Students design and create their own hypothetical animal. In this biology lesson plan, students identify the factors organisms need to survive. They classify their animals according to its correct phylum.

Students compare the differences between whales and fish. They examine the differences of toothed and baleen whales. They identify behavioral and physical characteristics of animals that help them survive in their habitat.

Seventh graders give examples of learned behaviors. In this life science lesson, 7th graders simulate a behavior conditioning experiment. They complete an assessment at the end of the lesson.

Learners explore the relationship between human beings and animals. They participate in a variety of activities to examine animal behavior. Students create a class book and stage a mock news broadcast.

Students explore Upham Woods at night and investigate about the special adaptations of nocturnal animals. They identify three nocturnal animals and how they are adapted to the night. Students explain what night vision is and how it works.

In this behavior activity, learners review different types of behavioral adaptations including migration, hibernation, and communication. This activity has 10 matching and 10 true or false questions.

Seventh graders demonstrate the processes of science by posing questions and investigating phenomena through language, methods and instruments of science. They study the body features or systems of several animals.

Learners discover information about seals, including behavior and habitat. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify various aspects about seals. Learners create an illustration or painting of their favorite seal, and...

Young scholars explore the senses of different animals. In this biology lesson plan students will study the animals selected for their grades. The young scholars will learn about the brain and how the senses of that animal have developed.

Learners discover the habits of panthers by solving fictitious crime mysteries.  In this animal life lesson plan, students utilize their research from previous lessons to solve mysteries in a panther activity.  Learners answer...

Students, while studying the rolls of pollinators and plants, explore co-evolution of mutualistic relationships.

Young scholars investigate spiders. In this spiders lesson, students create a habitat for a spider with a jar, twigs, and dirt. Young scholars observe the behavior of the spider and record how they spend their days.

Students investigate different insects in their backyard. In this insect lesson, students read the book Are You and Ant? and apply the reading to their backyards. Students create a list of animals that begin with the the letter A an make...

Students watch animal videos to identify and compare the male/female roles of different species of animals. They draw conclusions and compare those roles to those of humans. They discuss how the human male/female roles have changed...

In this animal behavior learning exercise, students will review various types of animal behavior including those that are instinctual and those that are learned. This learning exercise has 10 true or false and 8 matching questions.

Learners use the internet to discover information about dolphins. They examine their behavior, appearance and distribution of dolphins.

Seventh graders investigate how organisms respond to environmental stimuli through their behavior. They observe how plants and animals respond to varying amounts of light, water and gravity.

Pupils analyze the physical characteristics, behavior, distribution and migration patterns of the black-faced spoonbills.

Pupils participate in a webquest about the plants and animals that inhabit an estuary. They role play as environmentalists researching this habitat and present the results of their research in a creative way.

Fifth graders research life in Alaska and compare life there to their lives in this lesson. They read "Julie of the Wolves." They research through the novel and other reference books facts about the Alaskan climate and geography. They...

Students design an animal.  In this prairie lesson, students learn about physical and behavioral adaptation, locate the Great Plains on a map, and design an animal that would be perfectly adapted for life on the prairie. ...

Students use the computer to discover animals. In this animal lesson, students look at online webcams to view animals and write in a daily blog discussing what the animals are doing. They use either Pixie or PowerPoint to create an...

Second graders explore biology by researching animal characteristics. In this adaptation activity, 2nd graders identify the history of several animals and research the changes that have occurred to their anatomy over thousands of years....