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Animal Inventions

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students name the characteristics of animal groups. Students classify the major animal groups such as: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects. They identify the elements of specific habitats that each animal needs in...
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NS 6: Monerans, Viruses

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students compare the structures and functions of viruses and bacteria relating their impact on other organisms. They review the main vertebrate groups. Students are describing the characteristics of the main group of vertebrates: ...
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Animal Features

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify animals to their correct features. In this animal features lesson, students examine the list of animal features and fill in the blank with the animal that matches the feature.
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The Animal Kingdom of Vertebrates

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders classify fish according to their characteristics. In this classification lesson students learn how to group animals including birds, reptiles and amphibians.
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Animals Galore

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use structural characteristics to sort and classify animals into groups.
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Animal Classification

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students classify animals. In this animal classification instructional activity, students identify characteristics from each of the 5 categories of vertebrates. Students group animals by categories.
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Ancient Creature of the Deep

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners compare and contrast the coelacanth, a living fossil, with a moray eel and a bull shark. They complete a Fish Anatomy worksheet while researching the skeleton, body coverings and buoyancy of each fish.
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Wetland Wonders

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students describe the characteristics of wetlands. They demonstrate their understanding of the importance of wetlands to humans and wildlife and determine they are defined by the presence of water, and specialized soils.
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Whale of a Web Site

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research the characteristics of toothed/baleen whales in books and on the internet. The students participate in whale projects, quizzes, and activities on the internet sites provided.
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Wetland Safari!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify how humans, fish, plants, birds, insects and other wildlife benefit from wetland environments. They observe a wetland and its inhabitants, draw a migration map that represents how birds use wetlands in traveling long...
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Birds of Wisconsin

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the job done by ornithologists. They role play identifying the characteristics that make a bird a bird. They discuss what makes each bird species unique. Students are introduced to Wisconsin's most common and rare...
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Insects

For Teachers K
Students, through books, videos, and readings, explore characteristics of insects. In groups, they choose an insect to research. Students discover their insect's diet, how they move, and where they live. Afterwards, they use the facts...
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The Intertidal Zone: Tides and How Creatures Survive

For Students 4th - 5th
In this intertidal zone worksheet, students study the various marine life creatures and list the characteristic that allows them to stay put in the intertidal zone. Students then draw or cut and paste the marine life and seaweed into...
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Animal Parts Odd One Out

For Students 2nd
In this animal parts worksheet, 2nd graders read the 4 examples of animals and circle the 3 animals that share a characteristic. Students list what the animals have in common in the 10 examples.
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It's A Jungle Out There!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students report on an animal according to its appearance, habitat, and characteristics.
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Japan: New Year's Day

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discover how New Year's Day is celebrated in Japan. In groups, they create their own versions of Japanese kites using materials available to them in the classroom. They discover the signifigance of the kites to their...
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Desert Postcards

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students research characteristics of deserts. They present their findings in small groups to the class. Students utilize information learned about desert biomes, geography of the route of the Niger, and expeditions in their writing.
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Go LEGO!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students utilize LEGO's to replace cards for a game that replicates "Go Fish".
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Not Just For A Baby's Bottom

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the presence of talc in the geologic record. The different characteristics of talc is covered. The lesson includes background information for the teacher.
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Arts of Asia in Reach

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students visit the Allen Memorial Art Museum to view Asian works of art and read the story Kogi's Mysterious Journey by Elizabeth Partridge. They discover the history of Gyotaku and its transition into an art form. They then examine the...
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Learning About Animals' Bodies

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students research different animals (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, birds, fish) and create books, murals, dioramas, puppets, and sculptures to illustrate the necessity of various body parts for overall survival. In this animal...
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Whales

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners compare and contrast the two types of whales. In this biology instructional activity, students research the characteristics of their assigned whale. They compile their findings in a folder.
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River Study

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study physical features of a local stream. They study how to identify water features on topographic maps.
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Searching the Digital Atlas

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers become familiar with the tools of a digital atlas. They use a digital atlas of Idaho to located specified information. Students identify national forests, locate butterfly families, find examples of resident fish, and...