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Mammoth Extinction
Students explore various hypotheses concerning the extinction of the woolly mammoth.
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Mammoth Extinction
Students explore various hypotheses concerning the extinction of the woolly mammoth.
American Museum of Natural History
Extreme Mammals
Extreme characteristics can create some unusual mammals. Learners flip through a slide show of some of the most interesting mammals that are both living and extinct. Implement as a remote learning resource or use in-class to review...
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Breaking News English: Woolly Mammoths Extinct Due to Lack of Grass
In this English worksheet, students read "Woolly Mammoths Extinct Due to Lack of Grass," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Scientific Advances Could Bring Back the Dodo & Mammoth
Learners reflect on the possibility of bringing extinct species back to life. In this ESL lesson, students debate the pros and cons of extinction reversal then complete several activities centered around the topic.
Scholastic
Back from the Dead
If you could bring back one extinct animal, what would it be? That is the question your class will ponder. Your budding scientists read a passage, follow a cloning timeline, and review a diagram about the process of reviving a woolly...
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Vanished!
Learners research how certain types of animals became extinct, and write report about their chosen species, explaining scientific theories or facts about how it became extinct, and how extinction has affected other species and the...
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The Ice Age
Students study the ice age and the causes of it. In this Ice Age lesson students examine why those animals became extinct and complete activity sheets.
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Animals: Mammoths
Learners examine websites about mammoths that lived until the end of the Ice Age. They explore the woolly, Columbian, and the Jefferson's mammoth. There are printable sheets, illustrations, maps, and an animated movie showing mammoths...
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Pleistocene Mammals
Students research the causes of the extinction of Pleistocene mammals. In this Pleistocene mammals instructional activity, students read essays to understand the Pleistocene epoch. Students write an essay about the personal impact of...
Channel Islands Film
Island Rotation: Lesson Plan 4
Foster's Rule? Allopatric speciation? After watching West of the West's documentary Island Rotation, class members use Venn diagrams to compare endemic species on the Channel Islands with mainland related species. They then create a...
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Picture Scramble
In this picture scramble worksheet, learners place scrambled pieces of
a picture in the correct place to create a full picture of a woolly mammoth and two dinosaurs. There are nine scrambled pieces for each of the three puzzles.
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Real Ice Ages Longer Than Movie Ice Ages
If your class's knowledge of the Ice Age is limited to animated movies, use this lesson plan to strengthen their knowledge. After sharing what they know about the Ice Age, young readers explore a news article seeking to dispel...
American Museum of Natural History
What's This?: Early Humans
Early humans crafted shelters out of whatever materials they could find. A one-question quiz asks learners to identify the type of bones used to construct the hut pictured in a display.
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America's Stone Age Explorers
Students watch a Nova program examining the earliest in habitants of the Americas. In groups. they take notes on various topics covered in the program. Among the topics covered are: the Clovis people, Solutrean culture, migration...
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Physical Adaptations in Ice Age Mammals
Students identify the body parts in Ice Age mammals that allowed them to survive. They answer questions as a class and discuss. They examine photographs of the animals as well.
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Line graphs
In this line graphs worksheet, students read 2 line graphs and answer short answer questions about them. Students answer 5 questions for each graph.
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Measure for Measure: Time & Temperature
Students examine scientific inquiry. In this time and temperature lesson students create a template to solve scientific problems and work through a science problem.
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Word Search: About Dinosaurs
In this dinosaur instructional activity, students find the names of 15 dinosaurs, or dinosaur-related words. The puzzle is in the shape of a dinosaur.
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Elephants
In this elephants worksheet, learners read a 2 page article on the history of elephants, answer 3 questions with multiple choice answers, list the 3 reasons for animals becoming endangered and answer 6 statements as true or false.
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North Dakota Reading Comprehension
In this North Dakota reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and then respond to 10 true or false questions.
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Peopling the New World -- An Archaeological Exercise in Excel
Middle schoolers examine different types of spears that have been discovered from various civilizations. In groups, they calculate the answers to various word problems and enter their information on a spreadsheet. They use the data in...
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Extraction of DNA from White Onion
Students conduct lab test with minced onion to determine where chromosonal DNA is located within the cell, and whether or not it can be extracted.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: What Is the Woolly Mammoth's Closest Living Relative?
Although Woolly Mammoths have been extinct for thousands of years, scientists continue to learn more and more about this mighty animal. Some of the most exciting new research is being produced by looking at DNA extracted from the hair...