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Students take on role of an associate in a pet shop and help imaginary customers compare pets for sale. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students experience a hands-on learning experience to help them explore animal adaptations, namely the shape of a bird's beak in relation to their food source. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students read Pet Show by Ezra Jack Keats and analyze the book for characterization and plot. They discuss pets and then bring in either an animal or a stuffed animals to simulate their own pet show. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students investigate exotic pets and the ecological and personal risks involved in trading and owning such animals. They synthesize their knowledge by creating advertisements that promote the sale of exotic pets and picket signs that protest their sale. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students develop an understanding of how innate and learned behaviors and the environment determine behavior. They see how a variety of factors affects our pet's behavior-including species-specific traits, the environment, training, and experience. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students each have a turn, telling the class his or her favorite pet. The choices are cat, dog, fish or bird. Using the computer, the information from the tally be recorded on a spreadsheet and bar graph. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students examine what it takes to take care of a pet and how pets can benefit humans. They participate in many different activties from classifying pets to taking a pet survey and making a graph displaying the data. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 4th
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Students watch an episode of the PBS show, "Maya & Miguel," and discuss interesting facts about birds. They read and discuss interesting bird facts, construct a pinecone bird feeder, and create a class bird mural. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students engage in a research activity of looking at the job of a professional that would be needed for the care of a pet. They use the internet to write a description of a professional and extension activities are included in the lesson. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students participate in an after school program that promotes making decisions, getting along with others, decision-making, and being responsible. A pet survey is administered along with a variety of pet riddles with the students. They experience an animal relay and discuss their own pets at home. Full Review »