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Interactive
Curated OER

Eastern Screech Owl

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this screech owl worksheet, students complete activities to learn about screech owls after reading Screech Owl at Midnight by C. Drew Lamm. Students learn how to attract owls, investigate owls in their community, and define words...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Desert Biome

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a visual presentation of the characteristics of a biome. Working in small groups, students use traditional and online resources to gather data concerning biomes. Students use their information to create a bulletin board...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mammals

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners examine the characteristics of mammals through video clips, and slide shows. Lesson includes clips of fastest land animal, biggest mammal, loudest mammal and tallest animal.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Centipede or Millipede?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss millipedes and centipedes in terms of their classification as arthropod. Using a diagram, students categorize and compare and contrast the characteristics of millipedes and centipedes based on their discussion of...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Cinderella: Literacy Skills Packet

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Cinderella worksheet packet, students can practice their literacy skills by unscrambling vocabulary words, doing a crossword puzzle, completing a story sequence activity, answering eight short answer questions, and completing one...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Cloze Activity: Cats and Dogs

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this cats and dogs cloze procedure learning exercise, students review 2 short paragraphs that are missing 12 words and then attempt to fill in each blank with a word they think the author might have used. A word bank is provided.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Sharp Adaptations of Porcupines

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this porcupine worksheet, students learn about how porcupines adapt to their lives in the woods and how they use their quills. After reading a short text and analyzing the labeled pictures, students answer 3 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wh0-o-o-o's Out There?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders describe the physical features of an owl and identify survival adaptations. They Investigate an owl's niche in an ecosystem. The students participate in an interactive puzzle on the internet that helps for motivation.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Nocturnal Animals Lesson #1

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson can be part of a two-week integrated thematic unit on nocturnal animals. During this lesson, students will be introduced to nocturnal animals. They will have an opportunity to navigate web sites to learn more about nocturnal...
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Activity
Songs for Teaching

Sciences Songs All Day Long: Nocturnal Animals

For Students Pre-K - 1st
By listening to this song your students will learn all of the animals that are awake during the night. They will equate the sounds they hear at night with the animals and their sounds in the song.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Nocturnal Animals Lesson #6: Skunks

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson students will learn interesting facts about skunks. They will also design a "nose guard" that people can wear to protect themselves against the smell of a skunk. Then students will have a chance to dramatize a commercial...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Animals See in the Dark?

For Students 9th - 10th
To human eyes, the world at night is a formless canvas of grey. Many nocturnal animals, on the other hand, experience a rich and varied world, bursting with details, shapes, and colors.Anna Stockl uncovers the science behind night...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Nocturnal Animals Lesson #4: Owls

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this lesson, students will visit various Internet sites to learn facts about owls. They will use this information to draw a picture of the owl food chain, dissect owl pellets, and write a poem about owls.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Barn Owl (Tyto Alba)

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine images and facts about the nocturnal Barn Owl, including details on their appearance, habitat, breeding, and status as a threatened species.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Beaver (Castor Canadensis)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the world of the Beaver and discover information on the physical characteristics, habitat, and behaviour of this nocturnal rodent. Includes images and statistics.
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Handout
A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Moth (Gynnidomorpha Alisman)

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the world of the Moth and discover information on the appearance, habitat, behaviour, and diet of this nocturnal animal. Includes images and statistics.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Awake After Dark

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about nocturnal animals. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Night Vision

For Students 5th - 9th
This interactive feature from the NOVA: "Leopards of the Night" Web site highlights the nighttime habits and abilities of a wide range of nocturnal creatures.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Nocturnal Animals Lesson #7: Spiders

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson students will learn the body parts of a spider and write addition/subtractions sentences using spiders. The class will go on a nature walk to find spiders and spider webs. Finally, the students will complete a science...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Build a Better Moth Trap With Different Colored Lights

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you affect the behavior of moths by using different colored lights to attract them? This extensive science fair project from Science Buddies gives lots of suggestions on how to set up an experiment and variations of that experiment...
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Night Creatures of the Kalahari: Night Vision

For Students 3rd - 8th
Click on the eye and learn about the nocturnal animal it belongs to. Animals include cuttlefish, pit-viper, tarsier, flying gecko, fruit bat and the owl.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Poetry 180: The Bat

For Students 9th - 10th
This five-stanza poem describes the nocturnal bat.
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Activity
BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Barn Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at these photos of beautiful barn owls. There is also a fact sheet next to the photos.
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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Barn Owl

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about the barn owl when you explore this educational resource. This site features information on the habitat, range, reproduction, characteristics and more of this fascinating bird of prey.

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