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\nAdaptations\n

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\nViewers learn about adaptations of plants, animals, and humans through a collection of four Animal League videos. Host Britt Garner discusses behavioral and physical adaptations like camouflage. Also featured are unique adaptions like...\n
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\nHow Do Animals See in the Dark?\n

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\nHow can nocturnal animals see at night? Bigger eyes? More photoreceptors? Use this video to discover the amazing ways animals have adapted in order to see at night.\n
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\nNocturnal Animals\n

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\nHow do those nocturnal animals see in the dark? This perplexing question does have an answer. First, little ones use their sense of touch to determine the name of a mystery object, then they listen closely to identify various animals by...\n
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\n\"Nocturnal\n\n
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\nNocturnal Animals Cloze Activity\n

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\nIn this science cloze activity, 3rd graders fill in the 9 blanks in a selection about nocturnal animals. They use the words from a word bank at the bottom of the page to complete the paragraph. They cut out pictures of nocturnal animals...\n
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\nNocturnal Animals Lesson #4: Owls\n

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\nStudents investigate the owl food chain. They discuss owl facts, explore various websites, dissect an owl pellet, create a picture of the owl food chain, read the book, \"Owl Babies,\" and write an owl poem.\n
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\nNocturnal Navigators\n

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\nYoung biologists take a look at some of the unique ways that nocturnal animals survive in the dark. After reading a terrific student handout which is embedded in the plan, learners work together to answer questions about what they have...\n
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\nFact or Opinion: Animals\n

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\nHow many legs do spiders have? Is that an opinion, or is it a fact? Complete a worksheet with four sets of five questions about different animals and their attributes, noting whether each statement is a fact or an opinion.\n
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\nWho's Hooting?\n

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\nStudents in a special education class examine the nocturnal animals in their local area. Individually, they use the internet to research owls and share it with the class. To end the lesson, they use construction paper to make a...\n
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\nAnimals Active at Night\n

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\nStudents identify animals that are active at night and the reasons why. They examine the features needed to be a nocturnal animal. They create a representation of one of the animals.\n
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\nNight Shine\n

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\nStudents explore aquatic animals that are attracted to light. In this science lesson plan, students observe how aquatic animals respond to light at night. Students search for aquatic animals in the dark and attempt to catch them....\n
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\nNocturnal Animals\n

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\nIn this animal worksheet, students complete a cloze activity about nocturnal animals by filling in the blanks in 2 paragraphs using 9 words from a word bank. They color and cut out 13 small pictures of nocturnal animals and paste them in...\n
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\nNocturnal Animals Lesson Plans\n

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\nCreatures of the night aren't scary, but elicit much wonder and delight. Check out these nocturnal animal lesson plans for teaching ideas.\n
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\nNight Hike\n

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\nStudents explore Upham Woods at night and investigate about the special adaptations of nocturnal animals. They identify three nocturnal animals and how they are adapted to the night. Students explain what night vision is and how it works.\n
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\nNight Eyes\n

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\nFifth graders identify nocturnal animals based on specific characteristics. For this animals lesson, 5th graders observe an area at night using flashlights. Students record their findings and discuss as a group. \n
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\nIn Search of Night Life\n

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\nTake a tour through the Amazon rain forest at night! A video leads an expedition through a rain forest highlighting the nocturnal wildlife. The participants find reptiles, arachnids, insects, and more during their journey.\n
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\nWho Goes There?\n

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\nYoung scholars discover behaviors of nocturnal animals. In this animal behavior lesson, students conduct a night time experiment with black light tracing materials to observe nocturnal animal behavior in the wild.\n
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\n\"Critters 'R Us\" or \"Crime Scene Critters\"\n

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\nLearners predict, identify, analyze, and categorize the various nocturnal animals found in their immediate area. They set bait around their school, and try to identify the tracks of the animals that eat the food.\n
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\nAnimals at Night\n

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\nIn this nocturnal animals worksheet, students study a fact page with lists of mammals, insects, birds and amphibians that they may see on the school grounds at night. There are no questions to answer.\n
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\nAnimal Facts Book\n

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\nWhat do your pupils know about animals? Have them put together and color this little book about animals to learn about everything from camels to pandas.\n
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\nDay and Night in the World\n

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\nHow do different parts of the world experience day and night? Introduce scholars to the concept of global citizenship while teaching about animal behavior with discussion of nocturnal and diurnal animals. Then, learners complete...\n
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\nThey See with Their Ears\n

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\nSometimes bats get a bad rap, even though they are fascinating creatures! Teach your class about echolocation with a reading passage. After reading, class members respond to five questions based on the text.\n
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\nGuided Reading \"In the Night Sky\"\n

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\nStudents participate in a variety of reading exercises, such as choral reading and reading response journal, to reinforce concepts about space and nocturnal animals.\n
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\nWhere Do I Go At Night?\n

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\nStudents describe the requirements of daytime and nightime animals for survival. They identify any behaviors that assist in the animal surviving. They create a representation for the class to view.\n
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\nCritters R Us or Crime Scene Critters\n

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\nStudents identify nocturnal animals in their local area. Using the internet, they view animal tracks to determine which ones might be in around their school. In groups, they examine outside areas and record their observations. They...\n
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