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Vertebrates
In this vertebrate learning exercise, students review the different adaptations for the 5 groups of vertebrates: birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes. This learning exercise has 12 matching, 1 fill in the blank, and 7 short...
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Name Scramble
In this name scramble worksheet, students practice unscrambling the names of ten reptiles and amphibians for spelling mastery of these animals.
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Reptiles
In this word search worksheet, students locate ten reptiles. The word list includes tortoise, boa, skink, alligator, and turtle.
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Small Pond Creatures
Students complete a unit about the different creatures that can live in a small pond habitat. They create a glossary, create a class Small Pond mural, develop a Frog Fact File, read a variety of books, and conduct research for a report...
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What Makes a Dinosaur a Dinosaur?
Young scholars explore dinosaur stance and the dinosaur-bird connection. They investigate what distinguishes dinosaurs from other reptiles? Students discuss how dinosaurs stand their legs positioned directly under their bodies. They...
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The Anaconda
Students examine basic facts about the anaconda. They discuss the length of an anaconda, estimate the length of 33 feet, compare their estimate to the actual length, and decorate the paper snake with colored scales.
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Reptiles
Students investigate reptiles and reptile habitats. They listen to books, cut out magazine pictures of reptiles from National Geographic, sort plastic animals into the categories of mammal, reptile, or amphibian, watch a National...
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Characteristics of Snakes and Turtles
Students examine the characteristics of snakes and turtles and compare/contrast reptiles with mammals. They watch a video, answer discussion questions, complete information charts, conduct Internet research, and create a habitat diorama.
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Chameleons Are Cool!
Have your learners review what they know about camouflage using this lesson. Learners fill out a graphic organizer listing what they know or have questions about. This could be enhanced with the addition of a writing assignment in which...
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Reptile Round-UP
In this reptiles identification worksheet, 3rd graders match 7 reptile names with their pictures. Students must draw a line to show the name of each reptile shown in the pictures provided.
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Reptiles Crossword Puzzle
In this biology worksheet, learners complete a crossword puzzle with 35 questions about reptiles. They identify the different types of reptiles.
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Sunken Millions
This PowerPoint features a game based on the animal life. The interactive slides include 20 questions about animal needs, animal groups, and animal traits. The questions include multiple choice answers and 4 different levels of...
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Characteristics of Reptiles Lesson Plan
First graders draw pictures of reptiles and share them with the class describing the characteristics of the reptile. In this reptiles lesson plan, 1st graders determine if animals in pictures are reptiles or not.
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Birds
High schoolers study birds and examine the idea that they evolved from reptiles or dinosaurs. In this birds lesson plan students divide into groups and research one side of the debate, then at the end have the high schoolers debate...
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Amphibians and Reptiles
In this amphibians and reptiles worksheet, young scholars answer short answer questions about amphibians, reptiles, their characteristics, groups, and more. Students complete 8 questions total.
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Rattling Review
Second graders watch a PowerPoint presentation, and distinguish between facts and myths about snakes. For this snakes lesson, 2nd graders discuss and review facts about snakes and summarize what they have inferred from the...
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Loggerhead Turtle Fun Facts
Young scholars study loggerhead turtles and learn facts about reptiles. In this turtles lesson, students read information about loggerhead turtles and study their various sections and characteristics. Young scholars then make their own...
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Reptile Riddles
In this reptile riddles instructional activity, learners use their vocabulary skills to respond find the answers to the 18 riddles regarding reptiles.
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Reptiles Word Search
In this reptiles word puzzle worksheet, learners examine the 17 words and names in the word bank and locate them in the word search puzzle.
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Righteous Reptiles
Young scientists write and draw about their knowledge of reptiles. They also view a nature video focusing on lizards and snakes, complete a chart comparing and contrasting them. Next, they focus on the defense mechanisms...
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My Animal Book
Don't you just love resources you can print and use? Here is a complete printable packet all about animals. Kids can color the animal pictures, answer animal questions, and complete the animal crossword puzzle, then put them all together...
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What is a Reptile?
In this reptile instructional activity, students read 1 page of background information before they cut out the 24 reptile picture and fact cards that may be used for study.
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Reptiles and Amphibians (1)
In this animals worksheet, students locate and circle 14 different types of animals associated with reptiles and amphibians in a word search puzzle.
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Reptiles and Amphibians (2)
In this animals learning exercise, students locate and circle or highlight 14 different types of reptiles and amphibians in a word search puzzle.