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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art: Artful Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
African artists commonly base their work on animals observed in their natural habitats. Artful Animals lets you view African art that takes animals as its subject and inspiration. Learn about animals as symbols in African art, the beauty...
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Oakland Zoo

Oakland Zoo: Our Animals

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This comprehensive resource provides photos and animal fact sheets that list special adaptations for a wide variety of animals. See some animals with their young.
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Other

Science4 Us: Animals

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In online and offline activities, students broaden their understanding of animals by learning to identify and classify animals into six categories: mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and invertebrates.
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Other

Kamat.com: Animals of Indian Mythology

For Students 9th - 10th
First published in The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society, this article discusses animals and their meanings in Indian mythology. Part of an extensive Indian culture site.
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Digital Dialects

Digital Dialects: Animals in German Language 2

For Students Pre-K - 1st
More German vocabulary words for animals with a game to practice understanding.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Arches National Park: Animals

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A resource where you'll learn about amphibians, birds, mammals, and reptiles at Arches National Park in Moab, Utah. A good look at how animals live, sleep, eat, and stay active in a desert habitat.
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Animals: Black and White

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
There are many animals that are black and white. See how many you recognize. Includes audio narration in 6 additional languages with text in English.
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University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: Animals 1: Fur, Fins, Feathers, and More

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This teacher's guide focuses on familiar animals such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.
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Digital Dialects

Digital Dialects: Animals in German Language

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Understand German vocabulary for animals and practice identifying the words playing a game.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Biology: Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
This unit focuses on the unique structure and function of both invertebrate and vertebrate animals. Students review their understanding of animal diversity, and take a closer look at the various organ systems found in the animal kingdom.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Comparing Plants and Animals

For Students 4th - 6th
A tutorial that compares and constrast plants and animals. Explore how living things their obtain basic needs, protect, support, and reproduce. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.
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BBC

Bbc Newsround: Five Animals That Have Inspired Technology

For Students 2nd - 5th
Read about the influence five animals--kingfishers, whales, geckos, dogs and sharks--have had on modern technology.
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Animals: Animals I Know

For Students Pre-K - K
Do you know the names of these animals? Each page has one word and a photograph. Includes audio narration in 23 additional languages with text in English.
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Animals: All Kinds of Animals

For Students K - 1st Standards
Look at all the ways that animals are different. Includes audio narration in 8 additional languages with text in English.
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Other

Landscope Colorado: Featured Animals in Colorado

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of some of Colorado's most well known animals. This is followed by brief profiles of selected animals including the sage-grouse, boreal toad, lynx, prairie chicken, jumping mouse as well as endangered fish and butterflies of...
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Animals: Animals in Motion

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learn the words to describe how different animals move. The book includes audio narration in English, Turkish, and Spanish with text in English.
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Australian Museum

Australian Museum: Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
This online site for the Australian Museum introduces the nature and culture of this unique continent. This particular section focuses on the creatures of Australia including spiders, fish, birds, reptiles, mammals, insects, frogs,...
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Animals: Animals That Swim

For Students K - 1st Standards
Read about some of the animals that you might not expect to be swimmers. Includes audio narration in 7 additional languages with text in English.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Where Do Animals Live?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson plan students listen and participate by filling in missing words as the teacher reads a silly poem about places where animals might live. Students are required to draw pictures representing both their favorite nonsense...
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Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Can You Tell if Any of These Animals Are Transgenic? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the development of transgenic animals and some potential applications. The field of transgenic animals is very young and still has many hurdles to cross.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Living Things and Their Needs: Animals' Needs

For Teachers K - 1st
Students learn about the basic needs of animals by creating and observing a worm terrarium. The lesson and student worksheets can be downloaded in PDF format.
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Animals: Prickly Pear Party

For Students K - 1st
See which animals like to eat prickly pear and maybe you would like it too. Includes audio narration in 16 additional languages with text in English.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: How Animals Care for Their Young

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this interactive lesson, students learn that animals take care of their young in many of the same ways the adults in their lives take care of them. Students watch videos from NATURE and engage in a variety of activities to check...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Animals and Plants Can Live in a City!

For Teachers K - 1st
For this interactive lesson, students learn that animals need air, food, water, and shelter, while plants need air, sunlight, and water. Students watch videos and engage with drawing and sorting activities to reinforce their learning....

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