat the st e m . C
n
u t
s t
p
r u c tion pa
p e r . G l
stamen
s
r o f c o D r a w
importa colo he stem
.
nt? t o p o f t f t h e flower.
to the o
i n t h e center
isti l
and a p
Finish
84 Flowers and Fruits
Lesson
Pollination
22
Before a flower can make
seeds, it needs pollen.
is
the substance that causes
plants to form seeds. New
plants can then grow
from the seeds.
called
The nectar is stored deep inside the
flower.
pollination
i s n e c tar?
? What
l l e n g e t from
es po
? How do a n o ther?
wer t o
one flo
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Look Ins
a Flowe ide
r
Exami
ne a fr
See if esh flo
you ca wer.
of the n iden
parts m tify ea
ch
the les ention
son. A ed in
to cut s k your p
open t arent
our main you ca h e p istil. S
a r e t h e f n find ee if
? What the se
t s o f a fl ower? eds.
par
i s t h e fl ower you
? How
simil a r t o t h e pictures
looked at i s i t d i ff erent?
t h i s l e s s on? How
in t h e parts
a l l o f
e y o u a b le to find
? Wer
wer?
of the flo
Fruit
ds of
Salad name fo
ur kin
Make Can you
a fruit
salad u fruit?
favorit
sing yo
ur r p r i s e d that
su
e fruit
s. ? Are you l e s are the
ge t a b
some ve l ants?
t h e i r p
fruit of
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a f, P i n eco n e
Leaf, Le
f D u c k , D u ck, Goose.
version o
Play a plant n t h e floor. The
c le o
s in a cir
Everyone sit e s a p in e c one. He/
is “it” receiv
person who d t h e o t hers. As
round be h in
she walks a , h e / s h e li g htly taps
ach person
“it” passes e d a nd says “lea
f.”
n t h e h e a
the person o d r o p s t h e pinecone
eventually
This person g , “ p in e cone.” Both
’s lap, ca ll in
in someone c ir c le . W h oever gets
round the
people run a s it s d o wn. The oth
er
y spot fi r s t
to the empt
mes “it.”
person beco
PETALS
STAMENS
FRUIT
POLLINATION
SEPAL
PISTIL
R P S E E D S Y O N A
L I F E C Y C L E R N
Unusual Plants 6
GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Lessons 26–35
Plants
for Beginners
Lesson Meat-eating Plants
26
Did you know that some plants eat insects? It’s true! The Venus
flytrap is a famous meat-eating plant. It has special leaves that work
There are other plants that trap insects as well. The sundew is
a plant that has sticky tentacles on its leaves. When an insect
lands on the leaf it becomes trapped. Then the leaf slowly
curls around the insect. It cannot get away.
Venus flytrap
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name
Making a
Trap
a t - e a t in g plant.
e
d y ou are m
P r e t e n
c h in s e c ts. The
t
e s ig n a trap to ca is p ropped
D ox t h a t
p l e s t t rap is a b e ct bumps
sim n t h e in s
p b y a s tick. Whe top of it.
u f a l l s o n
the box
the stick, is o r o n e of your
t r ap like th e
M a k e a
a s m a l l toy as th
n. Use Sundew
own desig y o u c an trap it
.
d see if
insect an
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Draw your own meat-eating plant!
passenger
plants.
Examining a
Cactus
Carefully exa
mine a cactus
Remember th .
at the needle
sharp, so be s are very
careful not to
Look at the s touch them.
tem. How is
a cactus diffe the stem of
rent from the
flower or bus stem of a
h? It is much
wider so it ca thicker and
n store wate
The stem mig r when it rain
ht fold in and s.
gives the ste out. This
m room to ex
absorbs wate pand when it
r.
us s a y s t h e L O RD,w ho
For th
h e a v e n s ( h e is G o d !) ,
created the
e e a r t h a n d m a d e
w ho form ed th
t a b li s h e d it ; h e d id n ot
it (he es
p t y, h e fo r m e d it to
create it e m d
a m t h e L O R D , a n
be inha bited!):“I
o o t h e ”
r. I s a ia h 4 5 :1 8
there is n
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Lesson New Plants
30 Without Seeds
Ivy can be grown from a piece that is cut off of an ivy plant.
Just place the cutting in water. The water will encourage new
roots to grow. Then the new plant can be planted in the ground.
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e g ra s s t o g r ow fo r
Yo u cause th
a n d p la n t s fo r m a n to
the livestock
a t h e m a y b r in g fo r t h
cultivate, th :1 4
a r t h . P s a lm 1 0 4
food fro m the e
Ferns do not grow from seeds. Ferns grow from spores. Spores look a
little like seeds but they are not made by flowers. When the fern is ready
dm oss growing?
? Where might you fin
duce?
? How do mosses repro
ch e d m o ss ? W h at d oes it feel like?
? Have you tou
Examine a
Mushroom
a m in e a m u s hroom. It has
Closely ex looks like
p o f th e s te m
a stem. The to
. T h is is c a ll e d the cap. Pull
an umbrella e underside
n d lo o k a t th
off the stem a e lots of little
o u s h o u ld s e
of the cap. Y ls
e s e a re c a ll e d gills. The gil
lines. Th into new
re s th a t g ro w
produce spo
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GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Lessons 1–3 for Beginners
Lesson
God created the earth. He created the plants, sun, moon, stars, and
animals. Then he created man. God took some of the dust from the
ground and used his hands to form a man. Then God breathed into the
man and made him alive. This first man was named
He was made in the image of God. This was different from God’s
relationship with the animals.
People have a special relationship
s e to mak e man?
t did G o d u
? Wha o d c r e a t e man?
o s e im age did G
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Do you look just like your mom or dad? Do you look just like your
brothers or your sisters? No. (Unless you are an identical twin!) You look
different from everyone else. Yet your body has all of the
same basic parts. You have , ears, and hair. You have a
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G
LORD o d fo r m e d t h e
Then the
m t h e g ro u n d a n d
ma n o f dust fro t h
h is n o s t r il s t h e b re a
breathed into
G e nesis 2:7a
o f li fe. Body Overview 125
Lesson
Cells
3
Your body is made up of many different parts. The smallest parts of
Your body has many different kinds of cells. You have blood cells,
g P i ece s
Puttin er
Togeth cks or other
e g o ® bri
Us e L
a h o u se. The
e
l o c k s to mak h e house.
n g b k e t
buildi er to m
a
k s fi t t o g e t h
t o b u i l d your
bloc t o gether
u r c e l l s fi t
a l l d i ff erent
Yo cks are i n your
h e b l o c e l l s
body. T . And t
he
s a n d s i z e s
s a n d sizes.
shap e e
i ff e r e nt shap n t jobs.
r e d e r e
body a c k s have di
ff
i ff e r e nt b l o
l l s a l s o have
D c e
e n t t y pes of
Differ .
nt jobs
differe
126 Body Overview
name
from each other. They each have a special job to do. But all of these
different cells work together in your body to help you grow and do all
Nerve Cell
Skin Cells
White
Blood Cell Bone Cell
Muscle Cells
le st pa rt of your body?
? Wha t is th e sm al
in order to see
? What do you need to use
your cells?
