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- 3rd
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Students investigate the meaning of classification in the eight lessons of this unit. Animals are classified in groups of vertebrates, invertibrates, warm-blooded, cold-blooded, mammals, fish, amphibians, birds, and reptiles. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students study wildlife management and identify the appropriate government agencies that are in charge. They examine different wildlife management techniques. They write a letter showing interest in the activities of one of the agencies. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students study physical adaptations in animals. They choose three adaptations and decide where their animal would live, draw a picture of it, and give it a name. They also include a written description of their animal and why it has these adaptations. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students complete various activities related to the continent of Africa. They label and color a map of Africa, sing the Continent Song, view pictures and discuss animals of Africa, listen to the book "Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile," repeat a camel poem, and construct a paper camel. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore the interdependence of frogs and trees. They discuss the various things they need everyday to survive. Students select an animal from their local bioregion and research things that animal is dependent upon for survival. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students identify the changing seasons with how they affect animal and human behavior. They explain what migration is and why many birds migrate south for the winter. They then trace the coffee sold in their neighborhood and in groups, research if the coffee is grown with or without sun. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students comprehend the importance of wildlife conservation by behaving like conservation biologists. They define biodiversity and study biodiversity of a local habitat. Students analyze difficult choices involved in protecting biodiversity. They write a fictional story from the perspective of an endangered animal. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students be exposed to several current events in zoos around the world. They will be asked to study the incidents and then be ready to debate as either from the zoo's point of view or the critics in how the zoo handled their issues. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 8th
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Students read Black Beauty and study the history of the founding of the ASPCA and learn about endangered species today. Then they write a short paper about the book, or on some aspect of the history of the ASPCA, and, after exploring the Endandered Special website, propose actions that they can take locally to protect endangered species of animals. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students evaluate websites and determine whether they are valid or invalid resources regarding the topic of infectious diseases and animals. They explore a variety of websites, write a research paper about biosafety, and complete a worksheet chart that evaluates their websites for validity. Full Review »

