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Moving Mammals InteractiveMoving Mammals Interactive
Publisher
American Museum of Natural History
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
30 mins
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Moving Mammals

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How many different ways do mammals move from place to place? An online resource uses animation to show how different mammals move. Learners use a slider to speed up or slow down a variety of mammals. The versatile lesson works as a remote learning resource or as an in-class activity.

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Concepts

mammals, characteristics of life, adaptations

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Pair the lesson with others on mammals from the same publisher
  • Create a graphic organizer to compare and contrast the different methods of moving for pairs of mammals

Classroom Considerations

  • Expects a basic understanding of mammals
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

  • Includes interesting facts to pique students' attention
  • Pop-ups include questions for pupils to answer online

Cons

  • None

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