LESSON PLANS
Use a lesson that provides students with an opportunity to learn about the characters in a fable by investigating their…
WORKSHEETS
Eyewitness Workbook Insect is an activity-packed exploration of insects and their world. Below you will find fast…
Enrich your study of animals and ecosystems with this science activity. Students will use reference materials to…
DAILY WARM-UPS
Students learn about sharks and improve their reading comprehension skills with a nonfiction reading passage and…
Before starting a unit on life science, give students this diagnostic test to assess their knowledge of plants, animals,…
Use the questions in this science printable to review the characteristics of living things.
Use this multiple-choice and written-response printable science exam in your classroom to your test students' knowledge…
ACTIVITIES
Island of the Blue Dolphins tells the story of an American Indian girl stranded on an island, alone, for 18 years. This…
Students identify 8 types of sharks.
Insects live in a variety of habitats, but they prefer warm climates. Teach students about insect habitats—rainforest,…
The five major kingdoms of living organisms are reviewed in this activity. Lesson plan and background information are…
After reading a passage about fossil molds and casts, students will answer comprehension questions and identify types of…
Introduce the ocean food chain with this life science printable. For this reading warm-up, students will read a short…
In this science printable, students will explain the main ideas of Darwin's theory of natural selection and answer…
Students can practice bird beak vocabulary by completing each sentence and writing the sentence on the back of the…
Learn key facts about the distinguishing features of an insect. The informational text in this printable includes images…
In this printable computer activity, students research insects on the Internet and use PowerPoint or AppleWorks to…
Introduce facts about penguins with this science reading passage. Use the reading comprehension questions in this…
TEACHING RESOURCE
Protecting themselves against predators is a full-time job for reptiles and amphibians. This article describes several…
Review insect body parts and insect classification with this multiple-choice quiz.
Use this printable to help students visualize ecological interdependence in the food web.
In this lesson, students learn about amphibian evolution by comparing fossils with a modern-day skeleton. This is a…
This list of rain forest animals is ready to print and use with a science unit, spelling activity, or other rain forest…
REFERENCE
Eyewitness: Jungle explores the world of rain forests and related ecosystems, bringing viewers face to face with…
