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- Grade Range
- 1st - 3rd
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Students become familiar with the need for categorizing scientific information, in this case, animals. They categorize the 5 groups of animals (mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians). Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students complete various activities to explore animal classification. They watch videos, construct Venn diagrams, view PowerPoint presentations, examine pictures, and complete worksheets. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students discover how to use a field guide for birds as well as observing them via binoculars. They gain an understanding of the role of bogs and their inhabitants, specifically the Victory Bog. They create their own field guides. Full Review »
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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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- 3rd
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Students complete a unit of lessons on the distinguishing characteristics of five classes of vertebrates. They differentiate between vertebrates and invertebrates, assemble a rodent skeleton, observe an experiment, and compose a poem. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students study the scientific classification system of animals. As a culminating activity they create a new species of animal and determine what class it would best fit into. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students compare the similarities and differences among animals of the four classifications. They look at the characteristics of mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. They discuss the meaning of vertebrates and write a paragraph about one animal from each group. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students study 4 amphibian species that migrate. They name natural and human actions beneficial to spotted salamander reproduction. They name natural and human actions that are detrimental to spotted salamander reproduction. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students use the internet to research mammals, reptiles and amphibians. They list important items about their chosen animal. Students identify characteristics of an animal and where they live. They classify animals as a mammal, reptile, amphibian. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students compare and contrast reptiles and amphibians. As a class, students discuss the yellow-spotted lizard mentioned in the novel Holes. Using internet resources, students research facts about reptiles and amphibians and document their findings on a provided worksheet. Full Review »
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