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African Dogs and Cats Word Search

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this science worksheet, students find the names of 14 African dogs and cats in a word search puzzle. The word bank has a detailed color drawing of each animal.
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What Makes a Cat a Cat?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the lives of pets by videotaping them.  In this animal life lesson, students videotape a cat and other pets using school cameras in a computer lab.  Students review the footage from the cat and other animals and...
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Big Beautiful Cats

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this animal worksheet, students become familiar with 8 different species of wild cats by reading an informative paragraph and examining a picture for each. Students complete a crossword puzzle about wild cats.
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Help! There Are Too Many Dogs and Cats and Not Enough Homes!

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students discuss the importance of spaying and neutering pets. In this animal care instructional activity, students create a make believe animal shelter. They discuss what happens to animals in the shelter and if no one wants to take...
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Fabulous Felines

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore basic needs through discovering that pets and people need very similar things. They will play matching games, sing songs, read books, and discuss the needs of people and animals.
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Animal Organs and the Study of Reproduction, Embryology and Cancer

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine organs from dogs and cats to study reproduction, embryology, and the identification of cancer. They record their observations at both the gross and microscopic levels. They present their information to the class.
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Form an Opinion-Cats

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students discuss which animal makes a better pet.  In this statistics lesson, students examine the factors that cause people to choose one animal over the other (cat or dog).  Students discuss their own opinions, and then view a video...
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4-h Veterinary Science Activity Page

For Students 8th - 10th
The 4-H teaches students about agriculture, health, and animal care - the last of which is the focus of this activity. From dogs and cats to pigs and hedgehogs, this worksheet provides helpful tips for caring for animals, as well as...
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Can it Really Rain Fish and Frogs?

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
You've heard of it raining cats and dogs ... but what about fish and frogs? It turns out, one scenario is much more likely than the other! Intrepid weather investigators examine the curious behavior of waterspouts using a leaf blower,...
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Fabulous Felines

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the behaviors of cats. In this cat study lesson, students find answers to questions about cat behavior. Students may also participate in cat trivia.
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Canine Companions

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify the responsibilities of being a dog owner. In this animal welfare lesson, students list ten important items that a dog needs to live and visit a pet store to calculate the total cost of the items. Students visit a local...
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Taking Care of Pets

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore pet care. In this pet care instructional activity, students discuss dogs and cats and read a book about pets. Students invite a veterinarian to class to discuss the topic.
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Observations of a Mammal

For Students 7th - 12th
Observations are a key step in the scientific method. In a fun activity, kids learn more about a mammal that they know, such as their own cat, a class hamster, or a friend's dog, through making detailed observations. In addition, they...
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Funny Ears

For Students K - 2nd
Young scientists get a activity that has a picture of a dog, a donkey, a person, a mouse, a rabbit, and a cat. Each picture has the wrong ears attached to it! Learners must draw lines matching up the ears with the correct recipient. The...
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Pets: Oh Behave

For Teachers 5th - 8th
They say that a dog is a man's best friend. Why is that? Discuss with your class why people like pets and the responsibilities with owning one. They read an article about pet behavior and write a short essay comparing one of their...
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What Do Dog's Need?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners discuss proper care of pets. In this animal care lesson, students discuss what pets need to be healthy and happy. Learners act out roles of pets and owners and create a pet tag. 
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Animal Sounds Cut and Paste

For Students K - 1st
Grrr! Practice animal sounds with this engaging cut and paste worksheet. Young readers can color six black line picture of animals including a cow, a cat, a duck, a bird, a dog and a bear, before cutting them out and glueing them to the...
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4-H Companion Animal Project

For Students 4th - 8th
In this 4-H animal science activity, learners will complete several activities about companion animals. Students will learn about feline feelings, dog breeds and their different groups, rabbit vocabulary and ideas for service projects...
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Pet Overpopulation

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners identify the needs of animals. In this animal welfare lesson, students read the article "If This Cat Could Wish" and identify the needs of animals. Learners color in a coloring sheet of a cat.
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Taking Care of Pets

For Teachers 1st - 4th
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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Fabulous Felines

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners create a list of pet needs.  In this personal responsibility lesson, students discover which items a cat needs in order to survive.  Learners complete worksheets based on cat ownership.
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Animals for Kids

For Students 6th - 7th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students 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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A Rat's Life

For Students 3rd - 5th
Here is a two-page worksheet on rats and mice. Learners answer nine true/false questions about rats and mice, then compose answers to seven short-answer questions about these two rodents. Finally, they must compose a fictional story...
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What is a Pet?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners define what a pet is and what it needs to be healthy and happy. They explore pets through the use of of puppets and/or stuffed animals and discover what a pet needs by identifying items in a "pet bag."

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