W J W C H W S I M Y H G C C A
S K I N T S H X B X P H H L C
A C U B J Q H H I U J N E H C
H X N O S E G Y Q R D M B P C
S N Y D C O S W V Z E F J Q B
C V M Y I P Z D C G T E Y G M
E R Q M C D D M P J R Z C N K
L Q P G V U D Z I G Y N X A M
L G U P G R Y Z P N X L K D G
S E Y E S E W I M T L B T A Y
M L E N K Y K K M A P E Q M D
Y X S P J J W P X N U Z P J J
P T U T I Z U F M V Q E C Q H
Y T G V P W H W Y Y J V R N A
O B D A I N C Y Y T W E T D J
GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Lessons 4–10 for Beginners
Lesson
Your Skeleton
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LA
OP A
TI O N
the framework of your body, and it is made up of bones.
If you could look all the way inside, the very first thing
Sandy
Skeleton
d assemble
Cut out an
le t o n o n the next
Sandy Ske s
s e e w h a t the bone
page to
r b o d y lo ok like.
in yo u
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A
D E
B C
B C
name
D
E
A
A
A
D
B
C
B
E
D
• Skull • Ribs
• Collarbone
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is g o o d m e d ic in e , b u t
A joyful hea rt .
it d r ie s u p t h e b o n e s
a crushed spir
Proverbs 17:22
6
Do you think all the bones in your body look alike?
7 Joints
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How many different ways can you wiggle your fingers? What OP
TI O N
A
ways can you move your head? How can you move your legs?
? What is a joint?
muscles
bones ligaments
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b o d y, n o u r is h e d a n d
The w ho le
o u g h it s jo in t s a n d
knit together thr h a t
s w it h a g ro w t h t
liga m ents, g row :19
C o lo s s ia n s 2
is fro m God.
Bones and Muscles 137
Lesson
Muscles
8
The bones in your body give you strength, but they
your muscles?
? What is the job of
k o f a ti m e w h e n you use your
? Can you th in
muscles? When?
le s a re y o u u s ing now?
? What m u s c
Bones and Muscles 139
Lesson Using Your Muscles
9
When you walk, run, or ride your bike, you are
using your muscles. Blink your eyes. Stick out your
tongue. Now make a funny face. These activities
use muscles, too. God made muscles for this. Your
muscles get bigger and stronger the more you use
them. If you
e every day?
x e r c i s
uld y ou e
? Why sho m oves blood
r b o d y
scle in you
? What mu
e a d o f b ones?
inst
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OP A
TI O N
God made each part of your body special. Two of the most amazing
fingerprints
are different from everyone else’s
in the world. Even identical twins
have different fingerprints.
fingerpri
different from everyone else’s in the world. Even
identical twins have different fingerprints.
GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Lessons 11–18 for Beginners
Lesson The Nervous System
11
nervous system
? What is the n
ame of the sy
like a highwa stem that act
y in your body s
?
? How do mess
ages get from
other parts o your brain to
f your body?
Nerves and Senses 147
Lesson The Brain
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Do you know where your brain is? OP A
TI O N
. This is because
your brain is one of the most important
parts of your body.
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t h e L o r d y o u r G o d
Yo u sha ll love u r
e a r t a n d w it h a ll y o
w ith a ll yo ur h
w it h a ll y o u r m in d .
so ul a nd
Matthew 22:37
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Lesson
Learning and Thinking
13
God made animals and people different. And he gave them different
brains. People are much smarter than animals. An animal cannot read and
understand a book. A monkey can’t build a building. A parrot can repeat
words, but it cannot talk with you. Animals’ brains were not created to
Memory Games
er
Cut out the memory cards. Notice that there are pictures of moth
with
animals and baby animals. Make sure you know which baby goes
table
which mother. Mix the cards up. Place them face down on the
that
in two rows. Turn over two cards. If they are a mother and baby
turn over
match, you can keep the cards. If not, turn them back over and
s.
two more cards. Continue playing until you match all of the card
skin contains
are special cells that take messages to
and from the brain. When you touch
something, the nerves in your hand
feel it. They then tell your brain
about it. Then your brain sends a
message to your hand. It might
have you pick the item up. Nerves
help you pick up a pencil or pet a
soft puppy.
What happens when something is flying at your face? You are sure to
close your eyes quickly. This is another type of reflex. God made your
body to be safe in this fallen world.
? What did God design your body with that helps you
move quickly?
Testing Your
Reflexes
h a ir w it h o n e leg crossed
Sit in a c tly
e o th e r. H a v e someone gen
over th
g ju s t b e lo w the kneecap
strike your le
e s id e o f h is hand. If you are
with th
u s h o u ld s e e your leg kick
relaxed, yo m ean for it
h y o u d id n ’t
out even thoug es
a w a y to te s t if your reflex
to. This is
are working.
154 Nerves and Senses
The Five Senses Lesson
15
There are five ways that your body tells your brain what is going on
around you. These are called your five senses. Your five senses are touch,
sight, hearing, taste, and smell.
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Your eyes let you see the world around you. Look at your
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eye in a mirror. OP
TI O N
A
The pupil lets light into your eye. When the light is very
bright, your pupil gets very small. This protects your eyes
from too much light. When the room is
very dark, your pupil gets very big to
allow more light in. This helps you
see even in the dark.
The iris controls how big your pupil is. Some people have blue irises.
Others have brown or green irises. What color are your eyes?
You should also see eyelids, eyelashes, and eyebrows. These protect
your eyes from dirt and other things that might get into them. The eyes
God gave us are truly amazing.
eyebrow
eyelashes eyelid
Iris Pupil
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talking? Do you hear your own breathing? Do you hear birds
LA
outside? Do you hear the refrigerator running in the kitchen? OP
TI O N
A
auditory canal
eardrum
Look at the diagram to see where all of these parts are inside
your ear.
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18
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LA
OP A
TI O N
So far you have learned about three
important senses—touch, sight, and hearing.
Today you will learn about two more senses
that you enjoy every day. These are
Smell
Detective
o ll e c t s e v e ra l items with
C
s m e ll s . C lo s e your eyes.
strong
o n e h o ld a n item near
Have some w
iff the air. Ho
your nose. Sn
s c a n y o u id entify just
many item
by smell?
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2 3
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5 8 11
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Digestion 4
GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Lessons 19–23 for Beginners
Lesson The Digestive System
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OP A
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Your body needs energy to move and play. You get this
energy from the food you eat. The part of your body that gets
166 Digestion
name
called the
Then the unused parts pass out of your body when you
go to the bathroom. You need to eat the
right foods. This will give your body
the energy it needs.
stomach
small intestine
large intestine
Digestion 167
Lesson
Teeth
20
When you smile, you show your
beautiful
to the world. Your teeth are
important. They help you eat
your food. You bite into food
with your teeth. You then chew
your food into small enough pieces
to swallow. The teeth in the front
of your mouth are sharp.
This makes them good
for biting into things
like apples and corn
on the cob. The teeth
in the back of your
mouth are more flat.
They are good for
grinding your food
into small pieces.
God designed
your mouth so that
you grow two sets
168 Digestion
name
of teeth. You get your first tooth when you are a baby.
So your first set of teeth are often called baby teeth. You
should have about 20 baby teeth in all. As you get older,
your mouth gets bigger. But your teeth do not grow. So
your baby teeth begin to fall out. This makes room for bigger
teeth to grow. Have you lost any teeth yet?
? How are t
he teeth i
mouth diff n the fron
erent from t of your
back? the teeth
in the
? Why are t
eeth impo
rtant?
