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\nElephants\n

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\nYoung scholars explore elephants.  In this elephant art lesson, students compare Asian and African elephants, and draw an elephant by following step by step instructions from the teacher.\n
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\nEndangered Mammals: African and Asian Elephants\n

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\nLearners explore the concept of endangered mammals. In this elephants lesson, students research Internet resources regarding African and Asian elephants.\n
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\nElephant Earth Adventures . . .\n

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\nIn this reading comprehension about African elephants worksheet, students read factual passages about their physical characteristics, amazing facts, tusk uses, ears, trunk, skin, movement, food needs, extended families, and the active...\n
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\nThe Asian And African Elephants\n

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\nIn this science worksheet, pupils use Internet research to compare the Asian and the African elephants. Students fill out a chart with 13 facts comparing and contrasting the two elephant species.\n
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\nHow African Elephants Beat the Heat in the Desert\n

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\nHow many days can a desert elephant go without water? I think the answer may surprise you! Take a brief journey to an African desert to learn more about the elephant, its crucial role in desert life, and its innate ability to find water...\n
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\nAfrican Elephants\n

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\nIn this elephant learning exercise, learners read several factual paragraphs about African elephants. Students then answer several questions about the animals.\n
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\nSurvey Methods\n

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\nHow many African elephants are on earth? How do scientists answer a question like that? An interactive resource explains a variety of survey methods and their advantages and disadvantages. It connects the need for a survey to...\n
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\nStories from Africa\n

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\nStudents discuss the size of adult African elephants after a demonstration on their height. They try to guess the animal of discussion based on clues given about their size and characteristics. As a class, they try to identify other...\n
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\nAfrica: Elephant Adjectives Worksheet\n

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\nFor this African elephant worksheet, students write six adjectives that describe the elephant in the center of the graphic organizer. Students use each of their adjectives in a sentence.\n
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\n\"Ivory\n\n
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\nIvory Wars\n

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\nYoung scholars examine the controversy surrounding African trade. In this geography lesson, students research the killing of elephants for ivory. Young scholars collaborate to report on the history of the ivory trade and its modern-day...\n
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\nThe African Elephant: Reading Comprehension\n

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\nIn this comprehension worksheet, students read a short paragraph about the African Elephant, then answer 5 multiple choice questions. Answers provided.\n
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\nWhere is Shirley the Elephant?\n

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\nYoung animal lovers engage in a lesson plan that's all about elephants. They access an elephant sanctuary website and read a story about Shirley the elephant. They perform a series of activities based upon that story, and also study...\n
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\nAcross the Continent\n

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\nLearners complete activities to learn about an African elephant. In this animal study lesson, students observe the teacher model the height of an African elephant using a ladder and string. Learners compare the size with other elements...\n
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\nAfrican Elephant\n

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\nIn this African elephant worksheet, students discuss facts about the elephant, its lifespan, food it eats, its height and weight. Students then color a picture of the elephant. This one page color sheet contains one picture to color.\n
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\nPicture Scramble: African Elephant, Savanna Baboon, Dik-dik\n

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\nIn this science and visual discrimination worksheet, learners examine images of an African elephant, savanna baboon and dik-dik. Next to each picture is the same image which has been divided into 9 pieces and scrambled. Students place...\n
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\nEndangered Animal Coloring Page\n

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\nIn this endangered animal coloring worksheet, students color a picture of an African elephant, an endangered animal. Students draw and illustrate its natural habitat around it.\n
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\nComparing and Contrasting-Grassland, Desert, and Forest Elephants\n

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\nStudents compare and contrast different types of elephants.  For this environmental science lesson, students examine the characteristics of three species of elephants.  Students view a video of each type of elephant to note...\n
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\nGeography Now! Guinea Bissau\n

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\nIts most exported crop is cashews, and it's home to diverse wildlife, including the West African elephant and salt water hippos. Guinea Bissau—a former Portuguese colony—has had its share of troubles, however. With a high rate of poverty...\n
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\nResearching Information on the Internet\n

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\nPractice Internet research skills. Each class member will need Internet access in order to follow along as you model how to search using key words and to do their own research on African and Asian elephants. Their notes will go into a...\n
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\nThe Great Elephant Census Modeling Activity\n

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\nThey say elephants never forget—and your class won't forget an insightful modeling activity either! Junior zoologists take part in a mock elephant census using the sample count and total count methods. The included materials provide...\n
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\nElephant Ears-African Or Asian\n

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\nThe Clever Monkey Rides Again\n

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\nStudents read and explore a West African folktale. In this folktale lesson, students read the book The Clever Monkey Rides Again and examine West African proverbs. There are several related multi-subject extensions on this lesson which...\n
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\nTaronga Zoo\n

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\nFor this online Taronga Zoo worksheet, students click on the underlined blue word or words to find the answers to twelve questions associated with the Taronga Zoo in Asia.\n
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\nAfrican Elephant Overpopulation Problem\n

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\nStudents investigate the problem of elephant overpopulation. They identify the components of the watering hole as found in Addo Elephant National Park. They also pretend to be part of the environment and act out the part in a class drama...\n
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