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Who's Who?

For Teachers K
Students explore biology by identifying animals and their environments. In this animal characteristic lesson, students read assigned text about farm animals, how they are raised, and what they are used for in our society. Students view a...
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Vertebrate Classification Challenge

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars determine which animals belong to the vertebrate phyla.  In this classification lesson, students are given large papers with the names of the phyla of vertebrates. They must work together to place organisms into their...
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Stormy Weather

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders demonstrate their knowledge for how animals survive in natural environments when a storm occurs. In this science/writing lesson, 5th graders engage in a listening activity with the teacher. Additionally, students write a...
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Animals Lewis and Clark Encountered

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students conduct research on an animal Lewis and Clark encountered on their journey, compare numerous factors from past and present, and report findings to other groups by web page or discussion board.
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Wild Animal Science

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students discover how environmental factors impact the survival of a population. In this landscape design lesson, students create a new animal and discuss the relationship between the animal and its environment before creating a habitat...
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Animal Habitats Cut and Paste

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this animal homes worksheet, students cut out 6 pictures of animals and paste them under the appropriate habitat: water or land.
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Animal Shelter Service Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars complete a community service project. In this community service lesson, students discuss the needs of animals in animal shelters. They contact an animal shelter and help with one of these needs. 
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Habitat Hunt

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover how hard it is for animals to find all the items needed in their habitat. In this habitat lesson, students play a game in which they pretend to be an animal, they discover that not all animals can find the food needed...
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Track Stories

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify animal tracks. For this animal track lesson, students look at "track stories" and identify the animals that made the tracks. Students discuss if they believe the animals are predators or prey. 
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Water Regulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use their basic knowledge of physiology to analyze graphical data of paramecia under diverse conditions. From the data analysis, Students develop explanations of the animal's response to the concentration of different solutions...
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Animals of the Fire Ice

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars study ice worms  and describe how they interact with other species.  In this methane hydrate lesson plan students study ice worms and hydrate shrimp to learn their behavior and can participate in an optional...
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Animal Body Parts for ESL

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Young scholars describe what animals look like. In this ESL vocabulary development lesson, students complete worksheets and use images to help them describe what animals look like. 
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How Does a Migration Move Forward?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students record and examine migration data, and calculate how fast and far a migrating animal travels and what influences its progression. They utilize the Journey North website to follow their migrating animals.
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Animal Tracks

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the different tracks that animals make. They identify similarities and differences in the tracks and formulate opinions based on facts.
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Biome-Ecology Unit with a "Design a Zoo" Extension

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students participate in a three part unit about biomes. Part one, students research the biomes of North America and part two consists of research on zoos and a field trip to a zoo. While part three ties together the first two when...
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Managing Nutrients in Livestock Manure

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Livestock managers reinforce math and science skills while learning about the nutrients found in manure. They predict which animal produces the largest amount and which animal's manure contains the most nitrogen. Finally, they compare...
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Habitats

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate the habitats of living things and the cycle of the food chain. In this scientific inquiry online lesson, students examine the habitats of plants and animals as well as the food chain as they sort pictures of living...
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Underwater Animals

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate mammals and blubber. In this science lesson abut the sea, students perform an experiment that will help them in discovering how blubber keeps sea mammals warm.
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The Animal Kingdom of Vertebrates

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders classify fish according to their characteristics. In this classification lesson students learn how to group animals including birds, reptiles and amphibians.
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Who Am I?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this who am I worksheet, students research, state and discuss sixteen pictures associated with different animals found all over the world.
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Quiz

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In this quiz worksheet, students, after researching and discussing different types of world-wide animals, determine the answers to ten key true and false questions.
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Pond Creature Name Match

For Teachers 3rd
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders will focus on the names of various pond animals. Students will identify fourteen pond creatures by matching the picture to the correct name.
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Habitat Match

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this animal habitat worksheet, learners match 15 animals with the correct habitat: African plains, Rain Forest, Arctic, India or Australia. This worksheet is related to the Magic Tree House book Lions at Lunchtime.
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Animal Adventures

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students take a trip to the zoo, find the animal they researched and give their presentation about that animal. In this animals lesson plan, students work in groups to research, create a script, and present their script about that...

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