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The Complete Zoo Adventure
The Complete Zoo Adventure
. At the Zoo
27 . . . . . . . . . . » Field Assignment
28 . . . . . . . . . . » Your Field Journal
29 . . . . . . . . . . » Hooty’s Smart Rules & Tips
30 . . . . . . . . . . » Prayer
31 . . . . . . . . . . Encounters with God’s Creatures
31 . . . . . . . . . . » Birds
47 . . . . . . . . . . » Mammals–PAWS & CLAWS
75 . . . . . . . . . . » Mammals–HOOVES
93 . . . . . . . . . . » Reptiles
101 . . . . . . . . . . » Amphibians
104 . . . . . . . . . . Around the Campfire: Questions
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Included in your
Tool Kit
(envelope of fun in the back of the book!)
»» 27 Field Fact Cards
»» 7 Biome Cards
»» 3 Field Journals
»» 12 name badges
Section I: BEFORE THE ZOO
Your Complete Zoo Adventure begins with seven exciting “De-
votionals,” each with a “Looking Ahead,” to help you build the
concepts and enthusiasm you need to get the most fun and most
knowledge from your awesome adventure. To give you time to dis-
cuss and digest your “food for thought,” we recommend reading
one bite-sized Devotional-Looking Ahead pair each day for seven
days before your zoo trip. (See Planning Calendar, p. 10–11.)
Based on repeatable observation, science is a fantastic way to learn about animal life in
the present. But scientists can’t see into the past beyond scientific records. The Bible, on the other hand, takes us
all the way back to the very beginning of life, and it gives us a record of earth history from God’s perfect creation, ruined
by man’s greed and selfishness, almost destroyed by Noah’s flood, to be restored to new life in Jesus Christ. Working 5
together, science and Scripture can help us better explain some of our zoo observations, such as why some animals with
sharp teeth and claws eat meat (a change in behavior after man’s rebellion) while others with teeth and claws just as sharp
and strong eat only plants (the original diet God created).
We trust Christians will enjoy and benefit from putting present day science together with Scripture’s revelation of
God’s plan — past, present, and future. But you don’t have to be a Christian to enjoy contrasting ideas, and comparing
assumptions with evidence helps to develop science process skills, logical thinking, and understanding and appreciation
for differing world views.
More than a guide to animals in your local zoo, The Complete Zoo Adventure is a course 40
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of study and hands-on activities — a complete curriculum. It will help homeschoolers, Chris- 0
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tian school students, and individual families learn more about where animals live, how they got there,
why they eat what they do, what special features (adaptations) suit each animal for its environmental role and its
unique place in God’s plan, and how we, as God’s chief stewards, can preserve and protect (or heal and restore) what
He created. Unlike most zoo signs, nature programs, and writings about animals, this Field Trip in a Book contrasts
humanistic evolution with biblical creation, encouraging readers/explorers to think for themselves about the origin,
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Field Fact Cards
A fantastic set of colorful cards with eleven question and
answers about 27 awesome zoo animals is included in a
special packet in this book. The geometric symbols will
help you easily locate data to make research comparisons
after your trip. The Field Fact Cards can be used for
practice, review, testing, and even a challenging game of
Zoo Trivia!
At the Zoo
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God’s Creatures:
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1 R A 6. Biome Cards: Packet of seven cards
describing major biomes for
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7. Field Journal: Foldable, card stock
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After the Zoo
9. Questions for “Personal Sharing” and “For Deeper Discussion”
stimulate individual reflection on the place of each animal
— and of each person — in God’s plan.
10. Numerous Activity Sheets at different levels are provided.
They may be copied for testing and for reviewing and
re-living your fabulous zoo adventure. Suggestions for
group activities (bulletin boards, oral reports, etc.) are also
included.
11. Numerous Teacher Aids include Professional Educator
Notes for Parents/Teachers (with Learning Objectives, on
Subject Matter Integration and using Bloom’s Taxonomy
8 to extend learning); list of Scripture memory texts; re-
sources for further study; etc.
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Before the Zoo Planning Calendar
Day 1 Devotional 1 Looking Ahead 1 Call Ahead: Call your zoo or search online for zoo
Day 2 Devotional 2 Looking Ahead 2 history and zoo map. Get admission cost — don’t
forget parking expenses.
Day 3 Devotional 3 Looking Ahead 3
Day 4 Devotional 4 Looking Ahead 4 »» Get your Field Pack (below) together
Day 5 Devotional 5 Looking Ahead 5 »» Review Field Fact cards
»» Make copies of Field Journal — one per
Day 6 Devotional 6 Looking Ahead 6 each child.
Day 7 Devotional 7 Looking Ahead 7