Following a reading of Frogs by Gail Gibbons, young scientists write about one fact they learned from the reading to include in a class book about frog facts. Class members illustrate their sentences and add a title page and a table of...

Australia has more lizards than any other country. Learners have an opportunity to get up close to one type, the goanna lizard, with a short video about how this speedy reptile survives under the harsh conditions of the outback. Viewers...

What a terrific lesson! Learners discuss the animal kingdom, and classify them as vertebrates and invertebrates. They also identify them as fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. There is even a taxonomic breakdown of popular...

Pupils locate reptiles, analyze them, and then classify them.

Seventh graders engage in a lesson to learn more about herpetile orgainsims. They have a background in these types before this lesson. Students gather specimens from various ponds, streams, and forest. The importance of the organisms to...

In this reptiles learning exercise, students read 11 definitions and match them to the correct vocabulary words in a word box. Students write the reptile vocabulary words in front of each definition.

What type of reptiles live in New York State? This instructional activity gets the class thinking about what factors determine where particular animals live. They analyze the Hudson Valley environment, identify specific reptile and...

Students simulate lizard temperature regulation. In this Science instructional activity, students use a thermometer as a pretend lizard. Students must keep their lizard within a particular temperature range while moving through a...

In this vertebrate instructional activity, students review the different adaptations for the 5 groups of vertebrates: birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes. This instructional activity has 12 matching, 1 fill in the blank, and...

Learners complete a unit about the different creatures that can live in a small pond habitat. They create a glossary, create a class Small Pond mural, develop a Frog Fact File, read a variety of books, and conduct research for a report...

Learners explore dinosaur stance and the dinosaur-bird connection. They investigate what distinguishes dinosaurs from other reptiles? Students discuss how dinosaurs stand their legs positioned directly under their bodies. They are...

Here is a very informative worksheet on snakes that has a few worthwhile tasks embedded in it as well. Learners read some very interesting text about snakes. The text includes some ways to avoid having snakes hiding in your yard....

Classifying animals has never been this much fun! Pupils discuss the animal groups, fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, birds, and also identify their characteristics. Then, they take pictures of animals and classify them in a group...

This PowerPoint features a game based on the animal life. The interactive slides include 20 questions about animal needs, animal groups, and animal traits. The questions include multiple choice answers and 4 different levels of...

For this amphibians and reptiles worksheet, students answer short answer questions about amphibians, reptiles, their characteristics, groups, and more. Students complete 8 questions total.

In this "Reptiles and Amphibians" worksheet, students watch the science video and respond to 37 fill in the blank questions regarding information from the documentary pertaining to reptiles and amphibians.

In this reptiles word puzzle worksheet, students examine the 17 words and names in the word bank and locate them in the word search puzzle.

Don't you just love resources you can print and use? Here is a complete printable packet all about animals. Kids can color the animal pictures, answer animal questions, and complete the animal crossword puzzle, then put them all together...

In this reptile worksheet, students read 1 page of background information before they cut out the 24 reptile picture and fact cards that may be used for study.

In this chordates worksheet, students answer 18 questions given detailed information about the phylum. Students complete a table about each class of species within the phylum and identify their characteristics.

In this word search puzzle worksheet, students find and circle all of the wildlife hidden in a word search puzzle. Students also classify the animals into groups of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, or amphibians.

For this reptiles worksheet, students read about reptiles and then answer 10 questions about what they just learned. The answers are on the last page.

In this excretory system worksheet, students read a brief excerpt about water balance and the excretory system. Then they identify what compound birds, insects and reptiles living in dry habitats excrete. Students also describe how...