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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the five groups of vertebrates, their characteristics, and to which group each animal belongs. They compare and contrast the habitats of each animal group to the habitats of the other animal groups. They classify the animals into their groups based on their characteristics. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students study the different classifications of animals: Mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and insects. They analyze about spiders which belong to the arachnid group. Students distinguish between fact and opinion. They describe the life cycle of a spider. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore diverse forms of life by using modern biological classification systems to group animals that are related. Students then study basic scientific groupings like genus, species, mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, and reptiles, and pair different vertebrate animals, identifying their common traits. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students distinguish between walking, jogging and running trackways in humans. They analyze the phylogenetic progression of the leg position as described by pace width and angulation, comparing amphibians, reptiles and mammals. Research is found on the theory of relative stride length. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students use compass directions and mathematical reasoning to come up with strategies to complete the "Animal Data" game. They collect and display data on a graph. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students are read books about the different characteristics of mammals and reptiles. They then draw pictures of mammals, write down the animals' name and staple the pictures together to make a booklet and list their characteristics on one of the pages. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd
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Students create a concept map of vertebrate animals. Some animals the students may have on their maps include fish, mammals, birds, and reptiles. Each student has his or her own concept map to create and share with the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students make a picture book about plants or animals in our area. They identify different plants in spring/summer bushes, flowers, weeds, useful plants and non-green plants. They identify animals in spring\summer ¿¿¿ mammals, birds, fish, reptile, amphibians, insects and spiders. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 12th
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Students research different animals and discuss their specific characteristics. They place animals in three categories: birds, mammals, and reptiles. As a class, students read sentences and identify the described animal. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 10th
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Students identify animal adaptations and explain how it helps the animal survive. They list verbally the adaptations that birds, reptiles, and mammals have. Full Review »

