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A Zoo Book for All

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A visit to the local zoo launches an integrated life science/ language arts research project into the habitat, feeding habits, offspring, lifespan, and other interesting facts about animals. Each group selects two animals to photograph...
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Zoo de Madrid

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders review the Spanish animal vocabulary learned in previous lessons before taking a virtual trip through the Madrid Zoo at its website. They design a paper bag puppet of one of the animals, take digital pictures of it and...
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Design a Zoo Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers research animals to become experts on them. They design a zoo to fit their animal's climate and region. They create a computer drawing of their zoo at the end of the lesson.
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Animals at the Zoo

For Teachers K - 5th
Students identify a variety of animals that can be found at the zoo and select one to conduct research on. In pairs they conduct Internet research, complete a graphic organizer chart, and create a two slide PowerPoint presentation.
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Worksheet
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Zoos and Captive Breeding

For Students 6th - 8th
After reading pages 470-472 of an unspecified textbook, middle schoolers compare statements about zoos and captive breeding to information presented in text for statements of truth. Students change statements that are false so that the...
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Worksheet
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Zoo Animal Graphing Fun

For Students 2nd
In this graphing worksheet, 2nd graders locate the zoo animals on the graph and record the correct coordinates on the line. There are 10 sets of coordinates to record.
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Exploring Zoo Animals

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students research topics related to zoos and zoo animals. They compare and contrast the size of animals, make a book of facts about bears, draw snakes, and write animal stories and poetry. They complete a series of writing and creative...
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Worksheet
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What Kind of Animal Is That? Scavenger Hunt

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this animals worksheet, students explore the Internet to access one specific website to locate the answers to match up five zoo animals to their descriptions.
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Word Search: Zoo Word Search

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this zoo animals instructional activity, students analyze 12 words in a word bank that are names of zoo animals. Students locate and circle the words in a word search puzzle in the shape of the word ZOO.
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Writing
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"The Zoo" Writing Practice- Finish the Story

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this writing practice worksheet, students read the beginning of a story entitled, "The Zoo." They write an original ending to the story which is about a class field trip.
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Interactive
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Animal Rights--Discussion Questions

For Teachers 7th - 9th
In this animal rights worksheet, students read and answer the discussion questions related to animal rights. Students answer 7 questions.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Animal, Insect, and Bird Classification

For Teachers 2nd
After completing a unit on animal classification and attending a field trip students e-mail a trusted adult with some information about animal classification. They detail what they have learned about classifications of animals, insects...
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Animal Classification

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars recognize the six groups of animals (Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians and arthropods) and their characteristics.  In this animal characteristics lesson, students sort animals by their traits.  Young scholars cut...
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Organizer
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Pie Chart: Favorite Animal at the Zoo

For Students 3rd - 4th
In these three interpreting a pie chart and answering questions worksheets, students use the data provided to label and color code the blank and outlined pie charts, read and interpret a completed pie chart, and then answer questions...
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The Zoo

For Students Pre-K - K
In this animal activity, learners read about the different animals seen at the zoo. Each sentence begins with "I see..." and is illustrated with a picture.
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Interactive
Wildlife Conservation Society

Build Your Wild Self

For Students K - 5th Standards
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 desert,...
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Activity
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Wetland Band

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Create an animal chorus as learners explore the sights and sounds of the wetlands. Individuals begin by listening to the animal calls of local frog and toad species. They then try to replicate the variety of sounds using common items and...
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Worksheet
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Animal Facts and Opinions

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this fact and opinion worksheet, learners read 20 informative sentences about animals. Students write "fact" or "opinion" for each sentence.
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Lesson Plan
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Animal Categories

For Teachers K
Students sort animal picture cards into classification groups such as mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects and fish. They discuss the characteristics that each group of animals shares then arrange the pictures into a clasificatioon...
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Find an Animal! Find a Book!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars identify the themes of different books by classifying their genre.  In this genre lesson, students examine a specific animal by reading both a nonfiction and fiction book about the species.  Young scholars compare the...
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Disney's Animal World Part 2: That's My Baby

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students see that baby animals go through different stages of growth during their life, just as people do. They use the downloadable Cyberlesson Worksheet to reinforce what they have learned about animals and their offspring.
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Polished Poetry: Strange Zoo

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use an online word list editor and software to create opening lines for a poem. They select and edit these into a complete, polished poem about an animal. They investigate parts of speech and alliteration.
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"Lions and Tigers and Bears-Oh MY!"

For Teachers K
Students explore the characteristics of an animal. What do all animals need to live and can what we expect to accomplish by studying about animals. They keep a science journal daily.
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The New Zoo

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore animal characteristics by researching the animals in a zoo. In this video documentary lesson, students view the local zoo and create a documentary about a single animal they found at the zoo. Students present their...

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