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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Indian Elephant (Elephas Maximus Indicus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of Indian Elephants, including their habitat, appearance, behaviour, diet, breeding, and much more. Images of this species and statistics can also be found here.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Sumatran Elephant (Elephas Maximus Sumatranus)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Elephas Maximus Sumatranus, more commonly known as the Sumatran elephant.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta Africana Africana)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore images and facts about the African Bush Elephant, including details on its evolution, appearance, habitat, breeding, diet, behaviour, and much more.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta Cyclotis)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore images and facts about the African Forest Elephant, including details on its evolution, appearance, habitat, breeding, diet, behaviour, and much more.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: George Orwell's Essay on Life in Burma: "Shooting an Elephant"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "George Orwell's Essay on his Life in Burma: "Shooting An Elephant"." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Elephants Never Forget

For Students 9th - 10th
Alex Gendler takes us into the incredible, unforgettable mind of an elephant. [5:25]
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Asian Elephant (Elephas Maximus)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore images and facts about the Asian Elephant, including details on their appearance, habitat, diet, breeding, and status as an endangered species.
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Other

Field Trip Earth: Elephants of Cameroon

For Students 9th - 10th
Field Trip Earth takes you on an exciting adventure to learn about the endangered African Elephant. On this site, one can explore this project, the species, and its habitat. Also learn what threatens this animal in its own environment.
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Read Works

Read Works: Macy the Elephant

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a story about an elephant named Macy who lives in the jungle with her parents. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Raising Elephants

For Students 5th - 6th
A learning module that begins with "Raising Elephants" by Jennifer Barry, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Blind Men and the Elephant

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with the poem "The Blind Men and the Elephant" by John Godfrey Saxe, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Kids: African Elephant

For Students K - 1st
Colorful resource for learning fun facts about African elephants with photographs as well as information regarding their physical characteristics and unique features. Sound clip included.
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Other

Ed Sitement! "Shooting an Elephant": George Orwell's Essay on His Life in Burma

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site shares a PDF worksheet for students to organize connotative and denotative meanings. Students will read "Shooting an Elephant" and then complete the chart with explanations of the denotative and connotative meanings. L.11-12.5b...
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Animal Bytes: African Elephant

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource for anyone seeking information on these huge creatures. Provides scientific classification of African Elephants, fast facts, fun facts as well as additional information on ecology and conservation.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Facts About Elephants

For Students 2nd - 8th
Take a look at 11 fun elephant facts.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids:african Elephants [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Print this fun and engaging coloring page on the African elephant. The image provides a realistic portrayal of the elephant, focusing on its skeletal structure. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]

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