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Animal Groups
Students explore animal groups. In this animal science lesson, students use pictures from magazines and classify the animals into five categories. Students share why they categorized the animals the way they did.
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Animal Habitats
Learners research an animal and their habitat. In this animal habitat instructional activity, students observe a WebQuest that describes the different habitats: deserts, tundra, rainforest, forest, and ocean. They determine which habitat...
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How Does Climate Change Affect Animal Populations?
Students investigate the effect of climate change on animal population in Nova Scotia. In this environmental science lesson plan, students complete a Nova Scotia map activity and research the causes of global warming in small groups....
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Animal, Insect, and Bird Classification
After completing a unit on animal classification and attending a field trip students e-mail a trusted adult with some information about animal classification. They detail what they have learned about classifications of animals, insects...
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Animal Habitats
Students explore animal lifestyles by researching their characteristics. In this animal habitat lesson, students read the story Over in the Jungle and analyze the animal illustrations in the book. Students create clay animal characters...
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Needs and Wants
Students examine the difference between needs and wants. In this consumption instructional activity, students illustrate their needs and wants and discuss their own reasons for buying things. They also discuss the connection between...
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Blubber Gloves
The ways that animals adapt to their environments is quite remarkable. In this life science lesson, fifth graders take a look at some of the ways that aquatic animals that live in Arctic or Antarctic waters survive. They perform an...
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Behavioral Biology
Ten questions about animal behaviors make up this AP biology worksheet. Learners explain behaviors such as instinct, reflexes, imprinting, dominance, and defending territory. Question #6 is in reference to a PowerPoint presentation that...
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Animals Galore
A well-designed lesson plan which covers the characteristics of the animals found in the six animal groups is here for your young biologists. In it, learners divide up into six groups; the amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds, fish, and...
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Human Japanese Lite HD
Start with the basics of the Japanese language. The app, which is organized into chapters similar to a textbook, is made up of approachable text, which reads like someone calmly talking you through the aspects of the Japanese language,...
National Wildlife Federation
Habitat Hunt
Put yourselves in their shoes—or, in this case, their paws. Learners assume the role of an animal and scan a habitat looking for features to fulfill their basic needs. Based on their findings, they decide if the habitat is a suitable...
Khan Academy
Challenge: Calculator
Calculators aren't all that useful if they don't return the correct results. In this JavaScript programming exercise, beginning JavaScript coders are guided to fix the results returned by the functions so they return correct values....
British Council
Hamlet
Introduce language learners to William Shakespeare's Hamlet with an interactive that presents a short, animated version of key scenes from the tragedy. Also included is a game where pupils match the image of a character with their name,...
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Clay Hill Animal Sampling
Learners create animal print casts from molds in the classroom. They use the cast patterns to identify animal prints on a field trip in which they locate animal tracks, identify the location with GPS and create field casts of the...
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Wildlife Needs
Students identify the wildlife needs in a specific setting. In this wildlife needs lesson, students identify and illustrate the four stages of forest succession. Students list the natural habitat and food for a given species. Students...
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Wild or Tame?
Learners explore wild and domestic animals. In this animal lesson, students define wild and domestic. Learners are shown pictures of animals and choose if they are wild or domestic. Students name pets and name their wild counterpart....
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Animal Adaptations
Young scholars expand their knowledge of animal features and behaviors that can help or hinder their survival in a particular habitat. They participate in classroom discussions and visit a website to research animals
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Animal Alphabet
Second graders identify animals with each letter of the alphabet. In groups, they create a PowerPoint presentation which shows the information they have collected about each one. Using all of this information, they create an animal...
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Habitat is Home
Students complete a picture to show things found in their homes. In this habitat instructional activity, students discuss and make a class picture of an animal habitat and its four basic needs. Students sing a song. Students create...
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2nd Grade - Act. 25: Creature Creation
Create a creature using some of the characteristics of a real animal. Second graders will read a book from the "Froggy," series by Johnathan London to learn about the characteristics of frogs. After discussing and recording various...
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What Are Cells?
What's in a cell, anyway? Kids read informational text on what makes up both animal and plant cells, including a page of vocabulary terms they will need to be familiar with (cytoplasm, ribosomes, vacuoles, etc.). Full-color images make...
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Animation: ALICE Software
Students familiarize themselves with the ALICE software program. In this computer animation lesson, students are guided through a tutorial on how to use the ALICE software for animation.
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What Do Dog's Need?
Young scholars discuss proper care of pets. In this animal care instructional activity, students discuss what pets need to be healthy and happy. Young scholars act out roles of pets and owners and create a pet tag.
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Animal Names
Students match animal pictures with animal words. In this farm animal activity, students put together the parent and their offspring. Students should have prior knowledge of the basic needs of animals. Students write animal booklets.