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Primary education is the first stage of compulsory education. It is preceded by pre-school or nursery education and is followed by secondary education. In North America this stage of education is usually known as elementary education, and includes grades K-8.

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These OERs, hosted in WikiEducator are appropriate for Primary grades.

Crawling to Flying: The Life Cycle of a Butterfly - WikiEducator
Students will learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. A butterfly starts out as a small caterpillar and continues to eat and grow over the course of a couple weeks. Then the caterpillar wraps itself in a chrysalis; this is known as the resting or transformation stage. After 2-3 weeks a beautiful butterfly emerges. The students will be able to bring caterpillar gazebos back to their classrooms so they can observe and chart the cycle themselves. [?]
Colorful Nutrients - WikiEducator
Students will learn about the parts of a flower and have the opportunity to observe how a flower receives its nutrients. [?]
Colorful Celery and Carnations - WikiEducator
This activity is used to teach second graders the process of transpiration in plants. By the end of this lesson they should be able to clearly label the parts of a plant and understand how plants obtain nourishment. They will also be able to make connections between plants? needs and human needs. [?]

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Biology in elementary schools is a Saint Michael's College student project that includes handouts to print full resolution versions, and hands-on class room activities.

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