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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students investigate the diet and eating habits of American alligators and Nile crocodiles. They draw pictures and write paragraphs explaining the similarities and differences they discover and the reasons scientists are interested in what they eat. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students compare the American alligator, Nile crocodile and SuperCroc and each species' geographical range, habitat, diet, and behaviors. They design zoo habitats for and create captions about these species' prehistoric relative. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students experiment with carrying eggs to simulate a mother crocodile's gentle grip as she carries her eggs/young. They compare different modern tools to the jaws of a crocodile. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten
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Students discover what it is like to live in the jungle in this unit of lessons. They participate in field trips and different activities to discover what animals and plants grow in the jungle. They also write about their experiences from the field trip Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students, in groups, research crocodiles. They watch a video and complete a worksheet in which they label the internal organs of a crocodile. Finally they draw a picture of what they think the crocodile will evolve to and look like 200 million years from now. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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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 lesson, they participate in an experiment in which they analyze a food web from different regions in Madagascar. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students listen to poetry about crocodiles. After discussing the relationship between humans and crocodiles, they make a list of ways humans hurt crocodiles and then write Prelutsky's poem from the crocodile perspective. Full Review »
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- 6th - Higher Ed
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Students read and discuss the article "Not Just Another Pretty Face." They prepare a "Crocodilian Appreciation Day." Students work in small groups to research and develop a poster about the distinguishing characteristics of their assigned crocodile species. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore the American alligator, the Nile crocodile and SuperCroc. They research each species' geographical range, habitat, diet, and behaviors. Students design zoo habitats for alligators or crocodiles. Full Review »
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- 1st - 3rd
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Students increase their listening and reading comprehension as well as storytelling skills. They use their research and observation skills to study crocodile anatomy and apply their higher-level thinking skills to compare and contrast crocodiles and alligators. Afterwards, they practice texturing techniques by overlapping colors to create the illusion of scales. Full Review »
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