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White Fang

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
White Fang gets into the mind of a wild wolfdog as people domesticate him. The story tells of trials with violent animals and humans alike. White Fang captures readers' hearts as the pup separates from his family.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

LIONS and TIGERS and BEARS. . .Oh My! Animals of Connecticut and the World

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify and list the different types of pets owned by the children in the class. They graph the total number of each type of pet owned. They draw or cut-out a picture of an animal. Using the materials listed above, the children...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Zoo Vet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students come up with a list of all the animals that might be found in a zoo. They think of all the things that a zoo needs to do and provide for each animal. They discuss what the role of any zoo should be. They design a healthy zoo...
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American Museum of Natural History

Being a Zoologist: Sandra Olsen

For Students 6th - 12th
Are your students wild about horses? Then introduce them Sandra Olsen, a  zooarchaeologist, who has been studying horses and the people who herd them. Ms Olsen responds to 15 interview questions and details how she goes about her...
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Lesson Plan
Polar Trec

Calorimetry Lab

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Young people between the ages of 11–13 need on average about 2,000 calories per day. Within the lab, groups learn about calorimetry and respiration. They explore how it pertains to humans and animals living the Arctic where cold...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Animal Faces-- Full Color Copy

For Students K - 1st
In this art and craft worksheet, students learn about 12 common wild and domestic animals by cutting out labeled pictures of animal faces. There are no suggestions as to how these could be used.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring the Neighborhood -- Literature Jigsaw

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils compare and contrast domesticated animals and wild animals. They identify plants and animals that have adapted to different habitats. They discover it is everyone's responsibility to protect the environment.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Feral Cats

For Students 6th - 9th
In this geography worksheet, students identify the feral cats of Australia. They read an excerpt and respond to the three questions that follow. Students also imagine that they are a part of scientific team that has been set up to deal...
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Interactive
Curated OER

All About Ducks for Kids

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this duck facts worksheet, students read series of paragraphs from on online website about ducks. Students may then complete several related duck activities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Weather and Climate

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students identify the words plain and climate and discuss what would happen if it never rained. Students identify and interpret the weather in Poland and create a web illustrating various weather patterns. Students write a 4-line poem...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Animal Behavior Word Search

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this animal behaviors word puzzle learning exercise, students examine the 16 adjectives and names in the word bank and locate them in the word search puzzle.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Animal Behavior: Conditional If

For Students 5th - 8th
In this conditional if practice worksheet, students use the conditional if in 10 sentences that define the 10 animal behavior terms listed.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Animal Classification

For Students 4th - 6th
In this animal classification learning exercise, students read for information and comprehension. In this fill in the blank and multiple choice learning exercise, students answer five questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

State of the Planet's Wildlife

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students view and discuss a video about the challenges facing wildlife on the planet Earth. They define key terms, watch the video, and answer discussion questions about the film.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Climate Change And Disease

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider the role of climate change in the occurrence of vector born diseases such as malaria. In small groups, they research a specific vector to complete an information chart on climate changes in the region where the vector...
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Unit Plan
Kenan Fellows

Unit 1: Introduction to Biotechnology

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Biotechnology is big! Introduce the uses of biotechnology to science scholars with a fascinating, fact-filled unit. The first installment in a series of four biotechnology units covers the role biotechnology plays in human and...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Out of the Freshwater Aquarium

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this online quiz worksheet, students answer a set of multiple choice questions about freshwater aquarium fish. Page includes links to answers and resources.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Africa Crossword Puzzle Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Africa crossword puzzle instructional activity, students examine the 12 clues in order to fill in the blanks in the puzzle with the words and names from this continent.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Perfect Cow?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine how cattle have evolved through natural selection and selective breeding.  In this natural selection lesson students compare and contrast natural and artificial selection.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Great Horned Owl

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this recognizing facts about the Great Horned Owl activity, students read fun facts, match illustrations with adaptations, sequence life cycle cards, and read what to do if they find an injured bird. Students solve 16 answers.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Africa Vocabulary Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Africa vocabulary quiz, students match vocabulary words with definitions, 12 total. Reference for material not present, but link to site and additional worksheets is.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ecosystem Organization - Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Student explore ecosystems. In this ecosystem organization lesson, students consider how scientists study living organisms. Students participate in a teacher guided activity that requires them to visualize an organism and imagine its...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Emily Carr: Reading Comprehension

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a passage about Emily Carr. Students then attempt to determine the meanings of italicized words from the context in which they were used.
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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...