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The Dog: Natural History, Artificial Selection, and Anatomy with MacBeth Derham
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Join us for this fun 6-8th grade science course exploring our furry friends! Learn where domestic dogs came from, different dogs around the world, different breeds, as well as some anatomy and genetics.
How to get the most out of The Dog: Natural History, Artificial Selection, and Anatomy with MacBeth Derham:
First, read the course materials below before the first class recording.
Then have a notebook ready and available for class notes each class recording.
Read assignments before class recordings.
Watch that class's recording.
Do the assignments, quizzes, and any extra work assigned for that class.
Once the course is completed to the parent's and professor’s satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.
Total Classes: 12
Duration: 45 minutes
Prerequisite: None
Suggested Grade Level: 6th to 8th grade
Suggested Credit: One full semester Science, Life Science, or Natural History
Instructor: MacBeth Derham
Course Description: All about dogs, where they came from, their relatives, why we love them, and what makes each breed good at what they do. This is a great introduction to vertebrate anatomy.
Course Outline:
Class 1: Introduction
Class 2: Foxes: Are they dogs? Wolves and teeth.
Class 3: Coyotes, Jackals and other canids, the skull; Sporting breeds
Class 4: Hounds and skeletons
Class 5: Ears, and a quick review
Class 6: Skin, hair and fur, Terriers
Class 7: Non-sporting dogs and the muscles
Class 8: Toy breeds and The Circulatory system
Class 9: Working Dogs and digestion
Class 10: Herding dogs and the Brain
Class 11: Gestation, birth and development; designer breeds
Class 12: Coat color and name that breed game
Course Materials: Access to a dog; Any/favorite book(s) about dogs. Reading and online resources will be available on the course site.
Homework: Automated quizzes for immediate feedback, memorization of bones and breeds!
Technical Help: If you have any technical trouble or questions about course content, please email us at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com.
If you have any questions please contact us at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com.
©2021 Homeschool Connections and MacBeth Derham. All rights reserved. This course is designed by MacBeth Derham.
This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment (yes, the 7th commandment) and in violation of US and International copyright laws.
You may print or download to local hard disk extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.
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The Dog: Natural History, Artificial Selection, and Anatomy with MacBeth Derham
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MacBeth Derham
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Recorded
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Science ➤ Biology
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Middle School
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December 21st, 2021 at 12:00 AM ET
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Recorded, free with subscription
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- This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections or purchasers of the course. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment, and in violation of US and International copyright laws.
- You may print or download to your own storage extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.
- Upon completion of the course, you must delete all copies of course materials from any storage on which you saved permissible extracts.
MacBeth Derham
About MacBeth Derham
MacBeth Derham studied biology at Mount Holyoke College and has taught natural history in the field for over 35 years. She currently teaches classes for her homeschool group, tutors math and science privately, and conducts a Marine Biology field school twice a year for local students.
From 2005-2020 she worked with The Front Lawn Players, a Shakespeare troupe made up of students ages 3-18, as both a speech coach and director. She spent the summer of 2017 in Oxford studying literature (including Shakespeare), philosophy, theology, and history. A more than reasonable amount of her time there was spent out of doors, in nature, walking the paths loved by Lewis, Tolkien, and friends. An amateur wildlife and travel photographer, many of her courses feature her own images of creature encounters from both home and abroad. Thanks to her children, she has a fine collection of animal skulls and skeletons.
Mrs. Derham speaks at homeschool conferences on the interdisciplinary need for nature study. She is a retired homeschooling mother of four very different grown children, grandmother of 4 west-coasters, and wife to Don.
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