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How to Tame a Field Trip to the Zoo

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Keep your pupils focused on field trip learning objectives with before, during, and after activities.
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Primate Evolution

For Students 9th - 12th
In this primate evolution worksheet, students will review the structures and functions that are characteristic of primates. Students will identify the differences between Old World monkeys, New World monkeys, and prosimians. This...
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Animals in the Media

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Sure to activate young minds, this resource asks learners to consider how media influences their personal points of view. Pupils examine how animals are portrayed in the media to understand why they feel the way they do about those...
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A Day in the Life

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students use their research skills to investigate the behavior and characteristics of a rainforest animal. After creating a diary entry, they illustrate the habits and life cycle of the animal. They write the diary entry from the point...
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Interest Survey

For Students 6th - 7th
For this science and social studies worksheet, students complete a survey about their interests. Students check each subject that they are interested in, such as killer whales, Thomas Edison, and magnets.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Black Spider Monkey

For Students 9th - 10th
Taxonomy, morphology, range, habitat, and ecology are the topics explored in this in depth Black Spider Monkey site.
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A-Z Animals

A Z Animals: Animal Facts: Spider Monkey (Simia Paniscus)

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry identifies the defining characteristics of the Simia Paniscus, more commonly known as the spider monkey.
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Chicago Zoological Society

Chicago Zoological Society: Zoo Explorer: Black Handed Spider Monkey

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out more about the black-handed spider monkey by browsing this reference from the Brookfield Zoo. In addition to quick facts and a photo, this animal guide offers details on the appearance, environment, eating habits and other...
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Audubon Nature Institute: Spider Monkey

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the spider monkey and discover details about its behavior, eating habits, range, conservation status, and other unique facts.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Black Handed Spider Monkey

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, appearance, diet, and conservation status of the black-handed spider monkey.
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Wilderness Classroom Organization: Spider Monkey

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief site provides general information (physical characteristics, diet, way it travels through the forest) and several interesting spider monkey pictures.
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Wonder Club: Black Spider Monkey

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting site provides information on the habits, breeding, and diet of the Black Spider Monkey.
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Monkey Zone: Spider Monkeys

For Students 2nd - 6th
This brief site discusses the physical characteristics, range/habitat, adaptations, and diet of the spider monkey.
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Primates.com: Spider Monkey

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site presents a beautiful photograph of a spider monkey.
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Regents of the University of Michigan

Animal Diversity Web: Black Spider Monkey

For Students 9th - 10th
Factual information is provided on the following topics: geographic range, habitat, physical description, reproduction, behavior, diet, economic importance, and conservation status.
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University of Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Primate Research Center: Primate Info Net

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about primates, includes links to primate centers and organizations. Find out about the International Directory of Primatology. Click into "Resources on Primatology" and then "About the Primates" to get to primate-specific...

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