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- 6th - 12th
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Students consider the cultural, historical, and social implications of domesticating animals as pets. They create informative posters of various animals, illustrating their histories as pets. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students read an article about a new mammal species discovered in Laos. They discuss the article and varying food preferences, take a true/false quiz and reconstruct the article using sequencing skills. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore a recent salmonella outbreak in young students linked to pet rodents. They create pamphlets to help assist and inform pet owners about the disease and necessary health precautions. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students build a device that captures and carries a pet rat safely back to its cage with out "harming" the rat or themselves. They build and experiment with wind-up or battery operated rat cat toys after predicting the outcome of their designs. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students examine the characteristics of rodents and mammals and differentiate between rats and mice. They read and discuss an informational handout, fill out the worksheet answers together as a class, and complete a worksheet that compares a house mouse and a Norway Rat. 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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- 1st - 4th
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Students c;assify where pets live and where wild animals live and comprehend the differences. They investigate what kinds of homes pets and wild animals need. Students bring in a stuffed animal or puppet from home and match their animal to a picture of its home. Full Review »
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- 1st - 2nd
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Students define what a pet is and what it needs to be healthy and happy. They explore pets through the use of of puppets and/or stuffed animals and discover what a pet needs by identifying items in a "pet bag." Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students explore how to use a double bar graph by polling other students about their feelings and experiences with pets. They also have the opportunity to think about how pets affect their lives. Students poll their classmates to find out what types of pets they have, how they feel about them and what type of pet they would be if they could be an animal. They graph their findings, using a double bar graph. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students comprehend the pet overpopulation problem, why companion animals were domesticated and why people are responsible for their populations. They are divided into small groups and fiven a variety of problem-solving scenarios. Studnets define th term population. They discuss how the population of animals different than that of people. Full Review »