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Writing
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"The Zoo" Writing Practice- Finish the Story

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this writing practice worksheet, students read the beginning of a story entitled, "The Zoo." They write an original ending to the story which is about a class field trip.
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Worksheet
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Missing Words

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this fill in the blank/drawing worksheet, students select words from a wordbank in order to respond to the 5 questions and draw a picture for the last question.
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Worksheet
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Zoo Puzzle

For Students Pre-K - 3rd
In this zoo puzzle, students identify animals that are found in a zoo. A list of 18 animals are provided for students to locate. All are animals that are easy to recognize.
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Lesson Plan
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Biome-Ecology Unit with a "Design a Zoo" Extension

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students participate in a three part unit about biomes. Part one, students research the biomes of North America and part two consists of research on zoos and a field trip to a zoo. While part three ties together the first two when...
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Unit Plan
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Zoo Animals

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a variety of activities as they study animals of the world. They place animal stickers on a map of the world to show where the animals live in the wild. They discuss zoo etiquette and design their own zoo.
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Lesson Plan
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What are Mammals?

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils differentiate between wild and tame animals, explain how to classify mammals into groups based on common charactertistics and comprehend the values of zoos. They listen as the teacher reads Psalm 50:10 and explains that all of the...
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Lesson Plan
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Design a Zoo Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research animals to become experts on them. They design a zoo to fit their animal's climate and region. They create a computer drawing of their zoo at the end of the lesson.
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Lesson Plan
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Zoo Animals

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this zoo animals worksheet, students create five new animals and write the zoological descriptions of them following a detailed description on how to complete the assignment. Students practice using Latin words and find the animals...
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Lesson Plan
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Zippy at the Zoo

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars recognize the grapheme z in written words and the phoneme /z/ in spoken words. They gain this knowledge by listening and repeating the spoken phoneme /z/ as well as practicing writing the upper and lower case grapheme....
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Lesson Plan
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Animal Activities: Just the tracks, ma'am

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students learn most urban mammals are nocturnal and are difficult to observe. One of the simplest ways to determine the kinds of animals living in your neighborhod is to track them down.
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Unit Plan
Colby College

Spanish Language & Culture: 100 1000 (Part 1)

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice spelling the Spanish numbers 100-1000. Transform the numerals to numbers that you place in front of the names of different zoo animals. Great practice with changing the endings on hundreds and the number one to match the nouns...
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Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Zoo Labs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Five inquiry-based investigations designed for the observation of primates in a zoo setting. The labs ask guiding questions and list notable primate behaviors.
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Website
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Animals

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource describes the most popular animals at the world-famous San Diego Zoo. Each profile gives background about a specific animal, and more information about the species.
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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 7 7 14: Georgia Zoo Rhino Forges Unusual Bond With Donkeys

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out about these animals and how they came to get along so well at the zoo.
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Website
Other

Zoo Madrid: Oso Pardo

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Spanish-language information about brown bears.
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Website
Other

Zoo Madrid: Pinguino De Jackass

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Spanish-language information about penguins.
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Website
Other

Colchester Zoo, England

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is the homepage of the Colchester Zoo in Colchester, England. There is information about the zoo and the animals. There is a virtual tour and there are real player and QuickTime videos under the "Display and Feeding Times" category.
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Activity
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Deep Sea World and Blue Planet Aquarium, United Kingdom

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the combined homepage for Deep Sea World and Blue Planet Aquarium. There is some information about each facility. The buttons for more information on all topics are located at the bottom of the page. Blue Planet Aquarium is...
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Website
Other

Perth Zoo

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the Perth Zoo, and gives information about its current exhibits and events. Also provides education links to learn about wildlife and wildlife preservation.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is the National Zoological Park right at our fingertips. Students will find many things to explore at this colorful and engaging site. Any study of animals will have a successful start here. Chances are students can catch their...
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Website
Other

Artis Zoo

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage of the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The information in English is accessible by selecting the British flag in the bottom right corner. There are pictures of animals and other information, but it is not in...
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Activity
Other

Zoologico Y Safari Guadalajara

For Students 9th - 10th
Spanish content; this is the main page for both the Zoologico y Safari Park of Guadalajara, Mexico. Also available in English.
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Website
Other

The Chester Zoo in England

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the activities, educational programs, types of animals & plants, and the mission behind one of England's most popular zoos.
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Handout
Lincoln Park Zoo

Lincoln Park Zoo

For Students 9th - 10th
Zoo provides fact sheets on many animals from around the world. Great children's zoo site.