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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Zoobilation

For Teachers K
Youngsters become familiar with zoo animals. They sort them into categories, and choose an animal to act out. Two zoo centers are created in the classroom that have examples of the animals for the pupils to play with. Then, they choose...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Elsa the Lioness

For Students 7th - 12th
Elsa is a lioness who was raised by humans in the 1950's. The Adamsons took her in after George Adamson reluctantly killed her mother. Elsa did return to the wild but maintained a very strong bond with the Adamsons until her death in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Around Your Town

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use web sites to find information. In this geography lesson, students brainstorm a list of places in their community, talk about the way zoos are organized and explore the uniqueness of the fifty states in the United States of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Zoo Vet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students come up with a list of all the animals that might be found in a zoo. They think of all the things that a zoo needs to do and provide for each animal. They discuss what the role of any zoo should be. They design a healthy zoo...
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Lesson Plan
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Home Away From Home

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners discover some of the threats to tigers in the wild and some of the challenges of keeping them in wildlife preserves and zoos. They then sketch and explain their designs for sensible tiger enclosures in zoos.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Zoos and Captive Breeding

For Students 6th - 8th
After reading pages 470-472 of an unspecified textbook, students compare statements about zoos and captive breeding to information presented in text for statements of truth. Students change statements that are false so that the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Our Five Senses

For Teachers K
Students identify their five senses and how the are used everyday. As a class, they develop a list of sounds they hear at a zoo and compare them with a list of sounds they hear at a park or school. They create an instrument on their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Zoo Animals

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students research topics related to zoos and zoo animals. They compare and contrast the size of animals, make a book of facts about bears, draw snakes, and write animal stories and poetry. They complete a series of writing and creative...
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Lesson Plan
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Zoo Animal Facts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners create a fact sheet naming an animal's habitat, distinguishing characteristics, eating type, country of origin, and any interesting information that they research. They illustrate their fact sheet and sheets are compiled into a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dear Zookeeper

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the book, Dear Zoo. Working in groups, they develop a list of at least three zoo mammals. They write a letter to a zookeeper using four parts, which include a heading, body, closing and signature.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Getting To Know You:learning the Aza Ssp Terminology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discover the role zoos play in conservation of animals. They research the captive breeding programs that are in place at the Minnesota Zoo. They use the zoo's website to find the American Zoo and Aquarium Associations criteria...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Working-with-Animals Careers

For Teachers 1st
First graders list and discuss careers that involve working with animals and draw pictures of careers that interest them. They compare and contrast domestic and wild animals.
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Website
University of Washington

Natural History Museums and Collections

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents links to museums worldwide, as well as categorizing them by each continent.
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Graphic
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Animal Cams

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features a variety of live animal cams including cams of the lions, the giant pandas, and the elephants. In addition to the live cams, information on each animal is provided.
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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Orangutans May Soon Challenge Visitors to Tetris

For Students 3rd - 8th
Article reports on new ways technology is being used to provide stimulation for great apes in zoos. Includes video.
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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 4 4 16: Gorillas Love Egg Hunts Too!

For Students K - 1st
Photos and video of a gorilla enjoying an Easter egg hunt at a zoo in Cincinnati. Includes video.
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Website
Other

Colchester Zoo, England

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This is the homepage of the Colchester Zoo in Colchester, England. There is information about the zoo and the animals. There is a virtual tour and there are real player and QuickTime videos under the "Display and Feeding Times" category.
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Activity
Other

Deep Sea World and Blue Planet Aquarium, United Kingdom

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the combined homepage for Deep Sea World and Blue Planet Aquarium. There is some information about each facility. The buttons for more information on all topics are located at the bottom of the page. Blue Planet Aquarium is...
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Website
Other

Artis Zoo

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage of the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The information in English is accessible by selecting the British flag in the bottom right corner. There are pictures of animals and other information, but it is not in...
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Website
Other

Mogo Zoo

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage of Mogo Zoo in Australia. It offers photographs and descriptions of the animals found at the zoo.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Denver Zoo: Conservation: Our Trip to the Denver Zoo

For Students 1st - 2nd
A story about a trip to the zoo and the many animals that the children saw. Includes audio narration in nine additional languages with text in English.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Denver Zoo: Conservation: Who Is Denver Zoo?

For Students 1st - 2nd
Learn what a zoo is and what happens there in this description of the mission of the Denver Zoo. Includes audio narration in English, Chinese, Spanish, Setswana, and Turkish, with text in English.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Denver Zoo: Conservation: Who Lives at Denver Zoo?

For Students 1st - 2nd
Meet some of the animals that live in a zoo. Includes audio narration in ten additional languages with text in English.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Denver Zoo: Conservation: Working on the Wild Side

For Students 1st - 2nd
Meet some of the many people who work at a zoo. Includes audio narration in nine additional languages with text in English.