Animals

WATCH
Classifying Animals with Annie and Moby

TASK
Imagine you are an animal explorer and you find a new animal, one nobody has seen before. Document your findings to become the first person to study this new animal!

You will need to print this worksheet before you begin.


PROCESS
1. Fill in the CHART for the characteristics of the different animal groups.

2. Got to SWITCHEROO ZOO and create a new animal.

3. Give it a name.

4. Instead of adding a story, write about the it's characteristics.

• Habitat
• Description
• Reproduction

5. Take the animal's photo.

6. Print.

6. On your FIELD JOURNAL, record the animal parts and characteristics.

7. Write about how you discovered the animal. Talk about the animal's habitat and the sound it makes.

8. Write about the animal's appearance. Talk about the characteristics that will help us decide what type of animal it is - highlight the animal traits.

9. Be sure to fill in your conclusion at the end.

READ MORE
Teacher's Domain
Habitats
The Wild Ones
Brain Pop: Word Wall


TEST YOUR SKILLS
Kid's Corner: Characteristics
Science Net
Kid's Com
Classify: American Forest, African River, African Grassland Animals, Backyard Animals

Classroom Practice

NOUNS

Proper Nouns

Common Nouns

Practice NOUNS with these fun games!

• Noun Dunk
• Cricket Web: Collective Nouns
• Clean up your Grammar
• Balloon Nouns
• Noun Finder
• Noun Sort
• Plural Nouns
• Count / Non-Count Nouns
• Using Nouns as Adjectives

DECIMALS
WATCH the video on working with decimals.

Practice DECIMALS with these fun games!

• Decimal Blocks
• Decimal Circle Challenge

COMPARE DECIMALS

• Decimals in Space
• Hang the Decimals

ADD AND SUBTRACT DECIMALS

• Soccer Math - Adding    Subtraction     Rounding
• Baseball Math - Adding    Subtraction     Rounding
• Football Math - Decimal Place Value

The Toltecs and the Mexicas

Watch the video CODEX: the legend of Quetzalcoatl.

The Ancient Mexicans used the CODEX to teach others about their culture.

Create a CODEX with your classmates to teach others about what you learned.

1) The Toltecas and the Mexicas

2) The Pilgrimage of the Mexicas

3) The Triple Alliance

4) The Great Mexicas or Aztecs Domain

5) The Mexicas or Aztecs Society

6) The Last Splendor of Mesoamerica

PROCESS:

1) Plan your pages.

2) Create the Codex Pages

• Draw your background on PAINTBRUSH. 

• COPY/PASTE to Keynote. 

• Add the characters -- go here for photos

• Use INSTANT ALPHA to create stickers. 

• Add your information in a TEXTBOX. 

• Print.

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR A SAMPLE

THE EAR

1. Watch the INTRO to the ear on Nobelprize.org
This video tell us about how the ear works.

2. Watch StudyJams! Hearing & Sound.
This video tells us about taking care of our ears.



3. Write an NEWSLETTER using Pages to help others understand how the ear works and how to take care of it.

SEE THIS SAMPLE

4. Open PAGES and choose NEWSLETTER.

5. Insert images.

6. Be sure to ask for help before you PRINT.

PRACTICE:

How the Ear Works 

The Inner Ear 

Gets an Earful 

Sound and the Ear

The Ear and Hearing

Ear Structure