Tag Archives: animals

Ick or Eat? – Science Bulletin Board for the study of animals/food chain with elementary students

Ick or Eat? Many young students do not understand where a hamburger, slice of bacon, or chicken wing really comes from.  Help your students learn about mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish and which animals we eat.

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Basic Needs of Animals Poster- Science lesson and art project

Students illustrate and write about the basic needs of animals. Example shown: Oxygen, food, water, climate, shelter  

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Birds-NestCams, science enrichment lesson on birds for any grade level

From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Visit a live cam.  Choose from the pictures, or the numerous choices on the drop down menu. http://watch.birds.cornell.edu/nestcams/camera/index

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Animal Videos- fact videos to enrich your science lessons for elementary and intermediate grades

From the San Diego Zoo: Or- See short videos on animals such as frogs, koalas, tapirs, tigers, baby elephants, pandas, and much more! You choose the videos you want to watch. http://www.sandiegozoo.org/videos/

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Ape Cam- live streaming from san diego zoo to enrich science lessons of all grade levels

From the San Diego Zoo: live streaming: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/apecam/

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Polar Bears Cam- live streaming from san diego zoo to enrich science lessons of all grade levels

From the San Diego Zoo: Live streaming: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/polarcam/

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Panda Cam- live streaming from san diego zoo to enrich science lessons of all grade levels

From the San Diego Zoo: Live streaming of pandas: http://www.sandiegozoo.org/pandacam/

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Creature Concentration- animal game for science and memory for elementary grades

From the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens: Click on the cards to match up pairs and solve the puzzle! http://www.lazoo.org/fun/matching/

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National Zoo YouTube Channel-science, videos of animals, animal care

From the Smithsonian: Exciting video from the nation’s zoo, demonstrating leadership in animal care, science, education and sustainability.   http://www.youtube.com/user/SmithsonianNZP

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Vertebrates/Invertebrates-animals, science Lesson for elementary grades

After discussing/studying  the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates, have students cut out animal pictures from magazines. They should then organize them into vertebrate and invertebrate groups. For older students, they can further classify these animals into their different phyla….mammals, birds, … Continue reading

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