Animals: Mammoths

If you could bring back one extinct animal, what would it be? That is the question your class will ponder. Your budding scientists read a passage, follow a cloning timeline, and review a diagram about the process of reviving a woolly...

In this compare and contrast worksheet, students compare the Colombian and woolly mammoths. Students read facts about both animals and then complete a chart based on the information.

West of the West's documentary Arlington Springs Man and a two-page scientific article about the same topic provide the text for a reading comprehension exercise that asks individuals to craft a one page summary of information gathered...

In this picture scramble worksheet, students place scrambled pieces of a picture in the correct place to create a full picture of a woolly mammoth and two dinosaurs. There are nine scrambled pieces for each of the three puzzles.

Students research the causes of the extinction of Pleistocene mammals.  In this Pleistocene mammals instructional activity, students read essays to understand the Pleistocene epoch. Students write an essay about the personal impact of...

If scientists could use biotechnology to bring back extinct species, should it? A thought-provoking video explores the technical and ethical considerations of this question as part of a larger biology playlist. It explains what would be...

Follow a herd of mammoths as they travel through the harsh Pleistocene grass lands. Well composed and straight-forward enough for third or fourth graders, this clip explains why these animals where so large, how they survived, and how...

Continue trekking alongside the mammoth and meet other members of the Pleistocene landscape. Woolly rhinos, Neanderthals, large cats, and reindeer are introduced along with the adaptations that help them survive extreme temperatures and...

In this ice age animals worksheet, learners complete multiple choice questions about ice age animals. Students complete 12 questions total.

Students study the ice age and the causes of it.  In this Ice Age lesson students examine why those animals became extinct and complete activity sheets.