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Big Cats

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study what a niche is and its role in a community.  In this cats lesson students research the Internet for information on big cat species. 
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Cat Study Article

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars write a letter to the editor of USA Today. In this letter writing lesson plan, students read a newspaper article about cats and consider a dog or cat's view on current events. Young scholars reflect this perspective in...
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K12 Reader

Animal Proverbs and Adages

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
What will play when the cat's away? Practice figurative language with a list of proverbs about animals. Kids use the word bank at the top of the page to fill in the blanks based on their knowledge of common phrases.
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A Bug's Life: Diary of an Insect's Metamorphosis

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the stages of insect's to understand heredity.  For this inherited traits lesson, 5th graders explore the life of the honeybee for its inherited traits. Students recognize the difference between inherited...
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Creeping and Crawling Observing Mealworms and Earthworms

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students observe the inherited traits in earthworms and mealworms. In this organisms lesson, students view a live mealworm and earthworm on a tray and identify the body parts. Students measure the worms and observe the behavior....
Interactive
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Animal Homes

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this animals worksheet, students click the correct animal, click the correct habitat, and click the animals that don't live in a given habitat. Students complete 3 activities.
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Endangered Species

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students decide which of a group of animals should take priority over others for survival. They listen to a story of endangered animals and in groups or pairs complete a worksheet to save three of the animals on the worksheet as the...
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Cougar or Human: Which Needs Protection?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners conduct Interned research on the cougar, listing perceptions about cougars, and facts about cougars. They view a video, take notes during the video, and organize presentations to present their findings.
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Parts of the Body and Colors (Animals)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this animals worksheet, students complete 10 sentences by writing the letter of the correct phrase in the blank spaces. There are 3 choices for each sentence; all pertain to parts of animal bodies.
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Parts of the Body and Colors (Animals)

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this animal worksheet, students analyze four color pictures of animals. Students answer 10 questions about the parts of the body and colors of the animals. Students choose the correct describing phrase from three choices. This page...
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Peanut Butter Broccoli

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore food production by viewing DNA presentations. In this genetic engineering lesson, 5th graders discuss the foods they typically eat at home and how many common foods are engineered in a way that can produce a bigger...
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Rock, Paper, Scissors

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore genetic traits. In this genetic traits lesson, 5th graders investigate dominant and recessive traits. Students identify similar traits between a parent organism and its offspring.
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Who Lives in the Sea? A class book (Elementary, Science)

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students, assigned an alphabet letter, do research on a sea animal whose name begins with that assigned alphabet. All of the assignments then be turned into a class book.
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Its And It's

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students read 20 sentences that contain errors in the usage of "its" and "it's." Students locate the errors and write each sentence correctly.
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Kindergarten Phonics

For Teachers K
Students are introduced to the letters and phonemes for C, L, N, P, T, and A. They identify each letter in its upper and lowercase forms. Students differentiate the letters from each other and practice identifying objects and pictures...
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Cougars

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this science worksheet, students read the quotes about cougars and then do the follow up assignment and answer the ten multiple choice questions.
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Animal Word Search by Hannah Sutherland

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this student made animal word search worksheet, students search for animal words hidden within the puzzle. They search for words such as butterfly, koala, meerkat, and whale.
Interactive
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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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Breaking News English: Hopes Fading for Future of Indian Tigers

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Hopes Fading for Future of Indian Tigers," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Leopard Cat (Prionailurus Bengalensis)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the world of the Leopard Cat and gain a greater understanding of this wild cat through statistics and information on its appearance, habitat, behavior, diet, and more.
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Encyclopedia of Life

Encyclopedia of Life: Leopard Cat

For Students 9th - 10th
The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Leopard Cats (Prionailurus bengalensis), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species and maps of its global distribution can also...
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Other

Big cats.com: Learn to Identify the Big Cats

For Students 9th - 10th
A pictorial gallery of the big cats found around the world! Brief text accompanies amazing photographs of these beautiful creatures.
Article
Seeker

Seeker: Week of 7 28 14: Pair of Rare Amur Leopard Cubs Born

For Students 9th - 10th
A pair of Amur leopard cubs were recently born at Twycross Zoo in England. Learn what makes these creatures so special. Includes video.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Leopard

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents detailed information about the leopard, including several photos.