Support for long-term classroom planning and professional development. Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. The series explores the natural connections between mathematics and science in the world of nature. Its goal is to teach respect for all life forms. This booklet presents the stories of the sun, green plants, and animals, as well as of the world's most important recyclers, the decomposers.
Readers follow the path of energy as it flows from the sun through every living organism on Earth.
Mathematical concepts and terms are applied as students study life in the natural world. A sample problem asks students to determine how many eggs a mallard duck would consume if it ate nine percent of the 10,000 to 20,000 eggs that a female bullfrog lays each year. A glossary of scientific terms used in this booklet is provided. A 13-page teacher's guide provides teaching tips, answers, research projects, and suggestions for extending the lessons, as well as some reproducible pages.