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Octopus Alphabet Activity
In this octopus activity worksheet, students examine 10 octopus-related terms and then put those terms into alphabetical order.
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Octopus Lesson Plan
Children explore the life of an octopus. They listen to a story, answer prediction questions and share their prior knowledge of animals. Students observe the defense mechanism of the octopus. They create an imaginary defense mechanism...
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Octopus Challenge
For this octopus facts worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions that require them to exhibit what they know about octopus.
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Octopus Vocabulary
In this octopus worksheet, students read 10 definitions pertaining to the octopus and match them with the corresponding words.
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Octopus Crossword
In this octopus crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 10 clues and the terms in the word bank to help them correctly complete the word puzzle.
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Make an Octopus
In this making an octopus worksheet, students follow 5 steps to make an octopus. Extra materials are needed to complete the product. Students may use the finished product for various classroom activities.
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Octopus Lesson Plan
Students read about the octopus and create an octopus out of ink and a deflated balloon. In this octopus lesson plan, students discuss the different defense mechanisms of the octopus and use the ink to demonstrate what happens if the...
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Cut and Paste Alligator
Who knew an alligator could have so many different looks? For this activity, youngsters choose a set of eyes out of eight choices and cut and paste them onto an alligator. They color their creatures after the eyes have been attached.
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Monterey Bay Aquarium: ABC Search
This attractive worksheet has students identify beginning sounds in words using sea animals and related topics as a guide. Students fill in the beginning sounds for such words as diver or octopus. It can be used as a language arts...
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The Amazing Octopus
Learners design imaginary animals that are able to blend into their backgrounds. In this biology lesson plan, students will learn the importance of camouflage in protecting animals from predators. Learners will select a peer to act as...
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What's This? Staying Safe
Amaze the class with the creative adaptations species employ to trick predators. An online interactive lesson introduces learners to six different species with unique adaptations. Each species highlights a different adaptation and its...
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Create a Hawaiian Tako Lure
Students create a tako lure. In this Hawaiian culture lesson plan, students research how Hawaiians use natural resources to survive. Students are introduced to new vocabulary and create an octopus lure.
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Fish, Fish: Teaching K Students About Things That Live in the Sea
Students participate in activities designed to help them connect the words to the animals they are studying. Octopus is reinforced through playing a game, "Octopus Tag." Students play a cooperation game of passing bean bags from student...
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Comparing Sea Horses and Knights
Learners investigate sea horses and knights. In this marine biology lesson, students read the book How to Hide an Octopus and discuss the purpose of camoflage. Learners research knights and sea horses and record their research on their...
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Animal Homes
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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Reach and Grab
Students examine the different types of marine life and participate in an activity to show the many arms of an octopus.
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Kindergarten children
In this animals instructional activity, learners choose where the animals live and the names of the animals. Students complete 2 activities.
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Spectacular Squid
Students study squid including what family they are in. For this exploratory lesson students view a video, answer questions and complete an activity on squid.
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Life is Weird
Students describe features of cold seep communities and list organisms that can be found in these communities. In this exploratory lesson students complete an activity and describe the process of chemosynthesis.
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How Eyes Evolved – Analyzing the Evidence
Octopodes existed for hundreds of thousands of years before humans, yet our eyes share many similarities. Scholars analyze the evidence to determine if the evolution of eyes best fits a homology or analogy model. They discuss the issue...
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Deep-Sea Ecosystems – Life is Weird!
A pool of brine in the deep sea can be up to four times as salty as the surrounding sea water. The deep sea ecosystem relies on chemosynthesis and the organisms that live there are often strange to us. The lesson focuses on researching...
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Reef Sharks!
Students visit an ocean aquarium exhibit where they can observe Black tip reef sharks. They observe the shark's behavior and read any information exhibited on the walls. They complete a worksheet based on information collected.
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Seashell Homes
Pupils listen to a story about seashells. They discuss shelled animals. Learners describe the function of seashell. Pupils relate the function of a seashell to their own dwelling. They differentiate between shelled animals that make...
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Unusual Coral Reef Animals
In this science worksheet, students research an unusual coral reef animal. A list of 22 animals is provided to choose from or students may choose their own. After researching the animal, students illustrate the creature and write about...