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Animal slide shows!

This project is a culmination of a science unit on animals which integrates computer skills, language arts and art. After a study of animals which includes classification, basic needs of animals, animal adaptations, and animal behaviors, the students will use the computer to complete a slide show of one animal they have studied at length.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Computer/Technology Skills and Science)

By Margie Bartolomucci.

Animal folktales: Legends, superheroes, and pourquoi tales

In Rethinking Reports, page 2.2

By writing a narrative about an animal rather than a traditional report, students can learn about literature, develop writing skills, and still fulfill science and research objectives.

By Melissa Thibault.

Believe it or not! Reporting on amazing animals

In Rethinking Reports, page 2.3

A visual and oral presentation of an "animal report" can engage students' interest and develop their artistic and visual literacy skills.

By Melissa Thibault.

Animal report

After studying the various animal groups, students write a report about an animal of their choosing using well-formed paragraphs.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Science)

By Kay Sims.

Animal environments: Day one

Students will group animals using common characteristics. Students will develop an understanding of animal adaptations. This lesson was designed to be used with the lesson "Diamante Poetry Using Environments: Day two."

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)

By Cheri Cole.

American black bear

The students will examine the structural characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the American Black Bear necessary for survival.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)

By Shanda Myers.

Animal adaptation

This lesson focuses on the adaptations, body structures, and behavior of animals. The students will explore animal growth and adaptations of animals. This lesson is designed to be taught during the reading of Stone Fox.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Development and Science)

By Jennifer Fessler and Karen Wright.

Walnut Creek: A Guide to Exploring Urban Wetlands

In May 2008, Exploris Middle School students presented a field guide to the Walnut Creek wetlands to the City of Raleigh to use at the city's new urban wetlands center. The students began working on their field guide in September 2007. Over the school year,...

Format: document/book

Incredible insect mouths

This lesson shows children that insects have different kinds of mouths. It also notes the kinds of foods that different insects eat. It is a hands-on experiment type of lesson in which the children act as insects and use different tools for their “mouths.”

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)

By Kelly Stewart.

Integrating character education: A lesson on responsibility

Activity on the character trait of responsibility.

Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance)

By Cheryl Stafford.

Animal research: A multimedia approach

Students will be working with a partner to research a favorite animal. They will be required to use a wide variety of resources which include multimedia software packages, the Internet, and various books. The students will be looking up general information about their animal, such as its habitat, place on the food chain, size, etc. Ultimately the students will be responsible for presenting the information they have gathered in some form of multimedia presentation. This activity is primarily student-oriented rather than teacher-oriented in that the students will be selecting what animals they want to research and what materials they want to use in creating their report. The teacher will give some basic requirements and guidelines to ensure that students are on task.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Information Skills and Science)

By Amy Edwards.

The zoo is coming, the zoo is coming

The zoo is coming is a lesson that will give students an opportunity to write a letter to a fictional governor about the pros and cons of having a zoo come to their town.

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Science)

By steven sather.

Inference by analogy

In Intrigue of the Past, page 2.12

Students will use historical sources and an archaeological site map to infer the use or meaning of items recovered from a North Carolina Native American site based on 17th-century European settlers' accounts and illustrations. They will also describe prehistoric lifeways based on archaeological and ethnohistoric information and explain why archaeologists use ethnohistoric analogy.

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)

Reading is for the boys (and girls)!

This WebQuest for teachers looks at the difficult issue of how to get — and keep — boys interested in reading. It guides you through the research, then looks at text selection and pedagogy and helps you find specific strategies for narrowing the adolescent "literacy gap."

Format: article

By Kimberly Bowen.

Resources on the web

The Beagle Brigade

In this lesson from Science NetLinks, students develop their understanding of animal behaviors and the interaction of innate abilities and learned behaviors. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science)

Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Really wild animals: Will people change them forever?

This lesson from Xpeditions asks students to consider the ways in which human activities in the rain forest might affect the behaviors of some well-known African mammals, particularly in the Congo River Basin. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Science)

Provided by: National Geographic

How do leopard seals hunt?

In this Xpeditions lesson, students explore how leopard seals, which are the top predators in the Artic, hunt for their food. This lesson engages students in whole class discussion, online learning, and development of writing skills. Students will:... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science)

Provided by: Xpeditions

Kings of the Kalahari

In this Xpeditions lesson, students study the defining characteristics of deserts and apply this knowledge to a study of the Kalahari Desert. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science and Social Studies)

Provided by: National Geographic

Pilot whales' social behavior

In this lesson, from Xpeditions, students learn about pilot whales' sociability and bonding and consider how National Geographic's Crittercam (a camera worn by wildlife to provide information about animal behavior) might help scientists learn more about ocean... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)

Provided by: National Geographic