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- 1st - 3rd
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Students conduct a survey of all classes/friends in the school to find out the number and types of pets that are represented. Full Review »
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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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- 3rd - 4th
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Students examine the benefits of pet adoption. They explore the responsibilities associated with pet ownership and how to make a good match between pets and potential owners. 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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- 5th - 8th
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Students research one or two pets they would be interested in having. They write a persuasive essay to try and convince their parents to allow them to have this pet. 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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- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students design informational materials to educate people on the importance of matching a new pet to the family's lifestyle and living arrangements. Students use critical thinking skills to make a decision on the appropriate choice for a family pet. They collect, organize, represent and interpret data , and design informational materials to educate people on the variables involved in pet selection. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 3rd
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Students discover the benefits and responsibilities of pet ownership. After making a list of pets, they determine how they are different from wild animals. Students draw large pictures of their favorite pets and also create lists of necessities of pet care. 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 »
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- Kindergarten
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Students listen to Courtney Baker's, "The Perfect Pet," on a day they bring a stuffed animal to school. They graph the types of stuffed animals that their classmates brought to school before answering questions based on the graph. Next, they determine which stuffed animals could be real pets, and discuss tame and wild animals. Finally, they write and illustrate a booklet entitled, "My Pet Book." Full Review »
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