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Getting To Know You:learning the Aza Ssp Terminology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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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Radical Raptors

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students study the lifestyles and habitats of raptors that live in Minnesota. They play games associated with their study.
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Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
What kinds of animals live in Spanish-speaking countries? Do they live in the zoo, the garden, or the sea? Discuss animals with your young, experienced Spanish speakers. Then use photos to practice describing where certain animals live....
Organizer
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Biome Organizer Chart

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this biome organizer chart worksheet, students use the triangular chart to research and list the names of animals that live in the tundra, coniferous forest, deciduous forest, tropical rain forest, grasslands, and desert. Students...
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We're All In This Together

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Young scholars discover what a coral reef is and the animals that live there. In this ecosystem lesson, students act out a story with ocean organisms. They answer questions that show the interdependency of the sea animals. 
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Conditions in And Connections To Indonesia

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research an animal and its habitat, the conditions of that habitat and how its connections to the rest of the world are affecting that habitat.
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Radical Raptors

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students define raptor, explain why raptors are important, describe unique physical characteristics of various types of raptors, and explain life cycle of raptors. Students then play Habitat Game, describe food and hunting habits of...
Handout
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Minnesota Zoo: Trumpeter Swan

For Students 9th - 10th
The Minnesota Zoo provides fun facts and statistics about trumpeter swans. Learn what they eat, where they live, what they do, and conservation status.
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Minnesota Zoo: Hawaiian Monk Seals

For Students 9th - 10th
The Minnesota Zoo provides fun facts and statistics about Hawaiian monk seals. Learn what they eat, where they live, what they do, and conservation status.
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Minnesota Zoo: Fisher

For Students 9th - 10th
The Minnesota Zoo provides fun facts and statistics about fishers. Learn what they eat, where they live, what they do, and conservation status.
Handout
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Minnesota Zoo: African Fruit Bats

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes an overview of the African fruit bat with fun facts and conservation status.
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Minnesota Zoo: Wild Boar

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about wild boars, what they eat, where they live, what they do, how they're doing, and many other fun facts.
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Minnesota Zoo: Dhole (Asian Wild Dog)

For Students 9th - 10th
Get fun facts about dholes. Learn what they eat, where they live, what they do, and conservation status.
Handout
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Minnesota Zoo: Chinchilla

For Students 9th - 10th
Get fun facts about chinchillas. Learn what they eat, where they live, what they do, and conservation status.
Interactive
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Minnesota Zoo: Wolf Quest

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about wolves through an interactive online game. Students will investigate wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf in Yellowstone National Park.