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Africa: Its People And Places

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students plan a pretend trip to the African continent choosing from several prominent places such as the Nile Delta, Mount Kilimanjaro or the Sahara Desert . In small groups, they form transportation, accommodation, packing, itinerary...
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Lesson Plan
University of Arizona

Yoruba Legends: Southern Nigeria

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Explore legends and storytelling with your learners. After listening to some legends, pupils work collaboratively and then individually to come up with original legends about animals.
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Curated OER

Teacher Lesson Plans: Africa

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore Africa. In this cultural studies activity, students go on safari, create African masks, or have an African party after they have researched the people, geography, and culture of the continent.
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Curated OER

Connections

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the interdependence of the West Central African forest ecosystem. They draw pictures of items found in this ecosystem, discuss their interdependence, and answer discussion questions.
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PPT
ARKive

Biodiversity and Evolution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Why is diversity in biology so important for an ecosystem? Explore biodiversity, evolution, and natural selection with a presentation for your biology class. It features clear information, activities for further understanding, and...
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Activity
John Wiley & Sons

Build a Pyramid

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Learners discover fascinating facts about the Great Pyramid of ancient Egypt and construct a scale model of the pyramid with this fun activity worksheet. 
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Website
American Museum of Natural History

A Whale of a Tale

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
What's the most interesting fact about a blue whale? Learners read an interview about the similarities between the Titanosaur and the blue whale displays at the American Museum of Natural History. Pupils learn not only about blue whales...
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To Tell The Truth

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a faux ivory napkin ring using art supplies and knowledge gained from in-class discussions and teacher supplied information in this art lesson easily adaptable to a Social Studies or Language Arts classroom.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

Welcome to the Dzanga-Sangha

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
One ecosystem is home to numerous habitats—how diverse are they? Pupils interact with an online lesson to explore three habitats in a rain forest ecosystem. They discover connections between species and how they depend on each other for...
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Gestation and Longevity

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Is the gestation length of an animal a predictor of the average life expectancy of that animal? Learners analyze similar data for more than 50 different animals. They choose a data display and draw conclusions from their graphs.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Evolution Concept Map

For Students 7th
In this evolution concept map worksheet, 7th graders use the vocabulary terms related to evolution to complete the evolution concept map.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Getting To Know All About You: the Endangered Species Introduction

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students participate in a game designed to familiarize themselves with their classmates and introduce a unit on endangered species. They each have an endangered species name taped to their back and must determine the species name by...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Ivory Trade

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Ivory trade worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Using Math To Make Decisions About Animal Habitat

For Students 4th - 6th
For this animal habitat worksheet, students read, analyze and solve 5 scenarios involving mathematics and animal habitats. Students work out each decision they decide as correct and write out a proposal for each one.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Giants of the Animal Kingdom

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the megafauna found in Australia. They create a food web using cut-outs and develop a timeline to show changes in the fauna over time. They draw their own megafauna scene for their classroom.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Empress of the Blues

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this informational comprehension worksheet, students read the passage of Empress of the Blues and answer 5 multiple choice comprehension and 5 multiple choice vocabulary questions.
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Interactive
Curated OER

English Exercises: Animals

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this animal exercises online worksheet, students choose the correct word from a drop down menu in each of 10 sentences to name the animal. They fill in the blanks in 10 sentences based on the description of an animal and complete a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Size Shapes Animals

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students investigate how size affects large and small animals differently. In this animal lesson plan, students determine how size affects different animals by constructing their own animal out of marshmallows. Once students create...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Giant Giraffe: Reading Comprehension

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read a selection about the giant giraffe, then answer 5 multiple choice questions. Answers provided.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Home Sweet Home?"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research an endangered animal's habitat, investigate the survival problems. They research the animal's zoo life. They research some programs of reintroduction and chart the pros and cons of each.
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Curated OER

Wildlife Preservers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research endangered animal species and how they might be preserved by writing speeches to present to classmates.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Getting to Know All About You

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students learn each other's name and at the same time become familiar with the name of an endangered species. Without the student watching, their name and the name of an endangered species is placed on their back with tape. Students go...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Much Sleep Do Animals Need?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read and complete "Guess How Much Sleep These Animals Need" worksheet. They use the chart and record how much sleep different animals get until the chart is full. They then discuss why sleep is important.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Environmental Risk Management

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the concepts related to managing the environment. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Students cite examples of different organisms that have been targeted to become endangered. They answer questions...

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