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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Domestic Animals by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Domestic Animals by McLoughlin Bros. (1884), a nonfiction book of illustrated stories about domestic animals.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Domestic Animals by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Domestic Animals by McLoughlin Bros. (1884), a nonfiction book of illustrated stories about domestic animals.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Domestic Animals

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of Domestic Animals, a nonfiction book for children.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Domestic Animals: Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication of Domestic Animals, a nonfiction book for children.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Bird and Animal Series: Domestic Animals by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Bird and Animal Series: Domestic Animals by McLoughlin Bros. (1886), a nonfiction book of illustrated stories about cats, dogs, and farm animals.
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 1499: Domesticating Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
This article names six factors that must exist in order for a species to be domesticated by humans. Includes analysis of diet, growth rate, breeding, personality, disposition, and social structure. This is a transcript of an accompanying...
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Charley's Lessons About Animals by Petter & Galpin Cassell

For Students 4th - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Charley's Lessons about Animals by Petter & Galpin Cassell (1864). This book includes the titled novella about the uses for domestic animals and the "Story of...
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Website
Flow of History

Flow of History: The Domestication of Animals and Its Effects

For Students 9th - 10th
A synopsis on the domestication of animals traces the beginnings as well as the effects on prehistoric man. A flow chart to see how this development fits into history is provided.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Domestic vs. Wild

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Sorting items help students develop language skills as they describe attributes and qualities to determine which category is the best fit for an item. The teacher will introduce the definitions of wild and domestic by reading the book...
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Handout
Oakland Zoo

Oakland Zoo: Domestic Goat

For Students 9th - 10th
Content of this resource about domestic goats focuses on scientific information, physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding habits, and more.
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Handout
Oakland Zoo

Oakland Zoo: Domestic Sheep

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the domestic sheep and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
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Handout
Oakland Zoo

Oakland Zoo: Domestic Ferret

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the domestic ferret and discover fascinating facts and statistics. Learn about its physical characteristics, habitat, diet, behavior, breeding patterns, conservation, and more.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Domestication O Logy Card

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An interactive program educating learners about the domestication of animals.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
This poet reflects on the happiness that animals bring to life.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Model of Domestic Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
The wooden model of domestic animals features a cow, two calves, and three donkeys. Through magic, the domestic animals will come to life to provide for the deceased in the afterlife.
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Handout
Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Dogon

For Students 9th - 10th
The Dogon are a group of about 250,000 people who live primarily in the districts of Bandiagara and Douentza in the western African nation of Mali. They are primarily agriculturists, their principal crops being millet, sorghum, rice,...
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Norwegian Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the world of the Norwegian Forest and gain a greater understanding of this domestic cat through statistics and information on its appearance, habitat, behavior, and value as a pet.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Pig (Sus Scrofa Scrofa)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about the domestic pig. Discusses their origin, how humans use them, physical characteristics, diet, and facts about their feet and teeth.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Sheep (Ovis Aries)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides photographs and a fact card about domesticated sheep, found all over the world. Discusses how they benefit humans, different species, their similarity to goats, how they compare to wild sheep, diet, threats from predators, and...
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Dog (Canis Lupus Familiaris)

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated animal encyclopedia entry provides an overview of domestic dogs, with the emphasis being on their feet and teeth.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Old Goats in Transition

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about pre-historic animal domestication, something that that has been studied rigorously by scientists, but not yet fully understood. The bottom half of this article focuses on goat domestication as it was practiced in southwestern...
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Website
Other

Ark Animal Tracks: Careers With Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
Vocational article about working as an animal trainer for both wild and domestic animals.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Animals for Kids: Persian Cat

For Students 1st - 9th
Students can learn about the Persian Cat on this site. Study how it is a domesticated breed with good temperament and flat face.
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Article
Other

Science Magazine: Reading the Signs of Ancient Animal Domestication

For Students 9th - 10th
An article which discusses the size of the first animals domesticated by humans about 10,000 years ago. The author reviewed a study in which it was suggested that size reduction evidence may not be the first sign of domestication....

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