Creature Feature

In this characteristics learning exercise, students complete activities about the characteristics of creatures they find at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Students complete 4 activities.

In this animal/science worksheet, learners participate in a scavenger hunt to locate a variety of animals with different shapes, sizes and colors found in a zoo.

Students make detailed observations and identify an unknown using descriptions.  In this observation lesson students are given a creature and must be able to identify it by species and genus.

Students research and visit a temperate forest to collect data on the types of animals that live there. They first research an individual forest species and then record the numbers of animals they see during the field trip. They use...

Many reference mysterious fossils as belonging to monsters, but clearly they existed. A science series presents a video on problematic creatures. It specifically focuses on the tully monster, which, despite many fossils, has yet to...

Students develop fantasy creatures and characters, describing personalities in terms of gestures, actions, and expressions displayed. Then they make fantasy masks, focusing on shape, form, proportion, line, and emphasis to demonstrate...

Students research the historical background of Valentine's Day. They identify symbols and examine how this occasion is celebrated today. They create imaginative creatures made out of chenille sticks and paper hearts or other geometric...

Students become familiar with oceanography terms by writing an oceanography horror story.

Students engage in making observations about the features of different animals. The lesson is an introduction to the importance of taking the time to make meaningful scientific observations in order to obtain the best data possible. They...

Students investigate the many varieties of both tropical and freshwater fish, and find out about the anatomy of these creatures. They explore biodiversity in bodies of water, including information about coral reefs, and study the effects...