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- 9th - 10th
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Students culture and stain mammal cells allowing observation of sister chromatids. Full Review »
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- 5th - 9th
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Students investigate the orca whale. They participate in an online Webquest, listen to whale vocalizations online, answer discussion questions, and locate and read newspaper articles on marine mammals and orca whales. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students investigate the characteristics of vertebrates. They classify each as mammal, fish, bird, and reptiles. Students explore the differences between various types of animals and classify each. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore the art of puppetry. They design and create their own puppets using helium balloons. They create the three dimensional features for their selected mammals and felt shirts. They perform an impromptu play citing the information they found during their research. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students illustrate at least three art elements in a drawing of a mammal they've read about with 100% accuracy. As a review, Bloom's Taxonomy questions are asked as they prepare to sketch something they pictured in the story they read. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students review the natural history of killer whales in the British Columbia. The teacher uses a powerpoint slide presentation. The students review the three types of killer whales. The classification of cetaceans in the world of mammals is covered looking at physical features. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students gather information from an online database about mammals. Choosing one mammal, they compare its physical characteristics, food habits, behavior and location to the other mammals they were introduced to in this lesson. In groups, they present their information and vote to see which group presents to the fourth grade students. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students research the Internet to research information using a worksheet about different species of the same mammal. They compile information about the habitats, diets and characteristics of different mammals, and how they adapt to their environments. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students practice making and using two types of keys: dichotomous and branching - to identify and group mammals accordingly. Then they identify previously unknown mammals using specific keys. Students also create simple keys that can be used to identify the various mammals. Finally, they write the questions to make branching keys to group mammals. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students compare and contrast the beaks and teeth of mammals and birds based on what foods they eat. They observe, draw, and label different beaks and teeth, and identify by the structure of each which animals are herbivores, insectivores, carnivores, or omnivores. Full Review »
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