From the rivers and streams to the
mighty ocean, God filled the Earth's waters with animals great and
small. Upon His Word, enormous whales sprung into being. At His command,
billions of plankton leapt to life. On that day, millions of creatures
like the strapping sea turtles, the skulking sharks, the delightful
dolphins, and the soaring squid gladly joined their fellow sea animals.
How joyously crammed with excitement was the fifth day of earth's
existence. Apologia's newest elementary science book will take you and
your family on an exploration into the wonders of the swimming creatures
made on the fifth day of Creation. You'll begin with a big splash from
the whales and dolphins, then spy on seals and meet manatees before
swimming with the sea turtles, snakes, and salamanders. You'll even peek
in on the primeval plesiosaraus and its pals. You'll uncover the world
of crabby crustaceans, sea snails, clams, and their soft bodied friends
like the octopus, squid, and nautilus. You'll consort with corals, find
flowers that devour plankton, see stars and feathers that walk, leap and
roll, and discover dollars that disappear in the sand and sponges that
clean more than you might think. The creatures your student studies will
come to life as your student creates replicas of them and adds them to
his Ocean box - a miniature hand-crafted aquarium. As always, each
lesson ends with an experiment or project reinforcing the scientific
method and the concepts studied. Among other experiments and projects,
your student will try on blubber, investigate a shark's ability to sense
electrical currents, explore how whales can hear sounds that come from
far away, and learn through experimentation which creatures make the
best fossils. No matter how near or far you live from the ocean, you and
your students will wonder at God's design in the amazing aquatic
animals He formed and fashioned on the fifth day. Slip on your scuba
gear, and come explore with us!