American Museum of Natural History
What's This?: Mythic Creatures
Fantastic beasts, and where to find them, are featured in a resource that offers images of real animals that just might have given rise to some of mythic creatures of legend.
Rainforest Alliance
How Do Jaguars and Howler Monkeys in Belize Depend on Us?
How does weather play a role in the lives of land and sea creatures? Find out with a lesson focused on habitats and the ways animals from different homes are connected. Here, learners explore how the life of a jaguar and howler monkey...
Rainforest Alliance
Protecting the Critical Habitat of the Manatee and Loggerhead Turtle
Explore ocean habitats with a lesson that showcases the home of manatees and loggerhead turtles in Belize. Here, pupils compare and contrast the homes of ocean animals to those of humans, listen to an original short story about the...
Curated OER
Protecting the Critical Habitat of the Manatee and the Loggerhead Turtle
First graders research Belize and its landscape and animals on the included internet sites. The students complete activities/centers across the curriculum utilizing the facts they discovered.
Curated OER
Animals A to Z: Manatee
For this manatee worksheet, 3rd graders will read 10 facts about a manatee to gain an understanding of the animal's characteristics. Students will locate 10 errors of punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
Curated OER
Manatee Crossword
For this manatee crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 10 clues and the word bank to fill in the blanks in this crossword puzzle.
Curated OER
Manatee Word Search
In this manatee word search worksheet, students locate and identify 10 manatee-related words within the word search puzzle.
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Manatee Vocabulary
In this manatees learning exercise, students read ten words that pertain to manatees. Students match these words to their meanings.
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Marvelous Manatees
Two groups consider whether or not the Florida manatee will become extinct during their lifetimes. They research manatee populations and statistics together and then a class debate is held. Afterwards they consider how reliable their...
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The Florida Manatee: Reading Comprehension
Five multiple choice questions test early readers on their understanding of a one-page passage on the Florida Manatee. Answers on page 3.
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Make Your Own Paper Bag Manatee Puppet
In this science craft worksheet, students learn about the Florida manatee by constructing a paper bag puppet with extra pattern pieces for the head and flippers. Students read the information and study the drawings about manatees, then...
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Writing and Research with a Manatee Theme
Students use Internet research methods to find information about manatees. They write a story about a manatee, told through the manatee's eyes, and also a letter to an environmental group, thanking them for what they do to protect the...
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Manatee Alphabet Activity
In this alphabetizing worksheet, students read 10 words that pertain to manatees. Students alphabetize the words. Note: The words are all capitalized even though they are common nouns.
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Spring of Life
Students explore Florida's springs using video segments. In this video instructional activity, students examine Florida's springs ecosystem, the animals that live there and the red tide that threatens the environment. The instructional...
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Manatee
In this science worksheet, students color in the picture of the manatee and read the fact sheet that focuses upon its classification.
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Manatee Facts
In this math and science worksheet, students learn facts about the manatee by reading information on one page. Students answer 5 math word problems using the data they have read.
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The Weight of Water
Students examine how salt water is more dense than fresh water. They discuss how manatees need to float and sink, conduct a sink or float experiment, and conduct an experiment with eggs and salt and fresh water.
Curated OER
Animals: Manatees
Students use the Internet to discover the manatee. They examine their behavior, reproduction, and habitat. They also examine the fact that they are an endangered species.
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Adopt a Manatee
First graders engage in a writing activity about manatees and use e-mail to contact representatives about important issues. This would be a very exciting, and meaningful lesson for a first grade writer!
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Picture Scramble: Manatee, American Alligator, Brown Pelican
In this science and visual discrimination worksheet, students examine images of a manatee, American alligator and brown pelican. Next to each picture is the same image which has been divided into 9 pieces and scrambled. Students place...
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Picture Scramble: Opossum, Grizzly Bear, Manatee
In this science and visual discrimination worksheet, students examine images of an opossum, grizzly bear and manatee. Next to each picture is the same image which has been divided into 9 pieces and scrambled. Students place the numbers 1...
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Manatee Awareness Survey
Pupils examine the public's awareness of manatees by taking a survey. They display the results of the survey as a graph.
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Manatee Mansion
Students create a captive setting that meets the needs of the manatees. They design the area so that it encourages breeding.
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Where, Oh Where, Did The Manatee Go?
Third graders become researchers, looking for the factors that affect the manatee's environment in south Florida.