Curated OER
Cow Parade
Young scholars create individual works of art using cow cut-outs as their canvas in this hilarious lesson ideal for the High School Art or Art History classroom. The lesson includes resource links and can be adapted for any animal or...
Curated OER
Explore the Food Web
Young scholars identify plants and animals in the journals of Lewis and Clark's expedition. They describe the various animal habits. Students interpret the behaviors of the animals discovered on the expedition. They design a food web...
Curated OER
Spelling Words Puzzle II
Students receive instruction using examples to find missing letters in their spelling words. They fill in the blanks of each spelling word choosing from a list of animal names provided.
Curated OER
Writing Persuasive Paragraphs
Fourth graders discover a fun-filled way to write persuasive paragraphs. After reading stories about mice and weasels, they choose which animal to be their topic. Students use a web outline to organize their opinion, four supporting...
Curated OER
Adaptations
Eighth graders choose an animal and research its various adaptations using
their information, 8th graders create an informational tri-fold brochure or newsletter. They should include facts about the animal's adaptations as well as...
Curated OER
Introduction To What Is In The Great Salt Lake
Learners investigate the different organisms found in the Great Salt Lake. They collect water samples in order to create an environment that replicates the lake and observe the organisms in a close to natural environment. The...
Curated OER
Mechanical Energy
Students discover the difference between kinetic and potential energy in an experiment using toy cars and tracks. In small groups, they set up the experiment to determine the distance milk cartons will travel when hit by toy car. They...
Curated OER
Taxonomy and the World of Microorganisms and Viruses
In this taxonomy worksheet, students understand how organisms are classified using Linnaeus' system. Students classify organisms as either plant or animal. This worksheet has 24 fill in the blank and 6 matching questions.
Curated OER
Color by Letter: K-O
In this letter recognition instructional activity, students first identify the ocean animals that start the letters k, l, m, n, and o. Students then color each animal using the letter and color code.
Curated OER
Zoo-Logical
In this zoology worksheet, 7th graders read the information about the animal discoveries. Students then complete the word scramble chart to list the reptiles, their habitats, and the month they were found.
Curated OER
Explorit's Biology Quiz
In this biology worksheet, students complete a five question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about animal and plant biology.
Curated OER
Explorit's Biology Quiz
In this biology worksheet, students complete a five question on-line interactive multiple choice quiz about animal biology. This quiz has more advanced material.
Curated OER
Mitchell Road Investigation
Seventh graders discover the impact of man on the environment by analyzing plant and animal data. In this ecology instructional activity, 7th graders investigate a nearby road which many cars pass on and examine the impact of the...
Curated OER
A Duck Needs
In this animal education instructional activity, students fill in 10 circles with what a duck needs. There is a duck at the top of the page and circles at the bottom.
Curated OER
Home Is Where the Hound Is
Learners study Britain's rabies law then share their own personal pet stories with the class.
Curated OER
What Are the Needs of Living Things?
In this living things worksheet, students will write down two facts about what a living thing needs to survive. Using these facts, students will draw a conclusion to how those needs are met.
Curated OER
How Do Adaptations Help Living Things?
In this adaptations worksheet, students will brainstorm a problem that a living thing might face in its environment. Then students will write down what solution or adaptation that living thing has that allows it to survive that...
Curated OER
Animals and Their Houses
In this pets picture matching worksheet, students examine 4 pictures of pets: a dog, bird, snake and cat. Students color the pictures and draw a line from the pet to the picture of its house.
Curated OER
Shark Quiz
In this sharks worksheet, students complete 10 multiple choice questions about the Great White Shark and its physical characteristics, diet, life span, and more.
Curated OER
Elephant Quiz
Students test what they know about elephants. This worksheet contains 9 multiple choice general knowledge questions about elephants. Answers are provided.
Curated OER
Gorilla Quiz
In this worksheet, students complete 11 multiple choice questions about gorilla's physical characteristics, life span, and weight. Answers are provided.
Curated OER
Creature Seekers
Does it actually exist? Consider the sighting of a giant squid, much like the one that appears in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Middle and high schoolers read the article One Legend Found, Many Still to Go, and research other mysterious...
TED-Ed
A Digital Reimagining of Gettysburg
Why would Robert E. Lee order Pickett's Charge, an action that changed the course of the Civil War? Geographer and historian Anne Knowles uses digital technology to explain what she thinks is the missing piece in trying to understand...
Curated OER
Gorilla Word Search
In this gorilla vocabulary words worksheet, students search for words that describe the gorilla's classification, environment, types, and other facts. Students word search sixteen gorilla vocabulary words.