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Animals Jeopardy

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This animal science PowerPoint enables young scholars to review the habitats and body parts of animals by participating in a Jeopardy review game. This interactive review game includes illustrations of animals as well.
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Michigan State University

Create an Animal

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Think beyond the animals and habitats we've already discovered and allow scholars to dream up their very own habitat and an animal that lives there. Class members present the new habitat and animal on a poster alongside an...
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Habitats

For Students 3rd
In this habitats activity, 3rd graders cut out the 14 habitat descriptions and place them under the correct habitat heading.                             
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What Do They Eat?

For Students K - 1st
What does a monkey eat? How about a squirrel? Introduce your young scholars to different types of eaters in the animal kingdom with this cut-and-paste activity. Students assess 6 animals: a squirrel, a frog, a monkey, a seal, a dog, and...
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National Wildlife Federation

Habitat for Sale

For Teachers K - 8th Standards
Where would this animal like to live? Pupils choose an animal and write an ad to advertise that animal's habitat or home. For a little fun, learners create the newspaper ads to provide enough detail for classmates to guess what animal...
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Meet the Animals

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
The class will examine a series of live or stuffed animals in order to learn how different animals survive in distinctive habitats. As they examine each animal, they will be asked a series of critical thinking questions geared at getting...
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Whose Home Is This?

For Students 5th
After reading a short and informative paragraph on animals and their environments, learners look at pictures of four animals, and write a short description of how each one has adapted to its environment. A suggested activity is that each...
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Friends on the Farm

For Teachers 1st
Young farmers explore the world of farm animals. They are introduced to a variety of animals, what their role is, how many legs they have, and what sounds they make. Worksheets and websites embedded in the plan are used to carry it out....
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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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Plankton in the Air

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here is a lab activity adequate for use with any full lesson on environmental factors that shape animal adaptations or marine animal characteristics. Pupils will discuss the role plankton plays in the environment and filter-feeding...
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Go To Sleep, Gecko!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the interdependence of organisms using the book "Go To Sleep, Gecko!" They examine a variety of food chains, listen to the book, and answer story comprehension questions. Students then conduct research on food...
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Climates and Animal Habitats

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore how animals adapt to their habitats. For this climate lesson, 3rd graders discuss how the climate effects animal habitats. Students use the Internet to research information about a particular animal and its habitat.
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Grzimek's Animal Life: Polar Bears

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the physical adaptations of polar bears. In this animal adaptations lesson, students access interactive resource pages on the Internet, discovering the habitats of polar bears and their physical attributes. Students...
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Marine & Aquatic Habitats Activities - Aquatic Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore importance of marine or aquatic habitats, and investigate habitat characteristics and conditions required by various organisms to ensure survival. They then select an animal to study and design an artificial habitat...
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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Private-Religious)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine how to prevent cruelty to animals. In this stewardship instructional activity, students discover the Biblical laws of Tza’ar Ba’alei Chaim. High schoolers volunteer their time to assist community organizations that...
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Animals and Habitats of the Chesapeake Bay

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students work in small groups to discover the various habitats present in Chesapeake Bay and the animals that live in them. After investigating the habits and lives of the animals they will draw conclusions about other habitats the...
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ARKive

Adaptations to Arid Habitats

For Teachers 6th - 8th
How do plants and animals survive in habitats with very little water? Explore arid ecosystems and the way their inhabitants have adapted with a lesson and science experiment. After kids listen to a presentation about adaptation, they...
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Reading Adventure Pack: Environment

For Parents 1st Standards
A fiction and nonfiction text, The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest by Lynne Cherry and I See a Kookaburra! Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page begins a learning experience in...
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Where the Octopus Lives

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this letter O worksheet, students color a large picture of an octopus. Students analyze two pictures of habitats and circle the one that shows where an octopus would live. Students trace and practice upper and lower case letter Oo.
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Is There Room for Everybody?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the capacity of animals able to live in one habitat. In this habitat lesson plan, 3rd graders play a game that shows the food chain and the interactions between animals in an area. Students discover that food is a...
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Cheetah Outreach

Introduction to Cheetah

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Transform your classroom into the African savannah, a mountain range, the forest, and an urban environment! Young scientists embark on an imaginary field study observing various cat species in native habitats and recording in field guides.
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The Animals Kingdom

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students are introduced to the classification system of animals. In groups, they set up an aquarium in which they must maintain throughout the year. They also observe earthworms and how they react to various stimuli and research the...
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Animals of the Lost City

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Begin with a demonstration of exothermic reactions and discussion of chemosynthesis. Your aspiring oceanographers research vent communities and then craft a mural of a vent community. This is a terrific method of introducing learners to...
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Animals Around Us

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students view and discuss a Discovery Channel video that compares the animals found in four different habitats. They compare and contrast the characteristics of forests, deserts, wetlands and grasslands then choose one to depict in a...

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