Hiding out with "Creation Camouflage"...

Have you ever thought about why an Arctic Fox is white or how a cuttlefish disappears in plain sight? Well, I hadn't either until we spent some time this week with "Creation Camouflage" , a Download N' Go unit... It was great to take time to look at all the wonders of the animal world and that God gave some of them a special method of hiding for protection, defense or for hunting that we call camouflage. 



Now this unit is like all the others in that it is written to be used as a 5 day study with objectives for each day. But as with all DNG units, you can do them at your own pace. 

• Day 1 : Hiding in Plain Sight


• Day 2 : Getting to Know the Rain Forest


• Day 3:  What is in the Desert?


• Day 4: Hiding in the Ocean


• Day 5: Cool Things about the Tundra

This unit is really thorough with geography and science studies, but the vocabulary lists are great too. Imagine your child and words like "mimicry, conservation, and endangered" and knowing not only what they mean but how to correctly use them.  Add learning about Jaques Cousteau and Jack Hanna to the mix and you have a wonderful week of learning!!!  And all the minibooks and worksheets are included in the unit. 



Now, as with all the DNG's we have used in the past, I only print off what pertains to my kidlets age and skill, and then I supplement if necessary or if we take a rabbit trail (which we always do)... And that's part of the ease of these units, they are so adaptable. They can truly be used by every homeschool family, no matter what method your family uses.

We enjoyed learning about different biomes and the amazing animals that live in each one, from the mighty Rain Forest to dry out in the Desert. From the icy Tundra and then a dive into the Ocean blue... these animals defy and amaze...

As usual, the research work is done for you with book lists and internet links provided in the unit. I also added some more links and activities since my kidlets were having such a good time with learning about camouflage.

Enchanted Learning has some great worksheets on various animals and their forms of camouflage. We added in some movies to the mix, since my kids enjoy and learn a tremendous amount from watching videos. One of these that we watched was a PBS video "NOVA : Kings of Camouflage" ... and Brain POP also has some great info and activities.

This week we played quite a few games. one of their favorites was hide and seek, each trying to "out-hide" the other one. And then we played "Hiding Animals"  ~  I looked online for some animal coloring pages and let the kids color one as realistic as they possibly could and the other as odd as possible.  Then we cut them out and they took turns hiding their pictures around the house and outside and letting the other one try and find it. They then had to decided which was easiest to find. We also did an activity using various shades of the same color crayons and coloring animals (in the same color but various shades) and looking at how difficult it would be to spot the animal if the background was the same color but of a different shade.

Finally,  here are some pictures that the kids and I enjoyed looking at trying to find the various camouflaged animals.

  Is it a rock or a toad?

 Wouldn't want to step on this bad boy...

 Now where is he????

You, too, can have a fun week and learn all about the maganificent creatures and their amazing camouflage abilities. This great unit and many other Download N' Go units on other fantastic topics can be found here and at only $7.95 each they are a bargain for a week of learning for the homeschool family.
 


 

As part of the the "Download N Go" review team, I have been provided with a copy of this unit to use, review, and post our family's honest opinions about it on my blog.