Digestion 169
Lesson Caring For Your Teeth
21
your teeth at
least twice a day. This helps to get rid of any bits of
food that are stuck on your teeth. This will help to keep
you from getting tiny holes in your teeth called cavities.
170 Digestion
name
You should also visit your dentist. Your dentist can clean your teeth
even better than you can at home. Dentists can also check for cavities in
your teeth. If you get a cavity, the dentist can fix it.
You need to eat and drink the right foods to keep your teeth healthy.
If you eat healthy foods, your teeth will be strong. Sugar that stays on
your teeth can cause cavities. So you need to brush your teeth after you
Teeth
?
Digestion 171
Lesson
Do you like cookies and candy? Most kids do. But your parents
. This is because
fruits and vegetables have more of the things
your body needs. Cheese, yogurt, and bread
are good for you, too. Many sweet
172 Digestion
name
things that your body needs. You need to eat some foods from
each group every day. There is not a group for cookies, candy, or
soft drinks. So you should only eat these types of sweet treats in
small amounts from time to time.
Healthy Lunch
Eat a health
making a ha y lunch by
ppy face wit
Place brocco h your food
li pieces or c .
at the botto a rrot sticks
m of your pla
them to mak te. Arrange
e a smile. U
for ears. Cra se apple slic
ckers with p es
can be the e eanut butter
yes. Raisins
to make a no can be used
se. Add a gla
and you hav ss of milk
e a healthy,
happy meal.
?
y foods that
? What are some health
you like to eat?
Digestion 173
Lesson Vitamins and
23 Minerals
You need to eat many different kinds of food because different foods
provide different things that your body needs. Foods provide energy. They
also give you building blocks to make new cells in your body.
Foods also contain minerals. These often have names that sound like
174 Digestion
name
Digestion 175
Unit Vocabulary Review
Put a star next to each word that has the correct
definition next to it. Put an X next to any words that
do not have the correct definition.
176 Digestion
UNIT
Heart and 5
Lungs
GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Lessons 24–28 for Beginners
Lesson The Circulatory
24 System
The
Feeling You
You can f
rP ulse
blood by eel your
feeling yo heart pus
u r pulse. Yo hing your
the inside u can fee
of your w l your pu
finger on r is t just abov lse on
your wris e your th
the skin. t. You sh u mb. Place
The bum ould feel a
p s are cause a b u m p ing under
the blood d when t
out. Fee he heart
about ho l your pu squeezes
w fast yo l s e for a few
ur heart b seconds.
eats. Think
When yo
u exercis
it beats f e your he
aster. Ru art has to
n in place f work har
pulse. Is o r 1 der. So
it faster t minute. N
han it wa ow feel y
s before? our
It should
be.
25 The Heart
Your
has four parts which are like
little rooms. The top rooms are
called the left atrium and right atrium.
The bottom rooms are called the left
ventricle and the right ventricle. Blood from
all over your body enters the top of the heart
on the right side. It then flows into the bottom of the
heart where it is squeezed out to go to the lungs to get rid of carbon
dioxide and get oxygen. Blood comes back from the lungs and enters
the top of the heart on the left side. It then flows into the bottom part
of the heart and is squeezed out to go to all the other parts of the body.
Your heart works very hard for you. It pumps all day long. Then it
pumps all night long. It never stops. God designed your heart to be
strong enough to pump all the time for your whole life. You can make
your heart even stronger by exercising. Aren’t you glad God gave you
such a special heart?
180 Heart and Lungs
name
Atria
Ventricles
than any
other type of cells in your blood.
Randy Red
Winston White
Patty Platelet
d cells do?
? What do red bloo
od cells do?
? What do white blo
Heart and Lungs 183
Lesson The Respiratory
27 System
This system includes your nose, throat, and lungs. Air enters
through your mouth or nose. It goes down your throat into
your lungs.
Exchange Activity
One person should stand on one side of a
partially closed door.
Another person should stand on the other
side. Both people should
be able to see through the crack between
the door and the door
frame. The person on the inside of the roo
m is in the lungs. The
person outside the room is in the blood ves
sel. The person in the
lungs should have a stack of red paper. The
red paper is oxygen.
The person outside the room should have
a stack of blue paper.
The blue paper is carbon dioxide. Each per
son should pass one
of their papers to the other person throug
h the crack. This is an
exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. The
exchange should
continue until all of the oxygen is in the blo
od and all of the
carbon dioxide is in the lungs. The carbon
dioxide is now
ready to leave the body when the air leaves
the lungs. The
oxygen is ready to be taken to other parts
of the body by
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think they are empty until you fill them with air. But the insides
of your lungs really look more like a tree with hollow branches.
The tubes going into your lungs start out fairly large. Then
they divide into smaller and smaller tubes. Finally they end
in tiny sacs. So the insides of your lungs are really full
of millions of tiny air sacs. Look at the picture to see
how the insides of your lungs look. The exchange of
oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place in
these tiny sacs.
to
One of the worst things that
people do to hurt their lungs
is to smoke cigarettes. You
should do everything you can
to keep the lungs God gave you
healthy.
o u r lu n g s lo o k m ore like
? Do the inside of y
?
balloons or trees
y y o u c a n k e e p y our lungs
? What is one wa
healthy?
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Unit Vocabulary Review
Unscramble the letters to form vocabulary words.
The first letter of each word is colored orange.
EHETABR
NGLSU
SOTRAPYIRRE
LSPAMA
EHRTA
RCIATLUYOCR
TSRIRAEE
ISVNE
Skin and 6
Immunity
GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Lessons 29–35 for Beginners
Lesson
The Skin
29
Skin covers
nearly every part of
your body. Skin cells
live about two to three
weeks. So God made our
body to make new skin cells.
Your helps to
keep out things that shouldn’t get into your body.
It keeps out dirt and germs. Your skin also helps to keep
things inside that should stay inside. It keeps your bones, muscles,
heart, and blood inside. The inside of your body is much wetter than
the outside air. Your skin helps to keep your body from drying out.
Your skin does other things, too. When you get hot, your skin
produces sweat that helps to cool you off. Your skin also contains
millions of nerves that let you feel the world around you. Finally, your
Your skin is stretchy and elastic. This allows you to move easily. It
moves in every direction, and then goes back to its original shape. Be
glad that God gave you such a special covering.
glands.
Sweat helps cool you off when
you get hot. Your skin has oil
In one inch of skin, you have about 650 sweat glands and 1,000
or more nerve endings.
Dermis
Layer
Subcutaneous
Layer
Cold
Receptors Heat
Receptors
We might call people “white” or “black,” but people are really just
different shades of brown, depending on how much melanin their body
makes.
God probably created the first people, Adam and Eve, with a middle
brown skin color. Their bodies had a lot of information that they passed
on to their children so they would have many different eye colors, hair
colors, skin shades, and so on. Their children would have looked very
different from each other.
So, there are not different “races” of people, but merely people that
have different facial features and different levels of melanin. All people on
earth are related. We all come from the first two people—Adam and Eve.
And all people are special creations of God created in his image!
their sk in color?
? What gives people
h it e ” or “black” people?
a ll y a n y “w
? Are there re
the image of?
le made in
? Who are all peop
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e fr o m o n e m a n ev e r y
And he mad
n k in d to li ve o n a ll t h e
natio n o f ma :2 6 a
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face o f the ea rt
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What Do I Look Like?
