Rainforest Animal vs. Nebraska Animal

Explore animal habitats and reinforce speaking, listening, reading comprehension, and writing skills with a unit that focuses on the Arctic, desert, ocean, prairie, and rainforest. Enthusiastic scientists read informational text to...

Research a rainforest animal to create a puppet and video. Emerging scientists research an animal, create a puppet and video, then present their findings as mixed media presentation. Great way to incorporate art, research, writing, and...

Explore the rainforest with your class. Learners study the meaning of the word endangered, choose an animal to study, gather data, and discuss why the animal is in danger of extinction. This is a motivating way to have your class discuss...

Compare and contrast the two poles as you watch this film. Using attractive animation, characteristics of the Arctic and Antarctic regions are presented with straightforward narration by a young lady. Viewers find out about the physical...

Did you know that poison and venom are not the same? Both are toxic, but poison must be inhaled, ingested, or absorbed, while venom must be injected into a wound. The narrator explains that some toxic compounds may be used for good, as...

Fight or flight response and physical prowess is examined in this seven-minute video. Using evidence and a knowledge of animal behavior, scientists were able to show how the bird-like raptor attacked its prey. Studying dinosaur behavior...

Fourth graders identify the different layers of the rainforest and distinguish between the plant and life forms that go along with each layer. They access websites imbedded in this plan and answer questions and draw pictures of plants...

Young scholars research a rainforest animal and present their findings to the class. In this rainforest animals lesson plan, students site the animals appearance, food source, habitat, predators, and more.

The battle for survival between the duckbill and a pack of raptors progresses in this continuation of Jurassic Fight Club. This clip is highly dramatized and personifies the dinosaurs in a sensationalist way which takes the emphasis off...

Young scholars recognize that animals played an important role for soldiers during the Civil War. In this Civil War animal mascots lesson, students explore how pets are helpful to people. Young scholars watch a Civil War video and...