Animal Anatomy Lesson Plans

Students analyze biology by completing puzzles in class. In this Earth science lesson, students identify the different types of organisms and animals that live in the water by examining photographs and objects taken from aquatic environments. Students complete a science worksheet and puzzles based on freshwater and saltwater life.

Students complete a worksheet about the anatomy of the brain and make a hand model of the brain representing the left and right hemispheres. In this brain lesson plan, students can also make a jello mold brain.

Young scholars identify the different parts and functions of the cardiovascular system. In this forensics lesson, students collect and analyze evidence on a fictional crime. They describe different causes of cardiac arrest.

Students explore the anatomy of frogs. They complete a frog dissection to complete an accompanying worksheet which includes questions, diagrams and pictures.

Second graders compare and contrast animate and inanimate objects. In this environmental science instructional activity, 2nd graders create simple food webs. They observe their environment and create a collage about it.

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 activity, they participate in an experiment in which they analyze a food web from different regions in Madagascar.

A creative spin occurs when one student acts as author Ann M. Martin. Using a Q & A at the back of her book A Dog's Life, other classmates ask the "author" questions. They discuss the reasons why they know the book is from a first-person perspective. Individuals then write a tale told from an animal's point of view. They then create a computer-generated story, using what they've written. 

Students explore owl pellets. In this animal science lesson, students use owl pellet dissection kits to dissect one owl pellet. Students use a magnifying glass to identify the foods that the owl ate.

Young scholars examine the advances made in technology with regard to prosthetics and replacement organs and limbs. They describe the anatomy and functions of different organs and create their own artificial organ. They defend and present their creation.

Students study indigenous plants. They examine why they are special, why some might be threatened, by what forces (pollution, habitat destruction), and what else relies on the continued existence of these plants (insects, animals). They create a garden of art and facts celebrating native plants.