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MENSA Education & Research Foundation

Kingdom Animalia: Classifying Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Six lessons, extension activities, and an assessment make up a series of lessons curated to reinforce the concept of classifying animals. Each informative and interactive lesson attributes to the knowledge of the seven levels of...
Organizer
Curated OER

Classification/Taxonomy/Statistics Review

For Students 9th - 12th
"Does King Phillip Cry Over Flimsy Grass Stems?" You might not answer that question with this exhaustive worksheet, but your biology class will get the full scoop on the hierarchy of biological classification with this resource. It...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Animals Multiple Choice Words Worksheet

For Students 4th - 8th
Looking for some simple multiple-choice questions for an upcoming biology unit on animals? This worksheet features 7 clearly worded questions, each with 4 possible answers. Topics include adaptation, camouflage, ecosystems, animal...
Activity
Super Teacher Worksheets

Mammal Scavenger Hunt Activity

For Teachers 2nd - 6th Standards
Did you know that a polar bear's skin is actually black? Or that the lightest mammal weighs less than a paperclip? Young scientists learn these and other amazing facts about mammals as they explore the animal kingdom with...
Unit Plan
Lerner Publishing

Meet the Dinosaurs

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Take your class of youngsters on a prehistoric adventure with this four-lesson series on dinosaurs. Accompanying the Meet the Dinosaurs books by Don Lessem, these lessons engage children in writing their own dinosaur books,...
Worksheet
K5 Learning

Will the Wolf

For Students 3rd Standards
How well can a wolf survive without a pack? Third graders read about headstrong Will and his desire to be an independent wolf with a short story and series of comprehension questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Mammal Study Merit Badge Workbook

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Boy Scout Mammal Study merit badge worksheet, students complete 5 pages of multiple step short answer questions associated with the characteristics of mammals in order to earn a merit badge. They list animal classification,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Collared Peccary (Javelina)

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this animal facts worksheet, learners learn about the only wild, native, pig like animal found in the United States. Students learn facts about the Collard Peccary by reading the worksheet.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Digging Into Science Lesson Plans

For Students 5th - 7th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and write the various species that are still present today. Then they define evolution using three words. Students also describe what a fossil is and give some examples related to a particular...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Comma Worksheet 2

For Students 7th - 10th
In this grammar worksheet, learners insert all necessary commas in fourteen sentences. Students check to make sure that each sentence is grammatically correct.
Interactive
Curated OER

Ecology Vocabulary Exercise: Wetlands

For Students 7th - 8th
In this ecology vocabulary exercise:  wetlands instructional activity, students read the definitions of 8 words, then categorize a species found in a wetland in their region.  This page has numerous links to helpful web resources.
Interactive
Curated OER

Ecology Vocabulary

For Students 5th - 8th
In this ecology worksheet, students read the vocabulary words and then categorize a species found in a field, meadow, or fencerow in their state or region. Students complete 6 problems.
Interactive
Curated OER

Bluebirds Ecology Vocabulary Exercise

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this bluebirds worksheet, students categorize bluebird species found in their state and define vocabulary related to it. Students complete 6 vocabulary words.