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Farm Animal Coverings
Students inquire about the different coverings that farm animals have. They identify feathers, hair and fur. They categorize animals into either farm animals or zoo animals. They gather pictures of various domestic and wild animals from...
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Visit To the Farm
Students research farm animals and write a story based on the research.
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Describing Animals
Students investigate different types of pets. For this pets lesson, students discuss a variety of animals and their habitats. Students complete activities such as pet pictionary, pets as fashion accessories, role playing pet ownership,...
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Amazing Animals
Young scholars, in beginning and advanced beginning ESL levels, use English in an animal lesson plan.
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Getting To Know You:learning the Aza Ssp Terminology
Students discover the role zoos play in conservation of animals. They research the captive breeding programs that are in place at the Minnesota Zoo. They use the zoo's website to find the American Zoo and Aquarium Associations criteria...
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Learning About Animals' Bodies
Students research different animals (mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, birds, fish) and create books, murals, dioramas, puppets, and sculptures to illustrate the necessity of various body parts for overall survival. In this animal...
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I Am An Animal: Where Do I Live?
Students make an alphabet booklet using the computer to find pictures and facts about farm animals, zoo animals and pets. They write facts about the animals: where they live, what they eat, their coloring, etc.
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Animals: Alligators
Learners study alligators, discover their habitats, species and how they care for their young.
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Evolution Explorations
Students compare characteristics of animals and human beings. In this biology instructional activity, students observe an animal and record their observations. They infer whether the evolution theory is true or not.
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For Creative Minds: What Makes an Animal a Mammal?
Young scholars read about categories of mammals and their features. Students then construct a marine animal, using given print outs in the lesson plan. Young scholars then create adaptations for their mammal, using a web site reference...
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Jane Goodall
Students identify Jane Goodall as a scientist who studies the behavior of chimpanzees. They listen to a biography of Jane Goodall and review the location of Africa. Then students participate in an animal observation activity.
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Cotton Ball Lamb
Students are encouraged to recognize animal and the sounds they make. They create a hands-on craft, story-telling and song. Students share each creation with their classmates.