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Name and Describe a Street

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Build creative writing skills through a project centered around a street name. Young writers start by creating a unique street name and brainstorming what life might be like on that street before writing a descriptive piece about this...
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Internet Animal Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this Internet animal scavenger hunt worksheet, students do research online to answer 10 essay questions about animals. No specific site suggestions are given.
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Understanding Cladistics

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore cladistics and create a cladogram of their own. They are shown how the scientist at the American Museum of Natural History use a method called cladistics to group animals. Students are asked how the animals (lion,...
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Unit Plan
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G'Day Mate

For Teachers K
Students understand that Australia is the smallest continent, locate it on a map and sing about the continents. In this Australia lesson, students listen to facts about Australia and complete a book about information they have learned.
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Worksheet
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Animal Facts and Opinions

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this fact and opinion worksheet, learners read 20 informative sentences about animals. Students write "fact" or "opinion" for each sentence.
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Interactive
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Australia

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this online/interactive fill in the blank worksheet, students use the words in the word bank to fill in the blanks and complete the sentences about Australia. Students write and check 15 answers.
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Continents of the World

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a lesson about how people are the same, how people are different and where the continents are located. They go on a trip around the woworld to visit a country in each continent.
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Interactive
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Australia - reading

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Australia worksheet, students read the paragraph about Australia and complete multiple choice questions about it. Students complete 5 questions total.
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Sunwise Animals at Your Zoo

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this science worksheet, students read about how 11 different animals protect themselves from the sun. Students try and locate the animals at the zoo.
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ABC Safari

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study the animals and their alphabet letter. In this animal alphabet instructional activity, students associate the animals with their letter and learn facts about the animals. Students may use the cards to classify animals by...
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Australia

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students participate in activities in which they discover facts about Australia. They examine its climate and history. They complete a worksheet to end the lesson.
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Biogeography

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders listen to a teacher led lecture about species living in different parts of the world. They study how the species spread to different parts of the world and examine the concept of dispersal. As a class, 3rd graders...
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Reader's Theater

For Teachers 1st
First graders imagine the house they live in. They think about the colors, materials, shape, size and location of their home. Students read and discuss the book "Houses." They perform this book as a Reader's Theater using a script.
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Find–a-word

For Students 7th - 10th
In this word search worksheet about Australia, students respond to each of 25 questions that are hints to locate the vocabulary terms in the puzzle. The list of words is not given.
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Marvelous Mammals- Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Worksheets

For Students 3rd
In this mammals non-fiction reading comprehension worksheet, 3rd graders read a one page selection about the characteristics of mammals. They answer 10 questions based on the reading including true and false, short answer, and multiple...
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Australia

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners identify animals that are unique to Australia, study their habitation and how they fit in their environment.  In this exploratory lesson students research a topic to find out specific information about it. 
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Max Goes To Sydney

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this literacy activity, students find the words that fit into the story about Max and his adventures of traveling to Sydney, Australia.
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Encyclopedia Expertise

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, practice using the encyclopedia as a reference tool. They research animals today using the encyclopedia. Their job be to find three or more strange but true facts about the animal listed on their card.
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ABC Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this science worksheet, students match up eight pictures of animals to their names and then guess at the answers to eleven questions about animals.
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Interest Survey

For Students 6th - 7th
In this science and social studies worksheet, students complete a survey about their interests. Students check each subject that they are interested in, such as killer whales, Thomas Edison, and magnets.
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Rainforests

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students watch a video about the rainforest and create a large wall mural of rainforest features. Students write a first person point of view article by an endangered rainforest animal and discuss logging.
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Mammal Math

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math word problems instructional activity, students read the following questions carefully and answer the math problems. Students show their work and include the complete unit of measure in their answer.
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Amazing Aussie Animals

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to Australian animals through a PowerPoint presentation. They choose an animal of interest and conduct in-depth research using several websites. They design a presentation with their findings.
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PPT
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Geography Project: Australia

For Students 3rd - 5th
A presentation packed with project ideas and research questions encourages viewers to use images to describe Australia's climate, leisure activities, location, interesting facts, culture, and landmarks.  Learners combine technology and...