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- 3rd - 8th
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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 - 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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- 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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- 2nd - 6th
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Students read the story "The Perfect Pet". They examine how scarcity is a problem in society when people can not have everything they want which forces them to make (economic) choices. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students, with a goldfish as a class pet, practice the proper way to care for a pet and have responsibilities when it comes to taking care of the fish. As a class, the teacher reads the book "Fish Out of Water". Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students create a fish by thinking of a name for it, writing some facts about it, and telling a story explaining how they caught it. They enter their creations into a contest for funniest fish, scariest fish, realistic fish, and other categories. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate domestic fish varieties to include in a class fish tank. They record observations of the tank, and graph the different observed fish behaviors. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students interview different teachers in their school. They decide which pet would fit best in each classroom. They share the information they gathered with the class. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students role play the role of new employees in a pet shop. They offer advice to customers and answer their questions about pets. Using the internet, they identify the steps in establishing a new fish aquarium and summarize the information in a handbook. 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 »