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Invertebrates
Students examine invertebrates. In this animal classification lesson, students discuss invertebrates and bilateral symmetry. They discuss the importance of horse shoe crabs in medical science.
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What Makes a Hero?
Students identify the characteristics of a hero. For this character development and writing lesson, students listen to music with a hero theme and discuss the common traits of heroes. Students explore individuals and charitable...
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Wolves At Our Door
Students investigate the wolf. In this animal adaptation instructional activity, students examine the social characteristics of the wolf. They discuss the role of human intervention in reestablishing the wolf population.
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Gray Whales
Explore the majestic grey whale while deepening your understanding of animal adaptations. Grey whales from head to toe are specifically designed to fit their environment. Learners will examine the ways in which the flippers, head, body,...
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Animals in Sports and Entertainment
Middle schoolers explore how people's views on animal treatments differ. In this animal treatment and attitudes lesson, students review cases on animal treatment and evaluate whether or not the case was animal cruelty. Middle schoolers...
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What Do We Learn From Fossils?
Students investigate what a fossil is and how it came to be. In this fossil instructional activity, students examine pictures of skeletons and identify characteristics that can and cannot be determined by a fossil. Students complete...
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Investigation: Reasoning and Proof
Students explore animal characteristics by creating illustrations. In this animal identification lesson, students read a list of animal descriptions which they draw using crayons or colored pencils. Students view their drawings and...
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4th Grade Life Science Unit: Animals
Fourth graders classify animals. In this animal kingdom lesson, 4th graders research animal habitats and behaviors. Students connect to a zoologist via SKYPE and learn about animal classification. Students blog about preserving animal...
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What Does it Take to be a Survivor? Part One
Students explore marine animal adaptation. In this introductory ocean life biology instructional activity, students access prior knowledge by participating in a whole class "thought swap." Students form two lines, respond to a prompt...
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Create a Critter Collage
Young scholars create a collage. In this animal classification lesson, students discuss why and how scientists classify animals. Young scholars view pictures of different animals and decide which class each animal belongs to. Students...
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Classifying Vertebrates
Second graders study animal characteristics and classification. In this animal characteristics and classifications lesson, 2nd graders determine how to classify vertebrates which include mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and fish....
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What's Being Done?
Students explore the concept of animal welfare. In this philanthropy lesson plan, students examine legislation that supports animals in their state as well as the role of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals....
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Reptiles and Amphibians
Fourth graders explore biology by viewing animal videos in class. In this amphibian and reptile lesson, 4th graders identify the key differences between reptiles, amphibians and other animal classifications. Students view video clips in...
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Animals Multiple Choice Words Worksheet
Looking for some simple multiple-choice questions for an upcoming biology unit on animals? This instructional activity features 7 clearly worded questions, each with 4 possible answers. Topics include adaptation, camouflage, ecosystems,...
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Animals Letter Shapes
Add some excitement to a basic life science worksheet by using this simple word puzzle! Scholars read 8 definitions and write the correct animal-related vocabulary word in the boxes provided. The boxes for each definition show the...
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Animal Classification
Pupils classify animals. In this animal classification lesson, students identify characteristics from each of the 5 categories of vertebrates. Pupils group animals by categories.
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Animal Classes-Mammal Birds Fish Reptiles Amphibian
Pupils learn about the characteristics of each animal classification. In this animal classification instructional activity students will first learn the characteristics of each classification. Then, they will find animals from given...
Agriculture in the Classroom
Roll of the Genes
Animal reproduction in sheep and cattle is explored with the help of Punnet squares. Scholars employ tools using probability to conclude the color of wool a sheep's offspring will have. Acting as animal geneticists, pupils then take...
Polar Trec
Animal Monitoring Introduction
Not only do mealworms taste great, they are also great for classroom science lessons. In pairs, young scientists observe and record what they see as they check out what their mealworms are doing from minute to minute. Each minute...
Biology Junction
Birds
Birds adapted to almost every climate on the planet, from the Arctic to the rain forests. A presentation focused on birds covers their similarities and differences. It starts with their evolution from reptiles, their many physical...
American Museum of Natural History
Ocean Creature Feature
From coloring to hard protective shells, ocean creatures have adaptation features that help them survive. An eight-question online quiz highlights different ocean animals and their unique characteristics. The resource then offers pop-up...
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Kingdom Animalia: Sponges, Cnidarians, Flatworms, and Roundworms
As you work through the biological hierarchy, visit several phyla within the animal kingdom. This PowerPoint introduces viewers to characteristics and reproduction in sponges, cnidarian, flatworms, and roundworms. Make sure to add the...
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Moving Mammals
How many different ways do mammals move from place to place? An online resource uses animation to show how different mammals move. Learners use a slider to speed up or slow down a variety of mammals. The versatile lesson works as a...
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Darwin’s Natural Selection Case Studies
This editable worksheet is set up so that biology pupils read four case studies and identify points that are present in each, such as overproduction, heritable variation, struggle to survive, and differential reproduction. They also...
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