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Sand Tracks
Young scholars examine the different markings animals make while walking through the sand. In an activity, the teacher hold up the same tracks individually and they must guess the animal who made them. They discuss the results as a...
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The Story that Tracks Tell
Eighth graders observe and investigate animal tracks. They draw prints for local animals and switch with another student to guess the animal, identify animal tracks in a nearby wood lot, create plaster casts of the tracks, and write a...
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Animal Tracks
Sixth graders practice using logic and scientific proof while examining animal tracks. In this scientific method lesson, 6th graders identify different animals and the type of tracks they leave behind by observing photographs. Students...
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Lesson 5: Tracking Lion Communities
Researchers in Gorongosa National Park placed cameras there many years ago to understand what was happening with the lion communities that lived there. Little did they know, they opened a door to so much more! Inquisitive...
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Neat Feet
Students view a video and discuss different kinds of feet found in the animal kingdom. They make prints using paint, rubber stamps and their own feet and then measure and compare the tracks.
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Map-A-Buddy
Students investigate the concept of tracking and spatial movements of animals in relation to the environment in which they live. They participate in an interactive activity by tracking one another over a pre-defined region, record the...
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Animal Tracks
Students study animals. In this science lesson, students make plaster casts of animals that live in the area. Students identify the tracks.
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Animal Tracks - Walking and Running
Students, using paper and water, make tracks and record the time needed to make them. They compare tracks made walking and running to determine the speed of the animal.
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Animal Tracks
Students are introduced to the topic of area. In groups, they share various techniques to help them identify different shapes and work together to calculate the area. They use this same knowledge to determine the area of animal tracks...
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Tracking in Wisconsin
Students examine how to identify the tracks and track patterns of some common Wisconsin animals. They examine how the footprints of these animals reveal how different feet help different animals navigate the winter snow or survive in...
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How Do You Know A Panther Was Here?
Students research the signs that panthers leave. In this panther track lesson plan, students conduct Internet research into the signs that panthers leave such as tracks, scat, scrapes, and scratches. They make a three-dimensional poster...
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Grade 9 ELA Module 3, Unit 1, Lesson 4
Can dogs feel shame? Explore the anthropomorphic connection between human emotions and animal behavior—or lack thereof—with a lesson about Temple Grandin's book, Animals in Translation. Ninth graders continue a close reading of chapter...
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A Walk in the Wild
Fifth graders identify characteristics of animals and their habitat. In this animal science lesson, 5th graders read Crinkleroot's Book of Animal Tracking and and Animal Tracks. Students match animal tracks to the correct animal...
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Race the Track! The Time Challenge (lesson 2)
Students design a track that keeps a ball in motion for 5 seconds or longer. In this designing lesson plan, students explore force, gravity, and cause and effect when it comes to science and building before building their own track.
National Wildlife Federation
Massive Migrations
Turn your learners into flocks of migratory birds for this fun lesson on animal migration. Prior to the activity, the teacher creates four different migration routes in the classroom or any available open space, labeling nesting...
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Clay Hill Animal Sampling
Students create animal print casts from molds in the classroom. They use the cast patterns to identify animal prints on a field trip in which they locate animal tracks, identify the location with GPS and create field casts of the...
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Creating Animal Prints
Learners investigate the habits of animals by studying their prints. In this animal life lesson, students investigate the different types of tracks left from animals by researching the Internet. Learners utilize clay or Play-Doh to...
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Animal Movements
Students become familiar with the movement of various animals. In this animal movement lesson, students relate their knowledge of animal movements to the music they are moving to.
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Alexander Used to Be Rich
Reading Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday, launches this instructional activity appropriate for children who recognize coins and have been introduced to coin values. Using addition and subtraction skills, the class tracks...
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Animation Flip Books
Students create an animation flip book. In this flip book lesson plan, students examine past animation, forces and motion, and visual arts by creating an animation flip book. Enrichment extension activities are included.
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Fossil Footsteps
Fourth graders create their own dinosaur tracks using clay. In addition, 4th graders compose a story about the dinosaur / animal who created the tracks. They study photographs of dinosaur tracks before beginning.
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Run For Your Life
Students draw a picture of animal tracks a scientist might find after they read a story about a fox chasing a rabbit. They make up a key to represent the foxes' tracks and the rabbit's tracks.
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Music Lesson Plan for Teaching Children with (Severe) Autism
Here's a packet of music activities designed specifically for children with autism. Kids learn greeting, echo, and repertory songs, as well as rhythmic patterns to play rhythm instruments.
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Butterflies without Borders
Some living things go to extreme measures to avoid the cold. A three-part activity guides learners through the migration of the monarch butterfly. After studying the life cycle of the monarch butterfly, pupils learn the process of...
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