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Amazing Animal Facts

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this unique animal association worksheet, learners match up ten animal facts with ten pictures of various animals shown on the worksheet.
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The Six Kingdoms

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this evolution worksheet, students will determine the evolutionary relationships among organisms using cladograms and phylogenetic diagrams. This worksheet has 13 short answer questions and 3 multiple choice questions.
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ABC Wide World of Animals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the software Wide World of Animals. This lesson is incorporated into a science unit on animals. The unit focuses on classifying animals into kingdoms and identifying the characteristics of animals within the different...
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Investigating Animals in Water

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students observe small animal activity. They identify local water animals and describe the habitats where water animals can be found. Students collect samples to observe in the classroom.
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ABC Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this science worksheet, students match up eight pictures of animals to their names and then guess at the answers to eleven questions about animals.
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Classy

For Teachers 5th
Students explore the classification system in this seven lessons unit. The diversity of life forms and their characteristics are examined using a microscope. Kingdoms, classes, and families are investigated.
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Classification 2

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students discuss what makes a living thing (for example, cellular respiration) and collect a selection of living things from outside. They divide their organisms into plants and animals and create a key for the divisions.
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Organizer
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Classification/Taxonomy/Statistics Review

For Students 9th - 12th
"Does King Phillip Cry Over Flimsy Grass Stems?" You might not answer that question with this exhaustive worksheet, but your biology class will get the full scoop on the hierarchy of biological classification with this resource. It...
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Creative Classroom Creatures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the five kingdoms and discover why there is a need for a classification system. Using the internet, they examine how scientific names are created and practice putting animals into their correct classification....
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Illinois Wildlife Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete a scavenger hunt on a CD-ROM. Using the program, they discover which animals in Illinois are endangered and the types of animals living in their county. They classify the animals into class, families and phylum as well.
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Diversity of Life

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars compare the different classifications and explore how organisms are grouped.  In this classification lesson plan students study images of organisms and answer questions. 
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Science 4 Inquiry

The Classification of Living Things

For Teachers 6th - 12th
It's a classification sensation! Demystify why we classify using an inquiry activity that helps your class sort things out. Groups begin by classifying a variety of shoes before they research organisms and design their own dichotomous...
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The Tangle Box quiz

For Students 4th - 8th
Review The Tangle Box by Terry Brooks in your language arts class. Students can submit and review simple comprehension questions in an instant. Use this resource to test their independent reading novel.
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Finding Fungi in the World Around Us

For Teachers 4th - 8th
These lesson ideas will help your students explore the diversity of Kingdom Fungi.
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Create a Critter Collage

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars create a collage. In this animal classification instructional activity, students discuss why and how scientists classify animals. Young scholars view pictures of different animals and decide which class each animal belongs...
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Chicago: The City in Art, 1995-2000

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine a mural of animals and talk about animal classification. They act as scientists and keep a record, called a Jungle Journal, of plants and animals they observe while studying the rainforest.
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Creating a Classification System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create classification system for Arctic-dwelling animals, the Arctic hare in particular.
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Biology Trivia Questions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students answer 71 questions about a variety of topics in biology. In this biology trivia lesson plan, students use the internet to find the answer to questions about the systems of the body, their structures and functions, the different...
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Review of Animal Behavior

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this animal behavior worksheet, learners complete a 50 multiple choice question review quiz on how animals respond to certain stimuli.
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The Animal Kingdom

For Students 4th - 6th
For this animal kingdom worksheet, students read for information and determine comprehension. In this matching and fill in the blanks worksheet, students answer twelve questions.
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Classification of Living Things

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms relating to the classification of living things. There are 28 biology terms located in the word search.
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Classifying Life

For Students 9th - 12th
In this classifying life worksheet, high schoolers review the 5 kingdoms of organisms by completing 10 matching and 7 fill in the blank questions.
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Classification

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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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Plant Classification

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students share with the class how they think plants are classified and are assessed on their prior knowledge. They use a packet to complete throughout the week at their own pace, which includes various activities to familiarize...