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- 1st
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Students discover the characteristics of mammals in this group of lessons. They identify, name, and draw mammals indicating proper characteristics in a presentation. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students investigate the characteristics of mammals. They participate in a class discussion, sort animal photos, and create an animal drawing of an original mammal. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students identify and examine the different characteristics of mammals. They discover what they eat and how they give birth to their young. They view video clips to help them identify characteristics. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students investigate mammals and mammal characteristics. They conduct Internet research, develop a diagram of mammal characteristics, develop a class PowerPoint presentation, and create a class mammal newsletter. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students practice distinguishing between mammals and birds. Using magazines and other pictures, they identify the characteristics of mammals and birds and discuss how they differ from one another. They use the internet to conduct their own research and record their information in a journal. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students explore music to discover the characteristics of mammals. They observe characteristics of mammals to sort them. They write sorting questions and paste copies of appropriate pictures into sorting charts. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students differentiate between vertebrates and invertebrates, and identify the main characteristics of mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds. They sort and categorize different types of balls, discuss the characteristics of five types of vertebrates, and participate in a characteristic identification game. Full Review »
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- 4th - 7th
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Students describe the characteristics of a mammal. They also differentiate between a companion and a wild animal. The lesson has an assessment included in it. They have a discussion to tap prior knowledge about what a mammal is. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students study the habits, traits, and characteristics of mammals. They look at animal tracks that are taped around the room, and at pictures of baby and adult mammals. Next, they determine how mammals move and eat, and look at their different body types by completing four center activities about magnificent mammals. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students explore the characteristics of mammals. They identify mammals through observing pictures and discuss facts about each one. Students share describe their favorite mammal and draw a pictures of him. They may use the internet to further explore mammals. Full Review »

