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A Guinea Pig Makes An Excellent Classroom Pet
Third graders live alongside guinea pigs. In this biology lesson plan, 3rd graders gain direct knowledge of the guinea pig's behavior and determine if it will make a good classroom pet.
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How to Use Classroom Animals to Spark Life Science Inquiry
Use low maintenance classroom pets to get your students engaged in life science inquiry investigations.
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Taking Care of Pets
Students and teacher discuss having pets such as dogs and/or cats, etc. They then read a book about pets and listen to a veterinarian visit with the them about their work and taking care of animals.
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Rock On! Featuring the Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic Trio!
Get your classroom rocking with this four-lesson earth science unit. Through a series of shared reading activities and hands-on investigations, young geologists learn about the three types of rocks and the unique properties of each.
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Rat-ional Pet Concerns
Students explore a recent salmonella outbreak in young students linked to pet rodents. They create pamphlets to help assist and inform pet owners about the disease and necessary health precautions.
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Pet-agogy
Students explore interesting animal behaviors and adaptations. They create information sheets about an animal residing in a fictional sanctuary and assess the animal's likelihood of being a good pet.
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Webcams in the Classroom: Animal Inquiry and Observation
Boost observational skills with an inquiry-based lesson that takes scholars on a virtual field trip. With help from webcams, learners observe animals in a zoo or aquarium. Observations go into a journal and a discussion is held to review...
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Fable of the Fainting Goat
Second graders explore animal life by reading children stories in class. In this goat fable instructional activity, 2nd graders read several books which describe the different myths and folklore about goats. Students identify the needs...
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Hermit Crabs in the Classroom
Students interact with hermit crabs in the their classroom. In this hermit crab lesson, students handle and observe hermit crabs while learning about their habitats and how to treat animals. They watch how the animals move and answer...
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We All Live Together
First graders examine the lifestyle of classroom and family pets in their natural habitat. They determine the needs of plants and animals, and how those needs are met. They listen to read alouds, sing songs, and draw using computer based...
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How Much is That Monkey in the Window?
Learners investigate exotic pets and the ecological and personal risks involved in trading and owning such animals. They synthesize their knowledge by creating advertisements that promote the sale of exotic pets and picket signs that...
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Notice and Wonder
Pint-sized zoologists practice the art of observation. They take notes, pictures or written, as they observe an animal for a period of time. This can be done at the zoo, with a visiting classroom animal, or perhaps at the humane society....
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Make an Alarm!
Students read the story, Dear Mr. Henshaw. They build an alarm system for something in the classroom, as the main character Leigh does to protect his lunchbox from thieves. Students explore alarms and use their creativity to create an...
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Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
Exactly how environmentally friendly is your school? From the air fresheners in the bathrooms to the cleaning solvents used in the classrooms, young conservationists search the school grounds for sources of air pollution in...
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Are You an Animal Safety Sleuth?
Students examine household hazards for pets. In this animal welfare instructional activity, students participate in 3 activities regarding the safety of their pets in their homes.
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How Much is that Doggy in the Window?
Students use Internet resources to explore information associated with owning a dog. They participate in an on-line scavenger hunt to expand their knowledge of pet ownership.
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Animal Activities: Teacher's Pets
Students watch meal worms turn into beetles in the classroom.
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Way Down in the Deep Blue Sea
Uncover the mysterious wonders of the ocean with activities that span the subjects!
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Celebrate the Beauty of Wildlife
Take advantage pupils' spring fever by learning about trees and wildlife.
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A Home for a Cricket
First graders build a habitat for crickets after studying animal survival needs. They care for and observe the crickets in the classroom habitat.
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Classroom Animals and Pets - Insects and Co.- Walking Sticks
Students observe walking stick insects. They prepare a habitat for a walking stick. Students discuss the characteristics of these insects. They examine the parts of the body.
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Classroom Animals & Pets - Insects & Company - Butterflies
Young scholars examine the life cycle of a butterfly. They place caterpillars in a cage and observe their change to a butterfly. Students discover how much a caterpillar eats and annotate growth information.
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Love Them or Leave Them?
Students describe their pet and their feelings towards it and record their descriptive phrases on the board. They arrange comments on a spectrum from negative to positive. They read the article The Ambivalent Bond With a Ball of Fur and...
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A Fish in Water
First graders, with a goldfish as a class pet, practice the proper way to care for a pet and have responsibilities when it comes to taking care of the fish. As a class, the teacher reads the book "Fish Out of Water".