LESSON PLANS
Using the Internet and art materials, students will create life-size sculptures of owls.
Students see the complete life cycle of a butterfly.
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Hand out a printable computer activity that teaches the basics of a spreadsheet. Students research how fast different…
FUTUREFIT PROJECTS
Use this mini-lesson to introduce students to frogs. Excerpted from Eyewitness: Amphibian Barry…
TEACHING RESOURCE
This resource is designed to be used in conjunction with the Focus on Frogs Mini-Lesson. Use this resource as an…
Use this mini-lesson to introduce students to the natural world of mammals. Enhance their knowledge of the different…
This resource is designed to be used in conjunction with the Meet the Mammals Mini-Lesson. Use this resource as an…
Use this mini-lesson to introduce students to the different types of bird beaks. Teach them that different beaks enable…
This resource is designed to be used in conjunction with the Adaptations: Bird Beaks Mini-Lesson. Use this resource as…
Use this mini-lesson to introduce students to the defining characteristics of mammals. Excerpted…
This resource is designed to be used in conjunction with the Characteristics of Mammals Mini-Lesson. Use this resource…
Use this mini-lesson to introduce students to the different kinds of nests birds build, and the variety of material they…
This resource is designed to be used in conjunction with the Building Nests Mini-Lesson. Use this resource as an…
REFERENCE
Dog sled racing was first presented as an Olympic sport in 1932. Use this reference to learn about the Iditarod and its…
Become an instant expert on birds! Find motivational mini-lessons and the reference material you need to reinforce key…
Become an instant expert on mammals! Find motivational mini-lessons and the reference material you need to reinforce key…
Read about recent discoveries concerning dinosaurs.
Read all about Tyrannosaurus Sue, a 65 million-year-old dinosaur.
Read about theories on the evolution of birds.
Read about the re-creation of the sound that a Parasaurolophus dinosaur made.
ASSESSMENT
Use this scoring guide in conjunction with the "All About Wolves" lesson. This rubric outlines what skills your…
WORKSHEETS
An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and defense.
A chart of animal names: male, female, and young.
An article about various sports in which animals participate.
