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Buckets of Zoo

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice spelling while developing a variety of throwing skills.
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Animal Flashcards

For Students K - 3rd
In this science worksheet, students view a variety of pictures and flashcards to master the differences of each one while working in groups of two or three.
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Z is for Zoo: The Letter Z

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this letter z worksheet, learners practice tracing, then printing the upper and lower case letter z. Students can move a computer mouse over sample letters with guided arrows to begin.
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Problem Solving: Division

For Teachers K - 2nd
A cute zoo theme sets the tone for a problem-solving activity which primes early learners for division. They separate zoo animals into equal groups and then write an equation that expresses the action. 
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Creepy Crawlers

For Teachers K
Students study insects and spiders, and answer questions about the insects they have studied. They complete an insect word search, praying mantis color sheet, and spider and insect Venn diagram. They finish up with a trip to the local...
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Animal Life Stages

For Students 9th - 12th
Guide your young scientists in reviewing basic animal processes including digestion and reproduction. Students review the stages of metamorphosis and the different types of body symmetry. This worksheet has 8 matching, 6 true or false, 4...
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We're Zoologists!

For Teachers K
Students listen to story, "Never, Ever Shout in a Zoo," by Karma Wilson, practice finding information from Internet, write information about one chosen zoo animal, draw picture of their zoo animal, pair up and read their My Zoo Animal...
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Polar Bear Needs a Home!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to the topic of habitat . They create a zoo exhibit fo a polar bear that is being donated to the Albuquerque Zoo. The zoo is not big enough for a brand new cage, so the students choose which of three...
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Teaching about the Rainforest - Classroom Ideas

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are introduced to the tropical rainforest through different ways that catch their attention such as: Visit a local botanical garden or conservatory so that students can see the variety of tropical plants in the world. They...
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What Can You Learn About Dinosaurs by Watching an Ostrich?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students collect a variety of drawings of dinosaurs and maps of a zoo. Students observe an animal in motion during a field trip to a zoo from reproducible worksheets. Students study about the process by which scientists and film...
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Safari Sentence Scramble

For Teachers K
Students use real life experiences for writing. In this identifying details lesson, students use information such as colors, numbers, sizes, shapes and locations to write sentences about the zoo. Students position the words from...
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Creative Writing Lesson Plan: Combination Creature

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students navigate through an online interactive virtual zoo to create imaginary animals by combining different parts of real animals. They write a short story about their combination creature.
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Koala Bear Exhibit

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students visit the zoo and study the koala bears. In this habitat lesson, students take a field trip to the zoo and examine the habitat of the koala bears. Students watch videos about koalas and consider the needs of the koalas....
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Here Comes Winter!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate winter behaviors in animals. They describe winter and write about the characteristics of the season by drawing and labeling a winter picture. Students then conduct research on a chosen animal and create a chart. ...
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Presenting a Point of View.

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars see both sides of the argument, positive things (pros) and negative things (cons) for one of three issues: 1) Wearing of school uniform, 2) Need for school rules, 3) Hunting wild animals (foxes etc). 4) Keeping animals in...
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Interpreting Data and Building Hypothesis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define the term species, and graph species data together with previously collected data at the National Zoo. They interpret graphed data and recognize patterns in the streamside quadrant versus hillside quadrant. Students use...
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Today's Brainstorming Problem

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this brainstorming worksheet students will analyze tasks in order to focus on quick thinking. Students will alphabetize words, list zoo animals, construct a mathematical equation, and complete analogies.
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Curious Crossbreeds

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover the diverse roles of hybridization among animals. They research certain examples of animal hybrids as a springboard to analyzing a zoo's potential exhibit of animal hybrids.
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Graphs to Represent a Data Set

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Here are the number of animals Jackson saw at the zoo; scholars organize data into bar graphs using this worksheet. Encourage labeling, but consider having scholars do these on another sheet because there isn't room for the x-axis to be...
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Art to Zoo: Celebration

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Learners research and develop a report on birthday rituals around the world. In this research lesson plan, students compare birthday rituals from other cultures to their own. Images and resources are included.
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Art to Zoo: Kiting Up The Sky: The Vehicles of Understanding

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students gain perspective on the importance of kites by reading about and discussing how kites have been used throughout history. In this kite exploration lesson, students follow instructions to construct a kite to assist them in...
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Cryptid Zoo

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore cryptids.  In this story writing and technology lesson, students define "cryptid," write a short script, and draw an illustration for an imaginary animal character. Students read their script aloud into a microphone...
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Wild Animal Word Cards

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Take a walk on the wild side with a set of animal vocabulary cards! Each card includes a picture of an animal and its name in large print for kids to read.
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Build Your Wild Self

For Students K - 5th
Get wild with an interactive web site that challenges scholars to create their wildest self. Future wild things begin as an average person—eyes, mouth, clothes—then morph into animal attributes—horns, tails, wings—and end in the...

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