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Watchable Wildlife Checklist

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this wildlife worksheet, students will read over a list of 28 native animal species, their needs, and interesting characteristics. This list can be used as a checklist when out on a hike or in the school yard to identify common wildlife.
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Cranes, Crosswalks, and Big Gulps

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students watch a video and answer questions based on wildlife jobs. In this wildlife lesson plan, students learn that biologists don't just play with animals but that there is a lot of study involved.
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ESL Colors Activity

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL colors worksheet, students watch a video titled "The Colors of the Earth," then choose the correct colors to describe pictures and the correct animals being described.
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Animals

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this animals worksheet, students choose the correct name to label animals, write the correct animal name, read a story, and more. Students complete 5 activities.
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Quiz about Animals

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this animals worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions about different animals, what they eat, and where they live. Students complete 10 questions.
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In the Desert

For Teachers Pre-K
Students explore earth science by completing several environment activities. In this desert lesson plan, students identify where the U.S. deserts are and what types of wild life inhabit them. Students utilize arts and crafts to create a...
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ESL Vocabulary Practice

For Students 4th - 7th
In this ESL vocabulary practice worksheet, learners look up words and write their definitions, read about adjectives and sentences using them, change singular nouns to plurals and match descriptions to foods.
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Building a Dichotomous Key

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars analyze how a dichotomous key helps us explain and identify unknown organisms. They design and construct a dichotomous key, developing a list of three observable characteristics per organism.
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African-American Folktales

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students are introduced to the characteristics of folktales and their purpose. As a class, they listen to a folktale, answer questions about the characters and share which part they enjoyed the best. In groups, they compare and...
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Food Web

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are able to define food web, and identify the interdependence of organisms within a system. They are able to describe how natural events and human activities can impact a food web.
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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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What's Up at the Rim?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners are sent on a scavenger hunt to find as many plants as they can in nature.
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Classifying Life

For Students 9th - 12th
In this classifying life worksheet, students review the 5 kingdoms of organisms by completing 10 matching and 7 fill in the blank questions.
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Make a Rain Stick for Earth Day

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students construct rain sticks. In this ecology multicultural lesson, students use recyclable items to construct a rainstick. Detailed instructions for making and decorating the rainstick are given.
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Define Vocabulary

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this vocabulary worksheet, students define vocabulary items and label animals, clothing, school items, and write sentences. Students complete 6 exercises total.
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Producers, Consumers, and the Food Chain

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss producers, consumers, and the food chain. In this producers and consumers lesson, 3rd graders talk about organisms, the food chain, and the difference between producers and consumers. They complete review worksheets...
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Flood Control Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the reasons why dams were built in Nebraska. They identify factors that need to be considered when building a dam. They create a dam of their own.
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ESL Vocabulary-Animals

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this ESL vocabulary worksheet, students study a chart of pictures and animal names, then unscramble names, watch a video and list animals seen, fill in missing letters, complete an animal crossword and classify given animals.
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A Model of a Strato Volcano

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students build a volcano model on tag board. They add lava and ash layers simulating the process that builds a real strato volcano cone.
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Researching and Writing in the Jungle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars practice research and writing skills. They pick an animal to resarch from the template chioces and write a paragraph about the animal. In addition, a digital camera is used to insert student pictures onto the slides.
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World Geography Quiz

For Students 5th - 6th
In this world geography learning exercise, students answer several questions based on world geography and landmarks. Students answer 10 multiple choice questions.
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Study Of Birds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the Spanish language looking for words related to birds and their habitat. They write phrases and sentences using the words. Gradually they attempt to use the correct sentence structure in conjunction with reading...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Black Rat Snake

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what these snakes eat and where they live, along with other facts.
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BBC

Bbc Nature: Wildlife: Black Mamba

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the fascinating world of the black mamba snake by learning about its distribution, behaviors, habitats, and classification through descriptions, videos, photos, news articles, and external links.