Students examine different kinds and characteristics of reptiles, and demonstrate reading comprehension skills, including reading strategies, inference, literal meaning, and critical analysis.

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1st - 6th

Students listen to a story that introduce them to reptiles. They participate in a discussion concerning these desert animals and write from the rattlesnake's point of view.

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3rd

Student perform observations of live reptiles to find out about a family of marine reptiles. They answer a series of questions and discuss their answers with the rest of the class. They handle model specimens of the marine reptile they observed.

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3rd - 5th

Students are able to explain why reptiles and /or amphibians have certain adaptations. They use the library resources and the library databases to find information about reptiles and amphibians. Students organize the information that they have found into a brochure.

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4th

Students work with chalk and white tempura paint to create picture of either a reptile or an amphibian. They practice blending and showing gradation of colors in the chalk drawing portion of the work. Next, they discuss other techniques they would use in another picture.

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6th - 8th