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Writing About the Zoo Trip

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice writing. In this five senses writing lesson, 2nd graders describe their experience on the field trip they took to the zoo. They work as a class and independently to come up with different things they saw, smelled,...
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Zoo Animal Graphing Fun

For Students 2nd
In this graphing activity, 2nd graders locate the zoo animals on the graph and record the correct coordinates on the line. There are 10 sets of coordinates to record.
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Compare and Contrast Zoo Animals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore similarities and differences between zoo animals through research on the Internet in this lesson for the middle school Science or Language Arts classroom. The lesson emphasizes the use of a T-chart or Venn Diagram.
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Going to the Zoo

For Teachers Pre-K
Students choose a map and follow directions to get to the zoo. In this physical education and map skill lesson, students follow a color map to get to the zoo. Students walk, jump or use other movement skills to reach the zoo.
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Citizens For the New Zoo

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders complete Internet research to find information about an animal and its basic needs. They design a model of a zoo habitat that would accommodate their animal. They write a letter of recommendation to a Zoo board of directors...
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Favorite Animal at the Zoo - Making a Pie Chart

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this graphing and interpretation worksheet set, students draw charts that are either blank or outlined that show information about students' favorite zoo animals. They answer questions based on the data in 15 examples.
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Using Metric Measurement at the Zoo

For Students 6th
For this using metric measurement at the zoo worksheet, student solve twenty multiple choice problems about the weight and length of zoo animals using the metric system.
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Logic Puzzle-- Going to the Zoo

For Students 4th - 5th
For this logic worksheet, students solve a logic puzzle about the favorite animals and the T shirt color for five friends. Using the chart which is provided, students use logic to decide who liked what animal and wore which shirt.
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Jungle Animals Math Word Problems

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this word problems activity, students add and subtract to solve. In this short answer and fill in the blank activity, students write answers to two problems.
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Art to Zoo: Celebration

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students research and develop a report on birthday rituals around the world. In this research lesson plan, students compare birthday rituals from other cultures to their own. Images and resources are included.
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Welcome to My Zoo

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this animal facts worksheet, students fill in informational facts about the following animals: elephants, cheetahs, pandas, blue whales, turtles, and kangaroos.
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Happy 40th Birthday Brown Bear

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
What do you see? Wish a happy birthday to Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle's Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? The lesson includes six extension activities for the books and its companion stories, including a maze and...
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What Do Koalas Need to Survive?

For Teachers 1st
First graders take a field trip and examine the Koala and his habitat.  In this Koala lesson plan, 1st graders read Possum Magic and discuss the foods of Australia.  Students view the habitat of a Koala and record what it eats,...
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Tigers: An Endangered Species

For Students 2nd - 7th
Facts about tigers are packed into a PowerPoint presentation about tigers. The presentation includes great photographs and accompanying text regarding the habitats, diet, lifespan, and physical attributes of tigers. Very interesting!
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An Interesting Animal

For Students 1st - 3rd
"Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!" Primary graders write about an animal that interests them, describing what it looks like, where it lives, and what it eats.
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African Wildlife

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the wildlife of Africa. In this animal science lesson, students view the video "National Geographic's African Wildlife" and visit websites to research additional information on the wildlife of Africa. Students...
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What Can You Learn About Dinosaurs by Watching an Ostrich?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students collect a variety of drawings of dinosaurs and maps of a zoo. Students observe an animal in motion during a field trip to a zoo from reproducible worksheets. Students study about the process by which scientists and film...
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Animal Hide and Seek

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine how animals use their colors to their advantage. They read the book, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?," participate in a toothpick camouflaging demonstration, explore the Camouflage Field Book website,...
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Wild or Domestic?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify the differences between wild and domestic animals. In this animal science lesson, students list examples of wild and domestic animals and take an online tour of a zoo.
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Animal Facts and Opinions

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

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this wild animals instructional activity, students name the animals, make sentences, ask and answer questions, and more about wild animals. Students complete 5 activities.
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Weekly Grammar Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this weekly grammar worksheet, students answer eight subject verb agreement questions and locate the nouns and verbs in seven sentences. Students also must complete five sentences by writing down the correct verb that agrees with the...
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Infrared Zoo Lesson 2 Index Dinner in the Dark

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students discover how certain snakes can find prey using a natural infrared sensor. They think about small prey animals and how a pit viper snake finds them in the forest. Students explore the physical characteristics of the animals...
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Animals from Afar

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students visualize the scope of the Roman empire by illustrating the geographic origins of various imported animals. They study how exotic animals were imported into Rome from the farthest regions of the empire.