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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate the diet and eating habits of American alligators and Nile crocodiles. They draw pictures and write paragraphs explaining the similarities and differences they discover and the reasons scientists are interested in what they eat. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students compare the American alligator, Nile crocodile and SuperCroc and each species' geographical range, habitat, diet, and behaviors. They design zoo habitats for and create captions about these species' prehistoric relative. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students experiment with carrying eggs to simulate a mother crocodile's gentle grip as she carries her eggs/young. They compare different modern tools to the jaws of a crocodile. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students collect and evaluate information collected from a number of sources. They work in teams to collect information about crocodiles from different sources. They compare the information that they collected with that collected by other groups to decide which sources have valid information. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students, in groups, research crocodiles. They watch a video and complete a worksheet in which they label the internal organs of a crocodile. Finally they draw a picture of what they think the crocodile will evolve to and look like 200 million years from now. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students watch a program examining the crowned lemur and cave-dwelling crocodile of Madagascar. While they watch, they take notes on prey and predators, the role of the animals in their community and how they are different. To end the lesson, they participate in an experiment in which they analyze a food web from different regions in Madagascar. Full Review »
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- 6th - Higher Ed
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Students read and discuss the article "Not Just Another Pretty Face." They prepare a "Crocodilian Appreciation Day." Students work in small groups to research and develop a poster about the distinguishing characteristics of their assigned crocodile species. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students participate in various shared reading and writing activities related to the book "The Selfish Crocodile" by Faustin Charles. They identify descriptive words from the story, and write sentences describing how the crocodile behaves and looks. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students participate in a variety of shared reading and writing activities related to the book "The Selfish Crocodile" and "The Great Chase." They discuss how the author establishes the crocodile's character, define "selfish," and write sentences describing the mouse when he creeps into the crocodile's mouth. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students read, analyze and examine a newspaper article about the crocodiles that escaped in Vietnam. They view the facts in the story, key vocabulary terms used in the article, comprehension questions and the grammar/language focus on present perfect tense. Full Review »

