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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Baby Animals Debut at Zoos

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students determine the names of animal babies, then read a news article about zoo's experiencing animal births. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with vocabulary activities, then students read the news...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Orca Search: Step 5 Research Report

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students report their Orca research to the rest of the class choosing from a variety of formats. They touch on basic orca statistics, whales in captivity and their own opinions on this issue.
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Unit Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Passages: Abraham

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a literary text about an elephant who escaped captivity to go back into the wild and answer questions on comprehension, dynamic characterization, textual evidence, main idea, and more....
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why No Aquarium Has a Great White Shark

For Students 9th - 10th
Many have tried to keep a white shark in captivity, but most of these attempts ended with dead sharks. Vox explains why. [5:54]
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Handout
Other

Enrichment 101 : A Basic Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
This article gives a good overview of the topic of captive animal enrichment -- keeping captive animals healthy and thriving. Good for those interested in animal welfare, animal keeping occupations, or a general interest in the whole...