In these programs children enhance their observing, sorting, and communication skills. Programs focus on Life Characteristics and Introduction to Rocks. These programs introduce students to key concepts of Interrelationships, Alaskan Animals, Comparing Matter, and The Power of Water. Children develop process skills of comparing, classifying, and drawing conclusions. Alaska's Animals Second Grade Programs emphasize Life Cycles and Earth Materials Cycles.
Students enhance their observing, interpreting, and experimenting skills.
Under Nature's Plants, Trees, and Seeds Salmon Stories Third Grade Programs illustrate Changes of Form in plants, weather, and other topics. Students practice thinking and behaving like a naturalist by using the pro-cess skills of collecting, recording, and predicting. In these programs students explore Life Systems, Physical Systems, and Geology. Skills of scientific inquiry are emphasized. Dynamic Earth Creature Feature Fifth Grade Programs illustrate the transfer and transformation of energy in forests, creeks, and other natural systems.