Draw a picture of yourself. Then write several
sentences describing your appearance. Talk about your
eyes, hair, skin, height, etc.
germs around
you. The cells in your skin are very close
together. So almost nothing can get into
your body through your skin. Tears in
your eyes and the saliva in your mouth
also help to get rid of germs. If the
germs can’t get in, they can’t make
you sick.
Skin Keeps
Out Invade
one half
Have an
adult cut
an apple
rs
with plas in half. C
skin. It co t ic w r ap. This p over
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belong. D pple to k p is like y
rop a few eep thing our
drops of s o u t t h at don’t
halves. W food colo
hat happ ring on b
coloring ened to t oth
soaks int h e f ood colo
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off the co o v e r e d food
vered app apple. Bu
your skin le. Most t it just ro
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through
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r obably st or 1 hour
the wrap arting to . The
ped half turn brow
apple. Th is still wh n. But
is is simil it e . The plast
ar to how ic protec
body. It k y o u r ts the
eeps out skin prot
invaders ects your
that migh
t make yo
u sick.
The DNA tells your body what color eyes and hair you will have. It tells
how dark your skin will be. It tells your body how tall to grow. Half of
your DNA came from your mother. The other half came from your father.
So you will probably look a lot like your parents.
Body Poster
Lie down on a large piece of paper. Have
someone trace around your body. Now draw
the following parts of your body where they
belong inside of you:
• Brain
Scripture Trace
Not only did God create you, but He also cares deeply for you.
Go back and read all of the Scriptures you have traced in this book
to see how much He loves you.
Mammals 1
GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Lessons 1–7
Animals
for Beginners
Lesson
World of Animals
1
Do you like animals? Most people do.
are very interesting. They come in all shapes and sizes.
Some animals are big, such as an elephant or whale. Others are small,
such as butterflies and ants.
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name
Animal Charades
you know, starting
Make a list of animals
ending with small.
with big animals and
ch animal. See if
Now, pretend to be ea
ne el se ca n gu es s w hat animal you are.
anyo
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Lesson Learning about
2 Animals
? How are
animals
different from
one another?
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Mice and horses may seem very
different to you. One is small and
one is big. But they both have eyes,
ears, and mouths. They both have
hair. And they both have tails.
Same and D
ifferent
Draw a c
ircle
around th
Draw a s e animals
quare that have
around th fur.
Draw a t e animals
riangle that have
around th feathers.
e animals
that live in
the wate
r.
Mammals 209
Lesson
What Is a Mammal?
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name
Mammals H
ave Fur
Look clos
ely at the
mammals pictures
. Circle th of these
Some ma e hair on e
mmals ha ach one.
animals h ve a lot o
ave only f hair. Ot
a little ha her
ir.
y o u thin k of
ima l s c a n
er an
? What oth
v e f u r o r hair?
that ha
l s f e e d t o their
mamma
? What do
babies?
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Lesson Large and Small
Mammals
212
name
Giraffes are the tallest land mammals. They are so tall
they can eat leaves from the tops of many trees. Giraffes
have very long tongues. They use their tongues to pull
leaves off trees.
Mammals 213
Did you think a bat was
a bird? It does not have
feathers, so it is not a bird.
have hair,
so they are mammals. Bats
are mammals that fly!
Other
mammals are
very small, like
a mouse or a
hamster. These
animals are
mammals, too.
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name
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Lesson
Monkeys and Apes
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for
climbing and holding
on to branches, while
other monkeys
cannot.
Scripture Trace
fo r m e d t h e m a n o f
“The LORD God
dust fro m t h e g ro un d ”
.
Genesis 2:7
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Lesson
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whales
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Hold in g Yo u r B re a t h
o
r , b u t th e y breathe air. S
a te
a n d d o lp h in s live in the w d e r w ater just like
W h a le s y a r e u n
e ath when the
e y h a v e to h o ld th e ir b r
e s ig n e d th e se animals to
th d d
e n y o u g o s wimming. Go p a r e d to humans.
d o w h e c o m
you th for a long tim
a b le to h o ld th e ir b r e a
r 1 5 m in u te s. The sperm
b e f o
h in s c a n s ta y underwater r . H o w long can
Som e d o lp n a n h o u
it s b r e a th for more tha e s o m eone time
a n h o ld n d h a v
whale c k e a deep breath
a
r bre a th ? T a
you hold you
can hold it.
how long you
3
1 = Light Blue
2 = Dark Blue
3 = Gray
1
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Lesson
Marsupials
7
Marsupials
are mammals that have pouches. This
means that a baby marsupial lives in a
pouch on its mother’s belly. Kangaroos are a
well-known marsupial. Other marsupials include
the koala, the opossum, and the Tasmanian devil.
kangaroo
Kangaroos are some of the funniest animals
to watch. Kangaroos live in Australia. They
hop instead of walking or running.
Kangaroos
hind legs and very large feet that
hopping.
Kangaroos can hop faster than
many animals can run. Kangaroos
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are usually awake at night and sleep during the day.
koala
Tasmanian devil
Some predators lose interest and go away. After a while, the opossum
“wakes up” and goes on its way.
Australia
opossum
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name
? What is specia
l about a mar
supial?
? Can you name
three marsup
ials?
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Unit Vocabulary Review
Complete the crossword puzzle by using the clues.
DOWN ACROSS
1. Monkeys have these 2. Large mammals whose
3. People who study nature young are called cubs
4. Animals with fur or hair 5. Living creatures
6. Mammals with fingers, 7. Mammals that live in water
toes, and a tail 11. Mammals with pouches
8. Large mammals that look 12. Baby kangaroo
like fish 1
T
9. Small mammals 2 3
that fly B
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UNIT
Birds 2
and Fish
GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Lessons 8–13
Animals
for Beginners
Lesson
Birds
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? How are
birds diff
animals? erent fro
m oth er
? How are
a duck’s
it swim i feet des
n the wa igned to
ter? help
Bird Match
Match each b
ird to its feet
designed each to see how G
bird for the p od specially
lace that it liv
es.
Finally, the bird can move its tail back and forth. This helps it steer as
it is flying. God made birds just right for flying.
s a bird to fly?
ething that help
om
? What is s p o int toward
fea t h e r s
he bird’s
? Why do t
the back?
Dot-to-Dot
Connect
the dots
to discov
er the hid
den pictu
re.
30
15
16
17
18 19
20
21
22
23 24
26
25
27 28
29
One of these is the ostrich. The ostrich is the largest bird in the world.
It is about 8-10 feet tall. An ostrich lays very large eggs. An ostrich egg
is about as big as 24 chicken eggs put together.
Although it cannot fly, it can run very fast. Ostriches are very tall. They
can see a long distance. This allows them to spot danger from far away.
Then they can run to safety. An ostrich has an eyeball as big as a tennis
ball. Ostriches live in Africa.
Penguins are another type of bird that cannot fly. Since penguins live
near water, they are designed to swim. They have
webbed feet and wings that work as flippers.
Other birds that do not fly are the emu, the rhea, the
cassowary, and the kiwi.
Flig ht le ss B ird G a m e
ts to b e th e le a der. The leader
, one person ge
In this fun game s b ir d c a n d o. Everyone has
to
n that a fligh tl e s
calls out an actio a t th e le a d e r th inks is funniest
on. The person th et you started:
imitate that acti s o m e id e a s to g
to b e th e n e x t leader. Here are
gets e nguins have very
e m b e r th a t p
nguin – rem
• Walk like a pe
le g s a n d ta k e small steps.
sho rt
u in s a re v e ry g ood swimmers.
enguin – peng
• Swim like a p
h e s h a v e v e ry long legs and
trich – ostr ic
• Run like an os
t.
can run very fas
e s c a n s tr e tc h their long necks
nger – ostrich
• Watch for da e c ti o n s to look for dang
er.
ads in a ll d ir
and turn their he
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Fish do not breathe air. Instead, fish get oxygen from the water.
