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Kindergarten Science Notebook
Comparing Animals and Life Cycles
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Focus Question: How would you describe an animal?
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Focus Question: How are animals similar and different?
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Focus Question: How are baby animals similar to and different from
their parents?
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Focus Question: Which animals can live in our homes?
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Focus Question: Where do animals live? Where do people live?
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Focus Question: What does a goldfish look like?
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Focus Question: What do animals need?
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Focus Question: What do our goldfish need to live?
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Focus Question: What are the different ways that animals are
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Focus Question: How do fish move?
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Focus Question: How do animals move?
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Focus Question: How are goldfish and guppies alike? How are
goldfish and guppies different?
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Focus Question: How would you describe your earthworm?
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Focus Question: What do earthworms do? What is their movement
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Focus Question: Do earthworms prefer light or darkness?
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Focus Question: Do earthworms prefer moist or dry areas?
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Focus Question: How long will it take an earthworm to burrow into
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Focus Question: How do animals play hide and seek?
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Focus Question: How would you describe the life cycle of the
hornworm?
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