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Desert Animal Sorting
What makes certain animals better suited for desert life than others? Explore the differences between desert and non-desert animals with this picture sorting activity. Be sure to print the worksheet in color so students can observe and...
PreKinders
Wild Animal Word Cards
Take a walk on the wild side with a set of animal vocabulary cards! Each card includes a picture of an animal and its name in large print for kids to read.
SeaWorld
Animal Migrations
Here is a fabulous set of activities for your young scientists. Each lesson contains map, hands-on, and game activities that will help the class understand why and how animals migrate from one place to another. First they'll examine the...
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Animal Alphabet
Review the alphabet and the sounds each letter makes before having learners identify animals whose names begin with each letter. Working in groups of four to six, they make an animal alphabet book with the letter, a picture of the animal...
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Build Your Own Cell
For this building your own cell worksheet, students identify cell vocabulary and facts, and create posters of a labeled plant cell and an animal cell. In this fill-n-the-blank and posters worksheet, students provide twenty-three answers.
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Animal Signs
Students discuss the many different types of animal signs that can be used to identify and track animals. They participate in an hands-on activity in which they examine tracks, trails, homes, territory markings, and even "scat" left by...
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Animal Classifications
Third graders work in small groups to investigate how to sort a variety of items into groups and subgroups. They work on a class chart based on the activity which show how the items are classified based on commonalities. Upon completion...
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Animal Sorting & Matching
In this animal sorting instructional activity, 5th graders first match animal pictures with their names and a fun fact. Students must then fill in 15 blanks based on information given on the matching cards.
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Comparing Plant and Animal Cells in a Venn Diagram
In this science graphic organizer worksheet, students fill in a Venn Diagram by comparing plant and animal cells. They use the words from the word bank to fill in each portion of the graphic organizer. They use words such as...
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Plant and Animal Cells KWL Graphic Organizer
In this science graphic organizer worksheet, students complete a KWL chart for a study of plant and animal cells. They record what they know, what they want to know, and what they learned.
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Report on Desert Plant or Animal
Students are introduced to desert plants and animals. They demonstrate that the name of an organism does not always match the object. Students perform a guided internet search in order to complete a report.
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Animal Legends
Seventh graders review the concept of a legend. Using the internet, they research animals found in Illinois. They write their own legends based on the animal they researched. They share their story and show pictures of the animals to the...
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ABC and 1-2-3 Farming
Students demonstrate how to alphabetize animal names. In this word study lesson, students identify animals that live on the farm and conduct a favorite farm animal survey. Students order animal pictures in alphabetical order.
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Travis the Train: Spring Time Animals
Tag along with Travis the Train as he encounters various baby animals that live on the farm. The spring time story introduces special-needs or autistic children to the types of plants and animals found on farms, each animal is identified...
Scholastic
Study Jams! Waves & Currents
Ocean lovers hang ten as they watch this film about waves and currents. What causes waves? What is a current? Learn this and more from Sam as he explains why RJ was struggling to surf the gnarly waves. Have your class watch this at home...
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Do the Research: Animal Gestation
In this animal research worksheet, students find information about animal gestation and use it to answer 3 questions. They write the answers in a chart telling what gestation is, which animal has the longest gestation, and which has the...
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Animals for Kids
In this vocabulary worksheet, learners match the black and white drawings of ten animals with their names. Animals include a rhino, giraffe, elephant, crocodile, zebra, lion, monkey, dog, tiger, and cat. The worksheet is intended to be...
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Regents High School Examination: Living Environment 2003
The living environment, from the interior of a cell to the complex relationships among populations, are queried in this final examination. Learners look at air pollution maps, diagrams of cells, population graphs, and drawing of cells....
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Regents High School Exam: Living Environment 2008
Tne New York Regents High School Examinations are comprehensive and include various styles of questions, includingmultiple choice and the analysis of graphs. This particular version, the 2008 Living Environment exam surveys a variety of...
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Regents High School Examination: Living Environment 2005
The 2005 version of the Regents High School Examination in the area of ecology is as comprehensive as previous years' exams. It consists of 40 multiple choice questions on everything from the structure of DNA to the interactions within...
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Animal Riddles
Students research an animal using online research .They create a multimedia riddle using the information and share it with the class.
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Animal Mix-Up #1 and #2
In these animal mix-up worksheets, students cut out parts of animals and then paste the parts together to form two complete animals. They identify the animal they have created (fish, seahorse, walrus, and whale). Students may color...
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ESL Farm Animal Words
In this ESL farm animal words matching worksheet, students examine 5 clip art pictures of farm animals. They match the picture on the left with the word that names it on the right.
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Animals 4
In this vocabulary activity, students draw lines to match the ten animal names to their pictures. The activity is intended to be used with students who are learning English.