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Sea World

Marine Animal Husbandry and Training

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Step into the role of a zoo director with several activities about animal training and running a zoo. Kids calculate the amount of food each animal needs, design a habitat for penguins, decide how to breed bottlenose dolphins, and train...
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Lesson 2: Gorongosa National Park

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How has Gorongosa National Park changed over time? Discover the park's rich history, dating back to primitive human times, through an interactive timeline and scientific reading. The second installment in an eight-part series explores...
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Curated OER

Are You an Animal Safety Sleuth?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students identify animal behaviors that are unsafe and react appropriately to the warning signs. In this animal safety lesson, students discuss animal behavior in uncertain situations. Students make flip cards for younger students to...
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Curated OER

Ants In Motion

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students brainstorm ants and their characteristics in a class discussion. They observe the ants and answer question pertaining to their behavior; then they apply the scientific method in creating and investigating a problem.
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Curated OER

Animal Movements

For Teachers Pre-K
Students become familiar with the movement of various animals.  In this animal movement lesson, students relate their knowledge of animal movements to the music they are moving to.
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Curated OER

Animal Diversity

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore biology by completing science worksheets in class. In this animal anatomy lesson, students read the book The Adventures of Marco and Polo and identify the animals mentioned in it. Young scholars examine a real life...
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National Park Service

News Bearly Fit to Print

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
There are an average of three human fatalities by bears in North America every year, which is low when you compare it to the 26 killed by dogs and the 90 killed by lightning annually. The lesson encourages researching human-bear...
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Curated OER

Marine Animal Tracking

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners engage in a lesson which serves as an introduction to the ideas and implications of animal tracking. They monitor animal foraging behavior on a spatial scale. The students break into groups and track each other's movements as...
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Curated OER

ANIMALS OF ANTARCTICA

For Teachers K
Students are introduced to the animals of Antarctica and how they adapt to their environment and the changes of the seasons after being read the story,"Counting Penguins" . They pick an animal and predict how he/she thinks this animal...
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Curated OER

Know It All: Seals! Teaching Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students discover information about seals, including behavior and habitat. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify various aspects about seals. Students create an illustration or painting of their favorite seal, and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Types of Behavior

For Students 5th - 6th
In this science worksheet, students analyze specific animal and human behaviors and classify them as innate or learned. Students answer 20 questions, identifying behaviors and explaining how they are helpful to the animal. Note: This...
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Curated OER

Raising an Animal

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students observe reproduction and behavior in several types of animals and nurture a sense of responsibility and cooperation. They then examine external features of several different types of animal groups.
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Worksheet
K12 Reader

Adapting to Survive

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Life science and language arts come together in a passage about animal adaptation. After kids learn about how organisms adapt to conditions in their environments, they complete five reading comprehension questions based on context clues...
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Interactive
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Niche Partitioning and DNA Metabarcoding

For Students 9th - 12th
What is DNA metabarcoding? Show your biology class the latest method for studying biodiversity in an ecosystem with a fun, informative interactive. Individuals examine the animal species that compete for vegetation, then learn how their...
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EngageNY

Grade 9 ELA Module 3, Unit 1, Lesson 3

For Teachers 9th Standards
To what extent can the surrounding environment influence one's behavior? Temple Grandin explores her connection to animals and her unique ability to understand their behavior with a lesson plan focusing on her book, Animals in...
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Curated OER

Open Inquiry Using C. elegans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Ever wondered what motivates a roundworm? Introduce your biology class to C. elegans, a non-parasitic model organism that can help them understand behavioral stimuli. Paired pupils design an experiment to test the worm's reaction to...
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Alabama Wildlife Federation

Itsy Bitsy Spider

For Teachers K - 7th
Bring the outside in to make observations in a controlled environment. Pupils learn about predator-prey relationships with spiders firsthand. They first construct a spider habitat and then feed the spider insects to make observations...
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EngageNY

Grade 9 ELA Module 3, Unit 2, Lesson 1

For Teachers 9th Standards
High schoolers apply sophisticated research skills to an inquiry-based project connected to Temple Grandin's Animals in Translation. Working from the prior unit and the model areas of investigation, including animal intelligence,...
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Purdue University

Coloration Exploration

For Teachers K - 5th
Finding an animal in nature can be like a game of hide and seek. A thorough instructional activity explores different coloration strategies of animals. Pupils complete look-and-find puzzles and coloring sheets to differentiate between...
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Curated OER

Identifying Seasonal Animal Behaviors

For Teachers K
Students discuss seasonal behavior of different animals. They participate in group activities and identify animals. They also examine the changes in seasons and how animals act differently in different seasons.
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Curated OER

Animal Behavior: "Groggy Goldfish"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe goldfish in different environments. In this biology lesson plan, students watch the behavior of goldfish in water of varying temperatures.
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Curated OER

Animal Movements

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discuss the behavior of different animals and how they move. They explore the ways that this helps them live and find food in their environment. They participate in a game that requires them to mimic the ways in which animals move.
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PPT
Curated OER

Academic Raceway: Animals

For Teachers 4th - 5th
This animals PowerPoint provides a race car game in which students answer a variety of questions about animals, the majority of which are based on ways in which animals adapt  to their surroundings and behave to survive.
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Curated OER

Shaun Ellis: Leader of the (Wolf) Pack

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students react to a statement about living with wolves, then read a news article about Shaun Ellis and his time living with wolves. In this current events and wolves lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and a...

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