Most fish lay eggs. These eggs stay moist in the water. When
the baby fish is ready, it hatches and swims away. So you can see
that God specially designed fish to live in the water.
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2 = Blue 4 = Orange
4
2 2 1
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use to b
? How are fish reathe?
differe
nt from
birds?
Fish are good swimmers. Most fish have long narrow bodies.
This helps them move smoothly through the water. Their bodies
produce a slimy liquid. This makes them move even more easily
through the water. Have you ever tried to pick up a fish? It is very
slippery and hard to hold on to.
The fins on the top of the fish help to keep the fish from tipping
sideways. And the tail fin helps to push the fish forward through the
water. The fish has strong muscles all along its body to help it swim. The
fish was created by God to be a great swimmer.
Fish Fins
Cut fins from construction paper
and glue them in the correct places.
Most sharks are meat-eaters. They catch their food with their razor
sharp teeth. Sharks are always growing new teeth. When one row of
teeth wears out, a new row moves up to take its place.
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Rays do not have the same shape as other fish. Instead, rays
are wide and flat. They glide through the water using their fins like
wings. Many rays are harmless to humans. But stingrays can give
you a very painful, and sometimes deadly, sting with their tails.
c k in Ge nesis
fish ? C h e
y d i d G o d create
da
? On what
f o r t h e answer. h e r fish?
0 – 2 3 m o t
1:2
t o n d i ff e rent fro
i s a s h a rk’s skele
? How
Manta Maze
Find your way through the manta ray maze.
Color the picture.
Start
Finish
Amphibians 3
and Reptiles
GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Lessons 14–19
Animals
for Beginners
Lesson
Frogs and Toads
14
Have you ever heard of an amphibian? How about a frog? A frog is an
amphibian.
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Egg Tadpole
Adult
frog
Froglet
? What is a baby fr
og called
? How does a tadp ?
ole chang
grows? e as it
Dinosaurs are reptiles that used to live on earth but aren’t alive today.
We know about dinosaurs from their fossils.
Reptiles have lungs and breathe air. Most reptiles lay eggs. They
also have scales on their skin. Most snakes have scales all over.
Turtles only have scales on their legs, necks, and tails.
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You probably eat three meals a day. And you might have snacks in
between your meals. But snakes eat only one or two times a week.
Snakes eat lots of different things. They eat eggs, mice, and other
small animals.
Scaly Snake
Glue sequins on the snake to show that it has scales all
over its body.
their
inject poison into their victims.
Rattlesnakes, coral snakes, and
cobras are some snakes that are
poisonous to people.
Some lizards are covered with spikes, which make them hard for
m e w a y s t h a t lizards
? What are so eir enemies?
e lv e s f r o m t h
protect thems
liza rds eat?
? What do most
All
? Where do tu
rtles usually
live? What
FROGS &
TOADS
TADPOLE
SNAKES
LIZARDS
TURTLES
ALLIGATORS &
CROCODILES
REPTILES
AMPHIBIANS
Arthropods 4
GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Lessons 20–26
Animals
for Beginners
Lesson Animals Without
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studied so far. All these animals are
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Spiders, worms, and flies are
?
?
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a d e e v e r y t h in g t h a t
And God m
o un d a c c o r d in g to
creeps o n the g r s
o d s a w t h a t it w a
its kind. And G
G enesis 1:25
good.
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Lesson Arthropods
21
Arthropods
are a group of invertebrates. Arthropod
means “jointed feet.” They have
jointed legs—legs with bendable
joints in the middle.
? What does th
e word “arthr
opod” mean?
? What do arth
ropods have in
bones? stead of
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name
h a t Is a n A r t h ro p o d?
W
e r, a sc o rpio n , a crab, and
pid
pic tu res of an ant, a s
Lo o k a t the
are a rth rop o d s. Circle the
ls
ll of these anima re not legs).
a grasshopper. A the le g s (p ince rs a
ted leg s on e a ch animal. Count
join
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Lesson Insects
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but we need to remember that God
created the insects for many purposes. Bees are
useful insects. They help flowers make seeds.
Bees also make honey. Birds and other animals
eat insects for food. So, you see, insects are
very important.
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e a n t , O s lu g g a r d ;
Go to th
a y s , a n d b e w ise .
co nsider her w
Proverbs 6:6
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Lesson Insect Life Cycle
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like? Some baby insects
hatch from their
eggs and look
very much like their
parents. Baby grasshoppers look
like small grasshoppers. As the
grow,
they develop wings and soon
become adults.
A caterpillar is a
baby butterfly or moth. But it looks much more like a
worm. A butterfly caterpillar eats and grows. Then one day,
it connects to a leaf or twig, turns
hard, and forms a chrysalis. Moth
caterpillars spin cocoons of silk
around themselves.
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name
butterfly
or moth comes out of its
shell. It now looks like an adult.
b e tween a
r e n c e
n y o u t e l l the diffe
? How ca a n d a n a dult?
shopper
baby gras
b u t t e r fl y called?
baby
? What is a
c a l l e d t h at a moth
e shell
? What is th o u n d itself?
spi n s a r
caterpillar
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Lesson
Spiders
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Insects and spiders look a lot alike. But they are not
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name
ortunity,
he opp
have t
If you
a s pider have?
arts d o e s
y body p
? How man t h e i r food?
t c h
o m o s t s piders ca
? How d i d e r s u s eful?
d i d G o d make sp
? How
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Lesson Crabs and Crayfish
25
Crabs, lobsters, crayfish, and shrimp are all animals that live in
the water. They have crusty shell-like bodies. Many of them have
268 Arthropods
name
? Have you
ever eaten
shrimp? W
? Why did G
od put the
hat about
crab?
underside m outh of a
of its bod crayfish o
y? n the
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Lesson
26
millipede
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Unit Vocabulary Review
Find the vocabulary words in the word search.
Search down and across.
A X Z K L X Q M F Q W E B W J
C C E N T I P E D E A Y C I C
T F G Y M L E G S Y Y T A N R
N Q A R T H R O P O D S T G A
Z I K R K K M O Q N G B E S B
C N P Y Z O E M A F T H R N S
F S Z Y G R A S S H O P P E R
S E I S S B K T I N I J I A F
O C Q M I L L I P E D E L T U
A T S D W B U J J Y C F L L Z
B U T T E R F L Y L O K A M Z
P I L L B U G B G F F Z R A E
E I I N V E R T E B R A T E S
V E R T E B R A T E S X F P O
S N C L A W S P I D E R O Q K
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UNIT
Other 5
Invertebrates
GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Lessons 27–31
Animals
for Beginners
Lesson Mollusks
27
Did you know that a seashell is the home of an animal? Clams
Shell Collection
shells. If you
Collect several sea
ells
e nea r th e o ce an , you can get sea sh
do not liv
re. E xa m in e ea ch shell. How are
from a craft st o
ar e th ey d iff er ent? What kind
w
they the same? Ho
h t h ave lived in ea ch shell? If you
of animal mig ing by placing
u ca n m ak e a tr ac
have a flat shell, yo
er o ve r th e sh el l and then rubbing a
a piece of pap
ss th e sh ell u n til the shape of the
pencil lightly acro
h the paper.
