Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Learned Behavior of Animals

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Just about all human behaviors are learned. Learned behavior is behavior that occurs only after experience or practice. Learned behavior has an advantage over innate...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Social Behavior of Animals

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Why is animal communication important? Without it, animals would not be able to live together in groups. Animals that live in groups with other members of their...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Learned Behavior of Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes types of behavior that animals can learn.
Activity
BBC

Bbc Science & Nature: The Life of Mammals

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can watch vivid pictures change before their eyes, from lions to monkeys to dolphins. Authors provide interactive games that aid in learning the behavior of animals. Continue to explore by investigating the habitat, diet, and...
Unit Plan
University of Oxford (UK)

The Learning Zone: Animals

For Students K - 1st
Learn all about the study of animals--zoology through this interactive website. You will learn about the processes that make animals alive, what makes them endangered or extinct, and the tree of life.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: How Animals Care for Their Young

For Students K - 1st
In this interactive lesson, students learn that animals take care of their young in many of the same ways the adults in their lives take care of them.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: How Animals Care for Their Young

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this interactive instructional activity, learners learn that animals take care of their young in many of the same ways the adults in their lives take care of them. Students watch videos from NATURE and engage in a variety of...
eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Animals: Small and Mighty Mammals

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Learn about some of the special skills some small mammals have. Includes audio narration in Turkish and English, with text in English.
Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Magic Rocks [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students work in groups with each acting as a predator, prey, or family member in a particular habitat. They present their habitat performance to the class and students identify the habitat and animal relationships. Then,...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Animal Behaviors

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Barking, purring, and playing are just some of the ways in which dogs and cats behave. These are examples of animal behaviors. Animal behavior is any way that...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Christmas Island: What Do Animals Eat?

For Students K - 1st
This lesson teaches students the three different types of diets animals may have - herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Animal Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this instructional activity using commonly known animals such as a fox, dog and an inchworm, students enjoy learning about the movements of various animals. The teacher demonstrates how to move and be like that animal using various...
Unit Plan
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Animal Studies [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
"Animal Studies" is a one page, non-fiction, reading passage about studying the behaviors of animals including the sawfly and the poppy-bee. They learn about animals by observing them. It is followed by constructed-response questions...
Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Arctic Hare

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore the world of the arctic hare through this clear and concise site. Students will learn more information on the characteristics, range, habitat, food, reproduction and behavior of this furry creature through this resource.
Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Unit: Grade K: Mama Panya's Pancakes

For Teachers K
Students read and retell stories and fables from Africa to determine how the actions of the characters teach lessons about how to act and how not to act. Students learn about various character traits and their antonyms while keeping...
Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Great Egret

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Great Egret through this Nature Works site. Students will access information about characteristics, life cycle, habitat, range, behavior and diet through this source.
Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Tricolored Heron

For Students 9th - 10th
This site created by NatureWorks focuses on the Tricolored Heron. Learn more about this aquatic bird's characteristics, life cycle, diet, behavior, range and habitat through the exploration of this source.
Article
American Psychological Association

Apa Help Center: Violence Warning Signs

For Students 9th - 10th
This brochure, from the American Psychological Association, offers a comprehensive overview of violent behavior and the warning signs associated with this behavior. Content includes a focus on the different reasons for violence, how to...
eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Denver Zoo: Conservation: Just Like Me

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Learn about the habits of different zoo animals and how they are like human children. Includes audio narration in nine additional languages with text in English.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Insects

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Insects, with over a million described species, are the most diverse group of animals on Earth. They may be found in nearly all environments on the planet. No matter...
Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Jaguarundi

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn more about the Jaguarundi through the exploration of this resource. The content of this site includes information on behavior, characteristics, life cycle, diet, range and habitat.
Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Eastern Chipmunk

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Did you know the Eastern Chipmunk has white fur on its stomach and reddish-brown fur on its back? Come and explore this educational resource to learn more about this creature's diet, habitat, life cycle and more.
Handout
Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Great White Sharks

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from Unique Australian Animals you can meet the one of the most feared animals of the ocean, the Great White Shark. Learn what Great Whites are really like by reading their description at this web page.
Handout
Unique Australian Animals

Unique Australian Animals: Brolga

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site view images of this beautiful crane and read this brief description to learn more about the Brolga.