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The Living Environment
Fourth graders make a chart of animals and plants that live in either the desert, the ocean, or the tundra. In this environment lesson plan, 4th graders work in groups to discover characteristics needed for these animals to live in that...
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Vocabulary: Life Science: Animal Life Cycles
Students read and discuss vocabulary words about animal life cycles. In this animal life cycles lesson plan, students use the bulletin board for repeated use in referring to their vocabulary words.
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Grzimek's Animal Life: Polar Bears
High schoolers examine the physical adaptations of polar bears. In this animal adaptations lesson, students access interactive resource pages on the Internet, discovering the habitats of polar bears and their physical attributes. High...
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Matching Science Words and Definitions About Animals
In this matching science words and definitions about animals worksheet, students match fifteen science words about animals with the definitions.
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Pet Overpopulation
Students identify the needs of animals. In this animal welfare lesson, students read the article "If This Cat Could Wish" and identify the needs of animals. Students color in a coloring sheet of a cat.
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Animals Vocabulary Maze
In this animal vocabulary worksheet, learners read the clue and answer it with an animal vocabulary word and then find the word in the maze. Students complete 14 questions.
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Animals Dotted Handwriting Worksheet
In this animal vocabulary worksheet, students trace and write the animal vocabulary in regular printing. Students trace and write the words adapt, camouflage, and habitat.
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Animals Multiple Choice Definitions Worksheet
In this animal vocabulary activity, learners complete multiple choice questions where they define the animal terms given to them. Students complete 7 questions.
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Animals Vocabulary Wheel
In this animals vocabulary instructional activity, students write the definition for animal vocabulary words in this wheel. Students write definitions for amphibian, predator, reptile, and adapt.
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Understanding Effectiveness
Students investigate the work of animal welfare advocates. In this advocacy lesson, students examine advocacy strategies and investigate their effectiveness as they analyze King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Students apply the advocacy...
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Vertebrate Classification Challenge
Students determine which animals belong to the vertebrate phyla. In this classification lesson, students are given large papers with the names of the phyla of vertebrates. They must work together to place organisms into their...
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What's Wild? What's Not?
Students complete activities to differentiate between wild and domestic animals. For this animal types lesson, students bring stuffed animals to class and pictures from magazines or newspaper. Students put their stuffed animals in a box...
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Scrambled Animal Words
In this scrambled animal words worksheet, students unscramble the letters of eight words and pictures of common animals, then write the word on the line.
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Are You an Animal Safety Sleuth?
Students examine household hazards for pets. In this animal welfare lesson, students participate in 3 activities regarding the safety of their pets in their homes.
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Kindergarten Zoo Worksheet
In this animal match worksheet, learners match the pictures of the bear, lion, and tiger to the words that represent each of them.
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Charting Animal Life Spans
Second graders research animal life spans and complete related math activities. In this life span lesson, 2nd graders read How Many Candles and discuss life spans. Students arrange animal cards based on their life spans. Students find...
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Are You an Animal Safety Sleuth?
Students identify animal behaviors that are unsafe and react appropriately to the warning signs. For this animal safety lesson, students discuss animal behavior in uncertain situations. Students make flip cards for younger students to...
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Pet Overpopulation
Pupils examine pet overpopulation. In this animal welfare lesson, students discuss the causes and effects of pet overpopulation. Pupils color in an animal page and identify the responsibilities of owning a pet.
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Safety With Animals
Students identify the proper way to care for animals. In this animal welfare lesson, students discuss the fact that animals have feelings. Students read an article included in the lesson plant about animal feelings and ways to be gentle...
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Pet Overpopulation
Young scholars explore the concept of pet overpopulation. In this animal welfare instructional activity, students complete and discuss handouts regarding the spaying and neutering of pets to reduce pet overpopulation.
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Habitat, What is That?
Learners explore animal habitats. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students match animals to their habitats in a classroom activity. Learners also observe a firefly habitat and read Fireflies. Students create bulletin boards...
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Fact or Opinion-Manatees
Students decipher factual information about manatees. In this biological science instructional activity, students research characteristics about manatees. They use that information to separate facts from common opinions about...
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Burs in Your Furs
Learners explore the concept of animal welfare. In this wild animal habitats lesson, students discover the work of wild animals in sustaining their habitats as they participate in a classroom simulation. Learners discuss how wildlife...
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Safety with Animals
Students explore dog dos and don'ts. For this personal safety lesson, students discover methods to use when meeting new dogs. Students role play the provided scenarios and complete worksheets on the topic.