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American Museum of Natural History

Identification Adventure

For Students 6th - 12th
Put all the pieces together. After a skeleton is put together, pupils play the scientist to determine the type of animal they have by using a classification tree to narrow down the identity. After each decision, they gain advice from an...
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Vertebrate Circulatorium

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
When you get to the heart of the matter, you learn a lot about an organism by studying its circulatory system! A perfect resource for a zoology or anatomy class, the simulation gives users a peek inside a variety of vertebrates to...
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Are you an Animal Sleuth?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students define and identify both wild and domestic animals as well as mammals and non-mammals. In this animal safety lesson, students distinguish between animals that can carry rabies from those that cannot. Students use stuffed animals...
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Walking Whales

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the theory of evolution of whales.  In this walking whales lesson students study a reading packet, divide into groups and respond to given questions. 
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African Elephant

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this African elephant worksheet, students discuss facts about the elephant, its lifespan, food it eats, its height and weight. Students then color a picture of the elephant. This one page color sheet contains one picture to color.
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Animals Abound Pre/Post Assessment

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars prepare for or evaluate their experiences in learning about animal persistence. This is part of a multi-segmented unit on animal living, adaptation, and survival.
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Bats Of WI And PR

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the bats of Puerto Rico. They conduct research in order to find information to construct a powerpoint presentation. They create a dvd of the presentation and go on a tour to a local cave to see the environment...
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Super Scientists Code

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science activity, students use the key code on the right to unscramble each of the scientists. They also match each of the scientists found to their correct description.
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Lion

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this lion worksheet, students explore the group, order and characteristics of a lion. They discover where the lion lives, its lifespan, and general facts about the "king of the jungle." Students then color a picture of a lion. This is...
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The Caspian Sea

For Students 7th - 10th
In this comprehension and geography activity, students read an article about the Caspian Sea, identifying where it is located and what countries surround it. Then they describe three parts of the sea, what are tributaries, and how many...
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Sea Creatures Coloring Pages

For Students Pre-K - K
In this coloring activity, students color large cartoon-style drawings of sea creatures including shellfish, sharks, fish, turtles and marine mammals. There are 15 drawings here, one per page.
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Animals Vocabulary Decoder Worksheet

For Students 4th - 5th
Add some decoding to your scholar's review of basic life science terms in this decorder learning exercise, where students match 15 words to their definitions. Words such as mammal and amphibian must be matched to their written...
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AP Biology Chordates - Birds/Mammals

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students participate in a layered curriculum units with a variety of activities like: Library Research and choose one topic. Find 2 articles on the topic, cite the article, and summarize each article.
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Collect, organize and compare different data for the Marine Mammals of the Miami Seaquarium, i.e.: size, weight, diet and habitat and how to calculate average, median, mode and range.

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students collect, organize, and compare different data and develop statistical methods such as: average, median, mode and range as a way for decision making by constructing table
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Interview a Professional: Marine Mammal Rescue

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars choose a career featured on the school to career website. They research the career and email an expert in the field of their choice. They answer a series of questions and write a written report on their findings and...
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Bats - Endangered Mammal

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete question sheet on Bats and research information using a list of websites provided by the teacher. They work with peers to complete a scavenger hunt worksheet about bats.
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Easy Whales Crossword Puzzle

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
For this vocabulary worksheet, students examine facts about whales by solving a 6 clue crossword puzzle. Students also color the picture.
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Animal Classification

For Students 6th - 10th
In this animals worksheet, students match the words in the first column to the statement that best matches. The terms are associated with the different groups of animals. Students must match 17 terms.
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Classifying Critters

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
In this classification worksheet, students describe the characteristics of the 5 groups of vertebrates and then complete 2 short answer questions.
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The Science Behind Dolphins

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover facts about marine mammals, specifically dolphins. In this K-2 lesson plan, students identify the different species of Cetaceans, focusing on dolphins. Students answer true/false questions regarding cetaceans and...
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Understanding How Researchers Study Dolphins

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine how researchers study dolphins and whales. For this scientific research lesson, students complete a Web-based interactive lesson focused on showing how researchers study aquatic mammals. A worksheet and web resources are...
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Classifying Animals

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify different types of animals on a two charts titled "Mammals" and "Not Mammals." They listen as the book, "They Call Me Wooly," by Keith DuQuette is read to them. Students are asked what is different about the...
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Class Mammalia

For Students All
This is a worksheet for students to comment on the classes of mammals.
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Birth, Growth and... Reproduction!

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students research the Arctic Hare and chart relevant information under month headings. They compare the information about the Arctic hare to other Arctic mammals.

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