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Growing Penguins

For Teachers 4th - 8th
A collection of photos and accompanying descriptions describing the life cycle of an Adelie penguin is the highlight of this resource. Working in groups, polar explorers match the descriptions to the pictures and create a timeline. An...
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Extension Activities Mr. Popper's Penguins

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read Mr. Popper's Penguins.  In this Mr. Popper's Penguins lesson, students record descriptive clues from the book.  Students research Adelie penguins and compare and contrast to their local community. Students prepare a...
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Penguins Nesting Know-How

For Teachers K - 6th
Students maintain a field journal as they follow penguin parents raising their chicks during the breeding season. They formulate testable questions. Students reflect on animal behavior in the field related to survival and chick rearing.
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Growing Penguins

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars chart a penguins growth. For this development lesson, students learn basic information about the Antarctic and about Adelie penguins. Young scholars watch a demonstration to see how penguins grow and then work in groups to...
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Penguins Marching in Your Classroom

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine how penguins adapt to their Antarctic environment. Once they locate Antarctica on a map, they describe its characteristics and differences from other continents. After describing how penguins differ from more...
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Where in the World is Tacky the Penguin?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete an art activity and a classroom graph that coincides with the Tacky the Penguin Series by Helen Leste.
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Flightless Birds and Scientific Research

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the work done by various scientists on Antarctica. In this biology lesson, students play the role of researchers who must justify the importance of their study. They create a multimedia presentation about a specific issue...
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Penguins Non-fiction Reading Selection with Questions

For Students 3rd
In this language arts and science worksheet, 3rd graders read a short non-fiction selection about penguins. They complete 6 sentences by choosing the word that makes the it true based on the facts in the reading selection.
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Freedom And Restraint: Elements Of Fiction

For Teachers 11th Standards
Kate Chopin's short story, "The Story of an Hour" and John H. Young's "Our Deportment, or the Manners, Conduct, and Dress of Refined Society" offer high school juniors an opportunity to compare the role of women in the 19th century with...
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Food Webs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research what food is eaten by the following organisms: penguins leopard seals, krill, elephant seals, petrels, albatross, fur seals, squid, insects and grass. They make a food web using the data they have gathered.
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At the Aquarium

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this writing equations activity, students solve 6 math word problems that require them to write and solve equations using the information provided.
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Explorit's Animal Quiz

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this animals worksheet, students complete a five question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about animals. This quiz has questions about mammals, insects and birds.