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Each type of mollusk produces
a different kind of shell, so you
can tell what kind of animal lived
in the shell just by its shape and
color.
red scallop
Some mollusks don’t have a shell. These
include the octopus and the squid.
octopus
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A a bell-shaped body with long
tentacles. Jellyfish eat fish
by stinging them with their
tentacles. Most animals
avoid jellyfish, but there are
a few fish that are protected
from the jellyfish’s sting. A
clownfish is safe around jellyfish.
jellyfish
An animal that is similar to a jellyfish
is a It may not
coral seem like coral are similar
to jellyfish at all. Most
pictures of coral only
show the coral’s
home.
sea anemone
Starfish Model
lt d o u g h b y co m bining 1 cup
Make sa
lt , an d ½ cu p w at er. Use this
flour, 1 cup sa . Try to make
- le g g ed st ar fi sh
dough to form a 5
ic ke r in th e m id d le and thinner
the model th
d s o f th e le g s. G ently press mini-
at the en s
ip s in to th e st ar fish to represent it
chocolate ch ore you try
st ar fi sh to d ry b ef
spikes. Allow the
to pick it up.
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name
starfish
ar fish have?
? How many legs does a st
off the le g of a starfish?
? What happens if you cut
ot he r an imal that grows back
? C an yo u re ca ll an
part of its body?
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What does a sponge look
like? It is soft and has a lot of
holes in it. A
sponge
good for washing things
is
sponge
?
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earthworm
Build a Worm
Habitat
In a jar, layer dirt and sand in an alternating pattern. Place a few
worms in the jar. You can either dig in your yard or go to the bait
shop to get worms. Poke a few holes in the lid of your jar. Place
a piece of black construction paper around the jar and tape it.
Remember not to tape it too tight so you can remove it to observe
your worms. Give the worms some
time to dig. Then, you can
remove the paper and see
the tunnels!
3 4
5 6
Simple 6
Organisms
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Animals
for Beginners
Lesson
Very Tiny Animals
32
Some of the animals you have learned
about are big. Others are small. But
there are some animals that are so
small you cannot see them. For a long
time, people did not even know that
these animals existed. But eventually,
people made a special machine called a
microscope.
Using a
magnifying
glass
Use a magnifying glass to
look at tiny things around
your house. See how the
glass makes them look
bigger?
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Lesson
Bacteria
33
The smallest living creatures are Often
bacteria are called germs. Germs can make you sick. Some germs can
give you diseases such as strep throat or the flu. However, not all germs
are bad. Some bacteria can be very helpful. Some bacteria eat dead
plants and animals. You have some bacteria in your stomach that help
you to digest your food.
bacteria
Stopping Germs
You can help stop germs from making you or other people sick by
learning how to wash your hands well. You should always wash your
hands after sneezing or coughing into them. Wash your hands after
you blow your nose. And always wash your hands after you use the
bathroom. Use soap and warm water. Rub your hands
together under the water to help get rid of the
germs. Also, if you feel a sneeze or a cough
coming on, cover your mouth with your
hand, then wash your hands. Or you can
turn your head and cough or sneeze
into your arm. This will help stop
germs from
spreading and keep you and
other people healthy.
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Let’s review what we have learned about the animal kingdom. Animals
that have backbones are called vertebrates. There are five kinds of
vertebrates. Mammals have fur or hair and feed milk to their babies. Birds
have feathers and most were designed to be good fliers. Fish live in the
water and breathe with gills. Reptiles have dry skin with scales. And
amphibians are animals that live in the water as babies and breathe with
gills but change into adults that live on land and breathe with lungs.
All of these animals are interesting. And God created them all. Each
animal has a special purpose in God’s world.
PROTISTS
BACTERIA
MAMMAL
BIRD
FISH
REPTILE
AMPHIBIAN
INSECT
SPIDER
SNAIL
JELLYFISH
GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Plants for Beginners Optional Activities
Lesson 4—Plant and Animal ANIMALS IN THE GRASS
Cells—Day 6
Cut one piece of green
MAKE A CELL MODEL construction paper in half the long
way. Glue one of these halves on top
You can make models of animal
of a second full-size piece of green
and plant cells by doing the following:
construction paper along the bottom
Mix yellow gelatin according to edge. When the glue is dry, cut the
the box directions and place in the top piece of paper into narrow strips
refrigerator for about 1 hour or until to form grass. Add pictures of things
it is slightly thickened. Fill a zipper you are likely to find hiding in the
bag about ¾ full with the thickened grass. You could include earthworms,
gelatin. The bag represents the cell lady bugs, and grasshoppers. You
membrane and the gelatin is the could also include larger animals that
cytoplasm. Insert a red grape for the eat grass like rabbits and mice. Birds
nucleus. You now have a basic animal eat the insects in the grass, so you
cell. Squish the gelatin around to see can draw a bird near the grass.
how the cell moves. To make a plant
cell, add several green grapes inside Lesson 13—Stems—Day 23
the cell. These are the parts that help
WHAT GOES UP?
the plant turn sunlight into food.
You can see a celery stem
Lesson 6—Grasses—Day 11 move water. Add a few drops of food
coloring to a glass of water. Cut off
LOOK AT THE GRASS the bottom ½-inch of a stalk of celery.
Go outside in your yard and Place the cut end of the celery into the
see what lives in and near your grass. glass of colored water. After an hour
Look closely at the plants in your yard or two, you should be able to see the
for insects and other small creatures. colored water moving up the stalk of
Then sit still for a while and watch celery. After several hours, you should
for birds. Birds often eat some of the even be able to see the coloring in the
animals that live in your grass. leaves of the celery.
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Plants for Beginners Optional Activities
Lesson 14—Stems—Day 24 Collect fall leaves of all shapes and
sizes. On a piece of plain white
EATING PLANTS paper, position leaves vein side up
People eat many different in a pattern that you find pleasing.
parts of plants. We eat roots, stems, Lay another sheet of plain white
leaves, fruit, and seeds. Make your paper over the top of the leaves.
favorite salad using as many different Select the crayons that you would
parts of a plant as you can find in your like to use to create your rubbing
kitchen. Here are some ideas to help and peel off the paper wrappers.
you get started. Turn a crayon on its side and gently
rub over the top sheet of paper. The
• Lettuce and spinach are leaves leaf images will magically appear on
• Carrots and radishes are roots the paper! Experiment with different
crayon colors and leaf arrangements.
• Celery is a stem
Remember, these leaves made oxygen
• Tomatoes and cucumbers are for you to breathe!
considered the fruit of their plants
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Animals for Beginners Optional Activities
Lesson 3—What Is a toothbrush over an empty cup. Pour
the water and food mixture over your
Mammal?—Day 122
toothbrush. Some of the food will
PLAY-DOUGH MAMMAL get trapped in the bristles. Put the
toothbrush in your mouth and use
Create your own fur mammal
your tongue to remove the food. Now
with play-dough. Have child verbally
you are eating like a whale.
share his or her new creation.
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Animals for Beginners Optional Activities
Lesson 22—Insects—Day in a ball. This is the egg stage. Slowly
unwind and crawl around on the floor.
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You are now a caterpillar. Pretend
INSECT MODEL to eat and grow for a few minutes.
