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Where Are the Dinosaurs?
Students recognize that they haven't seen a dinosaur because they no longer exist. In this dinosaur lesson, students view videos and understand what the dinosaur habitat was like. Students role play dinosaurs. Students explore dinosaur...
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Shark Attack
Young scholars study the white shark and the red triangle. In this critical thinking activity students assess the validity of facts about sharks and create a public service announcement either promoting shark or human protection.
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Contour Wrapped Animal Portrait
High schoolers will select a high interest animal portrait. After completing an n accurate light line drawing, the portrait will be finished using contours lines constructed of implied wrapping using pencil and pen. The eyes will be...
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Classification
Students complete an animal classification activity. In this classification lesson, students learn about the seven classification levels of animals. Students are given several animal sheets in which they separate 12 animals and run them...
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Animals
In this ESL animal learning exercise, students will focus on the names of different animals. Students will complete 7 matching questions, by looking at the pictures in one column and matching them with the correct terminology and...
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ESL "What Is It?- Animals" Fill in the Blank Worksheet
In this ESL animal naming worksheet, students examine8 small clip art pictures of animals. They answer the question, "What is it?," on the blank line by naming the animal.
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Animal Adaptation
Students begin the lesson by observing animals in their natural habitat. Using the internet, they research the types of adaptations they have gone through to be able to live comfortably in their environment. They observe what they see on...
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Animal Matching
In this ESL animal vocabulary worksheet, students will focus on basic vocabulary development of animal names. Students will complete 5 matching questions, by looking at the pictures in one column and matching them with the correct...
ProCon
Vegetarianism
What do Mike Tyson, Ellen DeGeneres, and Paul McCartney have in common? They're all famous vegetarians. Using the resource, scholars learn about the pros and cons of eating a vegetarian diet. They read a fascinating history of...
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Bug's Eye View
Investigate the life of bugs and how they interact with the environment in this integrated science and language arts instructional activity. Young scientists construct mini environments in cages in order to make observations. This data...
Desert Discoveries
Sonoran Desert Predators and Prey
Here is a fabulous lesson the animals found in the Sonoran Desert. Learners classify these animals as predators, prey, or both! They take a look at the many adaptations that these animals utilize to help them find food, and avoid...
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Animal Classification
Students watch video and slide shows as an introduction to animals. They discuss classifications of animals while moving from most common to least common of the animals. Types of classifications includes herbivores/carnivores;...
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Safety wtih Animals
Students analyze animal feelings. In this personal health lesson, students examine the body language hints and sounds that dogs use to express their emotions.
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Bug's Eye View
Students explore biology by writing fictitious stories in class. In this insect life lesson, students identify many different types of insects in the animal kingdom and the classifications they fall into. Students collect insects on a...
American Museum of Natural History
What Do You Know About T. Rex?
There's so much to learn about dinosaurs. A 10-question quiz tests knowledge of the more detailed characteristics of the Tyrannosaurus Rex. As individuals complete the quiz, they better understand how fossil records helped define some of...
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The Ice Age
Students study the ice age and the causes of it. In this Ice Age lesson students examine why those animals became extinct and complete activity sheets.
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Skull Science
What can your class learn from a skull? With proper facilitation, they can learn about diet, physical adaptations, special differences, and even the environment. Pupils will examine a series of mammal skulls and pelts to help them...
Gwinnett County Public Schools
Analysis of the Tuck Everlasting and The Birchbark House Text Exemplars
Looking to introduce some text-based questions into your ELA lessons? Practice the kinds of skills the Common Core demands with the seven text-based questions and the essay prompt provided here. Designed to be a three-day lesson, day one...
American Museum of Natural History
What's This? Feeding
Some species have pretty creative methods for catching food. Young scientists learn about some interesting ways organisms get the nutrients they need by navigating an online interactive lesson that would be suitable for a remote learning...
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Animals 4
For this vocabulary worksheet, students draw lines to match the ten animal names to their pictures. The worksheet is intended to be used with students who are learning English.
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I Can Name These Animals
In this ESL animal vocabulary worksheet, learners analyze 7 pictures that depict common animals. Students match these pictures to the words that describe them.
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Adaptations of the Beak
Students examine the principles of adaptation using mouth structure of animals as an example. Students look specifically at the various shapes of beaks of birds and the bill of the platypus.
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ESL Wild Animals Picture to Word Match Up
In this ESL wild animal matching learning exercise, students complete the words that name 10 clip art pictures of wild animals. They match the picture to the word that names it.
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Farm Animals
In this farm animals activity, students examine nine animal shadows on the left of the activity and match each one up with their actual names on the right.