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- Pre-K - Kindergarten
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Students work in groups of four to create a zoo. They discuss each animal, decide which ones would be best suited to live near each other, and build spaces for the animals.
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- 6th - 8th
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Students come up with a list of all the animals that might be found in a zoo. They think of all the things that a zoo needs to do and provide for each animal. They discuss what the role of any zoo should be. They design a healthy zoo environment. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students discuss the relationship between people and different kinds of animals, then categorize animals into two groups: farm animals and zoo animals. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students participate in a three part unit about biomes. Part one, students research the biomes of North America and part two consists of research on zoos and a field trip to a zoo. While part three ties together the first two when students design a section of a zoo to be built in South Africa displaying animals from North America. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students, after playing a game of animal 'identity', review and practice key vocabulary words orally and written into their notebooks for this lesson. They read a story about a new arrival at the zoo and answer text questions together or in small groups. In addition, they complete several worksheets and then take an online quiz over them. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students plan and create a model zoo depicting the natural habitats of animals. Their models include animals and a display of written factual information about the animals. Students present their project by conductig a tour of their zoo. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students explore the characteristics of an animal. What do all animals need to live and can what we expect to accomplish by studying about animals. They keep a science journal daily. Full Review »
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- 1st - 4th
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Students chose one animal to research. They research the animal using the internet using the sites provided. They also research using books from the library. They conclude the lesson by writing a one page story about their animal which includes at least seven facts. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students are exposed to several current events in zoos around the world that have become subject to criticism from several sources. They are then asked to study these incidents in depth and will be assigned a side of the argument (zoo vs. critic). Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students be exposed to several current events in zoos around the world. They will be asked to study the incidents and then be ready to debate as either from the zoo's point of view or the critics in how the zoo handled their issues. Full Review »
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