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Animals

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore biology by participating in a science vocabulary activity. In this animal species activity, students define a list of animal vocabulary terms as well as practice using them in sentences with the appropriate adjectives...
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Evaluative Reading Comprehension

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about reading lists, classifying, grouping sentences, and more. Students complete 20 problems.
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Habitat Hopscotch

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore animal characteristics by participating in a bat environment game. In this natural habitat lesson, 3rd graders identify the physical anatomy of a bat and discuss their eating and sleeping habits. Students conduct a...
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Habitat Hopscotch

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students analyze different habitats. In this habitat lesson, students evaluate what animals need in their habitats. Students participate in the game Habitat Hopscotch.
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Waves

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the different parts of a wave. In this physics lesson, students explain how animals communicate using sound waves. They discuss the effect of Navy's sonar on dolphins and whales.
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Nature Art Exploration

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students draw a nature landscape using watercolors. In this life science lesson, students share their personal experience on the beauty of nature. They create clay models of different native animals.
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Food for Thought

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars understand the importance of each member of a food chain through a game.  In this food chains instructional activity, students receive background information and then play a game to simulate what happens in the food chain...
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Atlatl (Native Americans)

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students discover what an atlatl is and how to use it. In this Native American lesson, students discuss the history of the Native American atlatl and practice throwing with it. Students will analyze the effects of the atlatl in terms of...
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Owl Pellet

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students discover an owl's diet. In this animal science lesson, students observe owl pellets, determining what the owl ate. Students put together the owl's food chain, after determining the animals in the owl's diet.
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How Animals Prepare for the Winter

For Teachers K
Students study animals. For this hibernation lesson, students are read Stranger in the Woods and they discuss what various animals do in their habitat during the winter. They work as a class to create their own hibernation environment...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Miss Bindergarten Stays Home

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils listen to the story "Miss Bindergarten Stays Home" and are introduced to tier two words.  In this tier 2 lesson plan, students answer questions relating to the vocabulary words from the story. Pupils then review the usage of the...
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Elephants

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students research an elephant habit and present their findings to the class. In this elephant lesson plan, students also answer short answer questions about elephant characteristics and features.
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Brown Bears

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students read books and facts to learn about the brown bear. In this brown bear lesson plan, students also color coloring pages, and make a paper bag craft.
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Shark Quiz

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this sharks activity, students complete 10 multiple choice questions about the Great White Shark and its physical characteristics, diet, life span, and more.
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Lactose & Lactase

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the characteristics of lactose and lactase.  In this enzyme lesson students study the lactose in milk and its rate of dissolution.
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It Takes All Kinds!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students view video clips and observe similarities and differences between animals. They sort animals into groups for a zoo. They make a graph of their observations and review scientific classifications.
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Maintaining Body Heat

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers observe and compare heat loss in different objects with surface-to-volume ratios. They transfer this comparison to the physical characteristics of animals in their environment. They focus on how whales maintain their...
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Maintaining Body Heat

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students observe and compare heat loss in various objects with surface area-to-volume ratios and transfer this comparison to the physical characteristics of animals in their environment. In small groups they conduct an experiment...
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The Bottlenose Dolphin: Reading Comprehension

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read a selection about the Bottlenose Dolphin, then answer 5 multiple choice questions. Answers provided.
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Animals That Begin With...

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this animal names worksheet, students follow directions to name animals that begin with various letters of the alphabet. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Animals Galore

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use structural characteristics to sort and classify animals into groups.
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Deer Hunting Pros and Cons

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students research, form an opinion, brainstorm pros and cons and support their own opinion after researching the pros and cons of deer hunting.
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Studying Fossils: Dinosaur Tracks From Stride to leg Length to Speed

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore dinosaurs. Students determine the relationship between leg length, stride length, and speed in humans and bipedal dinosaurs. Students analyze collected information. Based upon the data, dinosaur tracks, and fossils,...
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Animal Classification

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students classify animals. In this animal classification instructional activity, students identify characteristics from each of the 5 categories of vertebrates. Students group animals by categories.

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