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Saving Big Cats from Extinction
Students explore extinction. In this biology and environmental science lesson, students define extinction, identify what living things need to survive, and create a persuasive poster about "saving the big cats" using a desktop...
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Big Cat Locations
First graders explore different environments while studying the habitats of big cats. In this big cats instructional activity, 1st graders draw pictures of their favorite cats, learn about the areas where cats live, design a zoo habitat...
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Big Cat Classification
First graders discover the different names and classifications of big cats by using word processing applications. In this animal life lesson, 1st graders investigate one big cat and create a database of facts about it using an word...
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Take A Walk On The Wildside
Students study big cats in a variety of lessons included in this unit.
American Museum of Natural History
Around with World with DNA
A mammalogist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, and a conservation geneticist share their work and their hopes that their research will help protect and save endangered species and their habitats.
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Describing Animals
Students investigate different types of pets. In this pets lesson, students discuss a variety of animals and their habitats. Students complete activities such as pet pictionary, pets as fashion accessories, role playing pet ownership,...
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Total English Advanced: Getting the Right Quantity and a Good Ad!
In this writing advertisements activity, students examine 8 sentences and fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the word bank. Students also write a short advertisement.
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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...