Then hold onto two scarves and wrap
Make a model of an ant.
yourself in a blanket. The blanket is
1. Connect 3 foam balls together with your cocoon. Think about the changes
toothpicks to form the body of the that the butterfly experiences while it
ant. is in the cocoon. After a few minutes,
2. Cut pipe cleaners into eight equal- break out of your cocoon. Hold the
length pieces. Push three pieces scarves in your hands. Use the scarves
into each side of the middle ball as wings. You are now an adult
and bend them downward to form butterfly.
six legs.
Lesson 24—Spiders—Day
3. Push the remaining pieces of pipe
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cleaner in the top of the head to
form antennae. SPIDER SNACKS
4. You can use a marker to draw a Make a yummy spider snack.
face on your insect. Use a round cracker as the body.
Spread peanut butter on the cracker,
PLAY “COOTIE” then add a second cracker as the
head. Add eight pretzel sticks for legs.
Playing the game “Cootie”
Finally, add raisins for eyes. Now you
from Milton Bradley is a fun way to
have a delicious spider that you can
review the parts of an insect.
eat.
GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Plants
for Beginners
Plants for Beginners
Unit 1—Introduction does not fit this definition. God is eternal
and immutable, so he was not born, he does
to Life Science not grow, and he will not die. But he is alive!
Day 3
Day 5
Day 6
ANSWER KEY
What do plants need in order to make
their food? Sunlight. They also need water
and carbon dioxide for photosynthesis to
occur.
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Lesson 3—Classifying Plants ANSWER KEY
and Animals How are dogs and cats alike? Dogs and
cats have fur, four legs, etc.
WHAT AM I?
How are dogs and birds different?
Birds have beaks and feathers, can fly, etc.
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Unit Vocabulary
Review
Unit 2—Flowering
Plants and Seeds
P L A N T S I L X G O P Z I
Lesson 5—Parts of Plants
L I V I N G T H I N G S E U
A K I L A N I M A L S Q U J
ANSWER KEY
Roots
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Lesson 6—Grasses Lesson 7—Trees
WHAT LIVES IN THE
GRASS?
ANSWER KEY
What is the difference between a tree
and a shrub or bush? Shrubs or bushes
have more than one stem. They are not as
strong or as tall as trees.
ANSWER KEY Can you name a deciduous tree? An
Name two animals that eat grass. evergreen? Oak, maple, and cherry trees
Antelope, deer, cows, and horses were are examples of deciduous trees. Fir, pine,
mentioned in the lesson. and spruce are evergreen trees.
Do you remember what type of grass What protects a tree’s trunk? Bark.
wheat is called? Cereal grass.
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If we planted carrot seeds, what
MATCHING SEEDS
would grow? Carrots.
Lesson 10—Seeds—Where
Are They? Unit Vocabulary
ANSWER KEY Review
D A I R
Where can you find a plant’s seeds?
Inside fruit, vegetables, or flowers. O W U D I
O K C E R E A L
Seeds are normally small. Why do you F R I B A R K L E G A L A
think God made them like that? Seeds M L E A V E S S H R U B S
are small so that they can easily be moved O N R W A R M T H Y S T E M S
to new locations to start new plants without
S E E X K T S E E D S Z R L F
overcrowding. Also, small seeds are easier
for animals to eat. A P P L E O G R A S S U E O
F L O W E R S T R O O T S
Y E Q J O C W A T E R
E O T A
T R E E
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Unit 3—Roots and Stems Lesson 13—Stems
STEM MATCH
Lesson 11—Roots
ANSWER KEY
What are the two jobs of roots? They
hold the plant in place. They take water and
food out of the soil and send them up to the
stem.
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Lesson 15—Stem Growth Unit Vocabulary
TREE RING MAZE Review
GROWTH RINGS
BRANCHES
BULB
PROP ROOTS
STEM
TRUNK
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Why are leaves placed in different winter.
ways? God created plants differently.
Usually, the arrangement is to optimize Lesson 20—Leaf Identification
exposure to the sun.
Lesson 23—Looking at a
Real Flower
FLOWER PARTS
ANSWER KEY
Pollen Sepals
Stamens
Petals
ANSWER KEY
What is your favorite flower? Answers
will vary. Pistil
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Unit 6—Unusual What is the difference between
a parasite and a passenger plant?
Plants Passenger plants live on the sides of trees.
They do not harm the trees as parasite
plants do.
Lesson 26—Meat-eating
Plants
ANSWER KEY
What are three kinds of meat-
Host plant Parasite plant
eating plants? Venus flytrap, sundew,
and pitcher plant were mentioned in the
lesson.
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Lesson 29—Surviving in Lesson 31—Ferns
Harsh Climates ANSWER KEY
ANSWER KEY How are spores different from
Can you name a way God has seeds? Seeds come from flowers and
made plants to survive harsh spores fall from leaves.
conditions? Plants in windy areas grow
low to the ground so the wind does not hurt Where do ferns grow? In places that
them. In colder areas, plants grow close get lots of rain.
together to keep warm. The cactus has
needle-like leaves instead of wide flat leaves
How do ferns reproduce? Ferns
produce spores, which fall to the ground and
to conserve water.
grow into new ferns.
Where could you find a cactus? In a
desert—a hot, dry area. Lesson 32—Mosses
How did God design them to
FIND THE MOSS
survive in deserts? They have needle-
like leaves instead of wide flat leaves to
conserve water. Its stem expands to store
lots of water.
Why are algae important? Algae are 6. The leaves of a fern are called _fronds_.
very important because many water animals
7. _Moss__ is a very tiny plant you might
eat algae. Most other sea creatures eat the
find an a shady, wet area.
animals that eat the algae. Without algae the
ocean animals would have nothing to eat. 8. _Algae__ produce oxygen in the ocean.
Lesson 34—Mushrooms
ANSWER KEY
Are mushrooms plants? Why or
why not? No. Mushrooms do not have
leaves, roots, stems, flowers, or seeds.
And they do not have chlorophyll for
photosynthesis.
Unit Vocabulary
Review
1. A meat-eating plant has a _trap_ to
capture insects.
2. A plant that steals water and food from
another plant is a _parasite_.
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GOD’S
DESIGN ®
Human Body
Human Body for Beginners
Unit 1—Body Unit Vocabulary
Review
Overview
W J W C H W S I M Y H G C C A
Lesson 1—The Creation of S K I N T S H X B X P H H L C
Life A C U B J Q H H I U J N E H C
H X N O S E G Y Q R D M B P C
ANSWER KEY S N Y D C O S W V Z E F J Q B
C V M Y I P Z D C G T E Y G M
What did God use to make man? Dust, E R Q M C D D M P J R Z C N K
dirt. L Q P G V U D Z I G Y N X A M
L G U P G R Y Z P N X L K D G
In whose image did God create man?
S E Y E S E W I M T L B T A Y
God’s image. M L E N K Y K K M A P E Q M D
Y X S P J J W P X N U Z P J J
Lesson 2—The Human Body P T U T I Z U F M V Q E C Q H
Y T G V P W H W Y Y J V R N A
ANSWER KEY O B D A I N C Y Y T W E T D J
Unit Vocabulary
Lesson 7—Joints
Review
ANSWER KEY V I P I V O T K H G U I A F F
D D F O U I C E A B N N J R I
What is a joint? The place where two
F E E T T P A O N D Z A J Q N
bones come together.
