Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish: Quick Start

Welcome to The Good and the Beautiful Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish Science Unit

Before You Begin Studying Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish

Our Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish family-style grades 2–8 science unit is fun and easy to teach! Let’s look at what is included in your course and how to get started.

Required Items

You need only one copy of the Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish Science Unit for your family. Make copies of individual pages using the free PDF that was emailed to you after the purchase of the printed unit.

If you use this science course in a group setting, you must purchase a physical copy for each set of eight children in the class.

Please note: If you choose to return an unwanted unit or cancel an order, you will be charged the full amount for the PDF file; only the physical unit is refundable.

Science Journal

Each child needs a 1″ to 2″ 3-ring binder. Fill each binder with a few sheets of lined paper and blank white paper.

Lesson Preparation

Your Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish Science Unit arrived unbound and shrink wrapped. With a little printing, cutting, and assembling now, the lessons will be open-and-go when you are ready to teach. Watch this video for help organizing your science unit.

Each lesson includes easy-to-follow directions. For a complete list of supplies needed for each lesson, download the Unit Information PDF found below.

Science Wall

Cut apart the vocabulary words now, so they are ready to be placed on your science wall. The course tells you when to use these.

Lesson Mini Books

To assemble the mini books, cut them in half along the dotted lines, stack the pages together with the page numbers in the correct order, and staple twice along the left side.

Activities and Experiments

Several lessons include hands-on activities. You can find a supply list and instructions for all activities and experiments within the course.

Videos

Videos created by The Good and the Beautiful further explore the topics and experiments in the Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish Science Unit. Have a device available capable of playing videos from goodandbeautiful.com/sciencevideos.

Content for Older Children

Some lessons include extra content that is more applicable for older children (grades 5–8). Parents or teachers may choose to skip this content if instructing only younger children. 

Content for Younger Children

Some lessons include extra content that is more applicable for younger children (grades K–4). Parents or teachers may choose to skip this content if instructing only older children.

Worldview

The unit takes a general Christian worldview that supports Creationism. The unit does not attempt to define how long it took God to make items in the universe, thus allowing for use by both those who believe in a young earth theory and those who believe in an old earth theory. Parents who want to delve into greater detail on dates and time periods of the universe are free to include doctrines specific to their family’s own beliefs.

New Discoveries

New discoveries in all fields of science are ongoing. The Good and the Beautiful reviews and revises science units periodically to keep information as up-to-date as possible.

Unit Information

Click here for a printable download of this information. It includes a complete materials-needed list for your convenience.

Recommended Items

Expand your Reptiles, Amphibians, and Fish Unit Study with this Read-Aloud Book Pack and Grades 7–8 Extension Book. Click below to order or learn more.

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