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- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students conduct research on animals by visiting the website for the Madrid Zoo. They locate various animals on the website and answer questions about animals and their habitats in Spanish, then create a poster, advertisement, or a press release. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 4th
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Students watch the video, "A Zoo View" then research and investigate a zoo to determine how well the zoo takes care of its animals. They utilize a rating chart imbedded in this plan to give the zoos their score. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students come up with a list of all the animals that might be found in a zoo. They think of all the things that a zoo needs to do and provide for each animal. They discuss what the role of any zoo should be. They design a healthy zoo environment. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Students discuss the relationship between people and different kinds of animals, then categorize animals into two groups: farm animals and zoo animals. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students prepare for a field trip to the Bronx Zoo. They use maps and descriptions of animal exhibits to give and interpret directions on how to navigate the zoo. They play games, participate in pairwork and whole class discussion. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th
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Students research animal enclosures at different zoos using the Internet. They work in groups to chose an animal and design an enclosure for it and present it to the whole class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Students research topics related to zoos and zoo animals. They compare and contrast the size of animals, make a book of facts about bears, draw snakes, and write animal stories and poetry. They complete a series of writing and creative activities about animals and zoos. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students participate in a three part unit about biomes. Part one, students research the biomes of North America and part two consists of research on zoos and a field trip to a zoo. While part three ties together the first two when students design a section of a zoo to be built in South Africa displaying animals from North America. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students, after playing a game of animal 'identity', review and practice key vocabulary words orally and written into their notebooks for this lesson. They read a story about a new arrival at the zoo and answer text questions together or in small groups. In addition, they complete several worksheets and then take an online quiz over them. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students scientific knowledge of animals and animal kingdoms are reinforced and enhanced. They gain more experience navigating the World Wide Web. Students go on a Zoo Scavenger Hunt. Full Review »