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Who Am I? - Locomotor Skills

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discuss the meaning of the word locomotion and the different ways that they use locomotor skills.
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Hunt the Fact Monster

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this Fact Monster search engine worksheet, students access the Internet to find the answers to five questions with multiple choice answers.
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Worksheet
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Animals Word Search Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 5th
To make the classic word search more challenging and academic, this animal-terms puzzle has scholars solving clues to determine the words they find. Fifteen clues give detailed definitions of biology terms such as carnivore, reptile,...
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Animals Around the World

For Teachers K
Students study different kinds of animals and what group they belong to.  In this animal classification lesson students view different animals and sort them by what group they belong to, for example a snake is in the reptile group. 
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Desert Discoveries

Lizard Dash!

For Teachers 3rd
Here is a terrific learning game that has pupils acting like lizards! Before the game starts, there is a class discussion on the differences between endotherms and exotherms. The main focus of the game is how each team must keep their...
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Animal Classification

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify characteristics of and group animals by the five categories of vertebrates.
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What are Dinosaurs?

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore the attributes of dinosaurs. In this dinosaur lesson, students read books and watch videos featuring dinosaurs. Students also research dinosaur traits using Internet sources.
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Mammal Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use the internet to answer their questions about mammals. They complete a scavenger hunt worksheet to identify their characteristics. They ask any questions they have at the end of the lesson.
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Elephants

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study elephants and the features they have that help to keep them cool.  In this elephants lesson students research a feature of the elephant. 
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Dolphins or Sharks?

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this dolphins and sharks comparison worksheet, learners complete a web on each animal and choose from a list the attributes that fit each one. Students create a poster promoting conservation of our ocean friends.
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Animal Classification

For Students 4th - 6th
In this animal classification worksheet, students read for information and comprehension. In this fill in the blank and multiple choice worksheet, students answer five questions.
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Animals Vocabulary Fill Puzzle

For Students 4th - 6th
In this science worksheet, students figure out the answers to 15 clues going across and down associated with vertebrate animals. Students fill in a crossword puzzle.
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A Study of Vertebrates

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the characteristics of each vertebrate group. They take notes in a science journal, and in small groups create a HyperStudio slideshow presentation to present information about a specific vertebrate group.
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Interactive
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Fearsome Creatures 1

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this wild animals activity, students fill in the blanks or choose the correct words to sentences about wild animals. Students complete 47 blanks.
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Crossword: Rain Forest

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this crossword worksheet, learners solve a crossword puzzle by solving clues about the Rain Forest. For example, "The area or environment where an animal lives."
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Middle and Recent Earth History

For Students 7th - 9th
In this middle and recent Earth history instructional activity, learners are given 20 statements about the changes in the Earth and life on Earth and they determine if they are true or false. If the statements are false, students change...
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Animal Skin

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars investigate the skin surface to body area ratios for different animals.  In this seventh/eighth grade mathematics/science lesson plan, students explore heat transfer between an animal’s body and the environment.  Using...
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The Five Classes of Vertebrates

For Students 5th
In this vertebrates classification activity, 5th graders unscramble 15 words to find answers to clues. Each clue gives information about the characteristics of vertebrates.  
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Animals Vocabulary Decoder Worksheet

For Students 4th - 5th
Add some decoding to your scholar's review of basic life science terms in this decorder worksheet, where students match 15 words to their definitions. Words such as mammal and amphibian must be matched to their written definition. The...
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Animal Sorting & Matching

For Students 5th
For this animal sorting worksheet, 5th graders first match animal pictures with their names and a fun fact. Students must then fill in 15 blanks based on information given on the matching cards.
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Animals Multiple Choice Words Worksheet

For Students 4th - 8th
Looking for some simple multiple-choice questions for an upcoming biology unit on animals? This worksheet features 7 clearly worded questions, each with 4 possible answers. Topics include adaptation, camouflage, ecosystems, animal...
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Animals Letter Shapes

For Students 6th - 7th
Add some excitement to a basic life science worksheet by using this simple word puzzle! Scholars read 8 definitions and write the correct animal-related vocabulary word in the boxes provided. The boxes for each definition show the...
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Animal Brochures

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work in pairs to research an animal. They fill in an animal data form in order to become experts about the animal they choose. They use the listed criteria to design a six sided brochure that includes graphics of the...
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

What's This? Life at the Limits

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
There are some amazing ways species evolve to survive. From large ears to sneezing salt, learners read about these interesting adaptations in an interactive lesson. Great to supplement an in-class lesson, it also works well as a remote...

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