L A K Q O L U R D B E R J F G
How does your knee move? Only one A Q J M N A V K S Y L I V J E
T R A F J O I N T S Z D V R R
direction with a hinge joint.
S G J T M Y T P M K R I D E P
How about your neck? Rotates all S H O R T B C I Z E R I B S R
around with a pivot joint. H R H M P Q V W J L S K U L I
L P I U M U S C L E S S X P N
O W N G T L R H B T P V V X T
Lesson 8—Muscles N S G E F N S G O O J Y S Z S
G V E E V W Q K N N S V F T R
ANSWER KEY E Q N M O V E X E R C I S E H
S K U L L A V N S O A U F M E
What is the job of your muscles? They
are connected to your bones and make them
move.
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Unit 3—Nerves and Lesson 13—Learning and
Thinking
Senses ANSWER KEY
Lesson 11—The Nervous Can you exercise your brain? Yes.
System The more you do things like reading and
practicing your math facts, the easier they
ANSWER KEY become.
What is the name of the system that What is one way you have exercised
acts like a highway in your body? your brain today? Answers will vary.
Nervous system.
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Lesson 16—The Eye Match the Senses
ANSWER KEY
What happens to your pupil in a
✓ ✓
dark room? It gets very large.
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Unit 4—Digestion How do dentists help us? They can
clean our teeth and fix holes in our teeth.
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✰ Large intestine - tube that gets Lesson 25—The Heart
rid of unused food parts
Teeth - what you have at the end ANSWER KEY
✕ of your fingers
There are how many parts to the
✰ Brush - what you should do to your
teeth every day heart? Four—two atria and two ventricles.
✰ Floss - string for cleaning between What can you do to make your heart
your teeth
stronger? Exercise.
✰ Fruits and Vegetables - foods
such as bananas and broccoli
✕ Snacks - what you should eat as Lesson 26—Blood
much of as possible
Vitamins - important parts of food BLOOD CELL MATCHING
✰ that have letter names
✰ Minerals - important parts of food
that have metal names
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Lesson 27—The Respiratory ANSWER KEY
System Do the inside of your lungs look more
like balloons or trees? Trees.
ANSWER KEY
What is one way you can keep your
What do you take in when you
lungs healthy? Exercise. Don’t smoke.
breathe in? Oxygen.
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Unit 6—Skin and Pain, pressure, hot, cold.
Lesson 29—The Skin Why do you have fat cells? To keep you
warm.
PROTECTION FROM THE
SUN
Lesson 31—Skin Color
ANSWER KEY
What gives people their skin color?
Melanin.
ANSWER KEY
Lesson 32—Staying Well
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DESIGN ®
Animals
for Beginners
Animals for Beginners
Unit 1—Mammals SAME AND DIFFERENT
ANSWER KEY
What other animals can you think of
that have fur or hair? Answers will vary.
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Lesson 4—Land Mammals Lesson 7—Marsupials
ANSWER KEY COUNT THE
MARSUPIALS
Can you name a really large mammal?
Possible answers include giraffe, elephant, How many marsupials did you find? 13
bear, rhinoceros, buffalo, horse, cow.
ANSWER KEY
Can you name a really small mammal?
Possible answers include mouse, hamster, What is special about a marsupial? It
rat, gerbil, bat, chinchilla, shrew, mole. has a pouch where the baby develops.
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Unit 2—Birds Why do the bird’s feathers point
toward the back? This makes the air flow
and Fish smoothly over the feathers as the bird is
flying.
Lesson 8—Birds
Lesson 10—Birds That
ANSWER KEY
Don’t Fly
How are birds different from other
animals? They have feathers. Most birds fly ANSWER KEY
(but not all). Can you name a bird that doesn’t fly?
Ostrich, penguin, emu, rhea, cassowary, and
How are a duck’s feet designed to
kiwi were mentioned in the lesson.
help it swim in the water? They have
webbed feet that push them through the What is one difference between an
water. ostrich and a penguin? Possible answers
include the following: An ostrich runs on
BIRD MATCH land while a penguin swims in the ocean. An
ostrich is large, a penguin is small. An ostrich
lives in Africa, a penguin lives in the southern
hemisphere.
Lesson 11—Fish
ANSWER KEY
What do fish use to breathe? Gills.
How are frogs and toads different? What do fish and reptiles both have
Toads have dry bumpy skin. Frogs have on their skin? Scales.
smooth wet skin. Toads also have fatter,
shorter bodies compared to frogs. And toads
Lesson 17—Snakes
do not have webbed feet.
ANSWER KEY
How are they the same? They are both
amphibians. They start out living in the What do snakes eat? Would you like
water and breathing with gills. Then as they
to eat like a snake? Eggs, mice, and other
grow up, they develop lungs so they can
breathe air. They both chirp or croak. small animals. Answers will vary.
Unit 4—Arthropods 10
Backbones
ANSWER KEY Lesson 22—Insects
Name three animals with backbones.
ANSWER KEY
Answers will vary.
How many body parts does an insect
Name three animals without backbones.
Answers will vary, but spiders, worms, flies,
have? Three.
shrimp, clams, and crabs were mentioned in the How many legs do they have? Six.
lesson.
Do you have a favorite insect? Answers
will vary.
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What are some things God created Lesson 25—Crabs and
insects to do? Bees help flowers make
seeds. Bees also make honey. Birds and other
Crayfish
animals eat insects for food.
ANSWER KEY
Lesson 23—Insect Life Cycle Have you ever eaten shrimp? What
about crab? Answers will vary.
ANSWER KEY
Why did God put the mouth of a
How can you tell the difference crayfish on the underside of its body?
between a baby grasshopper and an So it can eat food from the bottom of the
adult? A baby grasshopper looks like a small riverbed.
grasshopper without wings.
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Unit Vocabulary Can you name a mollusk without a
Review shell? Octopus and squid were mentioned
in the lesson. Also, nautilus and cuttlefish.
A X Z K L X Q M F Q W E B W J
C C E N T I P E D E A Y C I C
T F G Y M L E G S Y Y T A N R
Lesson 28—Jellyfish and
N Q A R T H R O P O D S T G A Coral
Z I K R K K M O Q N G B E S B
C N P Y Z O E M A F T H R N S ANSWER KEY
F S Z Y G R A S S H O P P E R
S E I S S B K T I N I J I A F What protection does God provide for
O C Q M I L L I P E D E L T U a jellyfish? They have tentacles that can
A T S D W B U J J Y C F L L Z
sting.
B U T T E R F L Y L O K A M Z
P I L L B U G B G F F Z R A E What protection does God provide for
E I I N V E R T E B R A T E S a coral? A coral builds a hard case around
V E R T E B R A T E S X F P O
itself for protection.
S N C L A W S P I D E R O Q K
What animal is similar to coral and
jellyfish? Sea anemone.
Unit 5—Other Lesson 29—Starfish
Invertebrates
ANSWER KEY
Lesson 27—Mollusks How many legs does a starfish have?
Most starfish have five legs, but some have
ANSWER KEY
more than ten.
Can you name a mollusk that has a
What happens if you cut off the leg of
two-part shell? Clams and oysters were
mentioned in the lesson. Also, mussels and
a starfish? It will regrow.
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Lesson 30—Sponges Unit Vocabulary
ANSWER KEY Review
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Animals for Beginners
Lesson 33—Bacteria Lesson 35—Animals in the
ANSWER KEY Bible
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