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Critter Encounter Chart

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students record data found at an assigned web site. In this data collection lesson, students access an assigned web site in order to complete a data chart about animals they see. They travel to different sections of the web site to find...
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Explore the Arctic: A Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners explore the Arctic region using the internet. They identify characteristics of animals that live in the Arctic and locate the Arctic region using a map of the United States.
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Animal Parenting

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students analyze parenting instincts. In this parenting instincts lesson, students view a drawing of animal they studies and describe what they learned about the animal. Students teach the class about their animal and the class creates a...
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Habitat Hopscotch

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students analyze different habitats. In this habitat instructional activity, students evaluate what animals need in their habitats. Students participate in the game Habitat Hopscotch.
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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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Learning the Effects of Weather

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine how weather affects animals and people. They discuss Navajo and Ute stories told during different seasons of the year, and create a drawing of people or animal behavior and the connection to the weather.
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Out of the Deep

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners observe, describe, and record characteristics of ocean animals (mammals and fish) and sea shells. They conduct an experiment comparing and contrasting sugar water, salt water and fresh water and create a mural of coral reef...
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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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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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Everything in Its Place: Science Classification

For Teachers 5th
Students investigate the system of classification for living things through the sixteen lessons of this unit. The five kingdoms of monerans, protists, fungi, plants, and animals form the basis of several experiments as the similarities...
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Life Cycles: A Never-Ending Story

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders describe the sequence of events in the life cycles of a butterfly, frog, and a deer. They observe the differences and similarities of parents and babies. They also discover that at different stages the animals can be...
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Oddball Out- Finding the Item that Does Not Belong

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this visual comparison worksheet, young scholars examine 4 rows of plants and animals in order to determine which item does not belong in each row. They check their work with answers which are given at the bottom of the page.
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Scientific Classification

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this scientific classification worksheet, students read about classification and the questions scientists ask in order to classify, then read about features of different classifications of animals. Worksheet is informational, no...
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Metamorphosis Matching

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students view pictures of animals as they complete the metamorphosis from a larva to an adult. In this metamorphosis lesson plan, students view pictures and in the end are able to match pictures of a larva stage to an adult stage in...
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My Perfect Pet

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore pet ownership. In this my perfect pet lesson plan, students research common animals used as pets and complete a variety of activities based on this data. 
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Steppin' Out: Using Inquiry to Challente Alexander's Stride Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers distinguish between walking, jogging and running trackways in humans. They analyze the phylogenetic progression of the leg position as described by pace width and angulation, comparing amphibians, reptiles and mammals....
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African Ungulates Word Scramble

For Teachers 3rd
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders will focus on the names of African ungulates. Students will unscramble the names of ten animals and write the names in the spaces provided below each picture.
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Artic Animal Crossword Puzzle

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this artic animal crossword puzzle, students use the 12 clues given at the bottom of the page to complete the crossword puzzle which is located at the top. They see an arctic picture in the background and picture of arctic animals...
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Animal Classes: Matching

For Students 5th - 8th
For this animal classes worksheet, learners match the different classes of animals by matching the animal to their description. Students complete 17 matches.
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Lions

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Roar! Learn interesting facts about lions with an informative set of images. Each pages features one fact about lions, along with an applicable picture.
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Blue Planet: Tidal Seas

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate how tides affect sea life. In this video based instructional activity, students view a video on how tides affect sea life. They do web-based research to find the answers to a series of questions and then play Tidal...
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Home Away From Home

For Teachers K - 4th
Students discover some of the threats to tigers in the wild and some of the challenges of keeping them in wildlife preserves and zoos. They then sketch and explain their designs for sensible tiger enclosures in zoos.
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Biomes and Ecosystems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study biomes and ecosystems. They watch videos on rainforests and the food web and select a country of ancestry or interest to research. They write a report on the flora and fauna of their selected country. They present to...
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You Are What You Eat: Plastics and Marine Life

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students study the different types of plastics and see which ones sink or remain buoyant.  In this ocean environmental lesson students complete several handouts, and view a film on PBS.

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