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1. Nocturnal Animals Lesson #6: Skunks
...lesson plan to your hard drive as an html file by selecting "File", then "Save As" from your browser's pull down menu. The file name extension must be .html. This lesson provided by: Author: Michelle White System: MADISON COUNTY School: MONROVIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Title: Nocturnal Animals Lesson 6: Skunks Overview/ In this lesson students will learn Annotation: interesting facts about skunks. They will also design a "nose guard" that people can wear to protect themselves against the smell of a skunk. Then students will have a chance to dramatize a commercial for their "nose guards." Content Standard...

2. Texas Department of State Health Services, Kids Corner Lesson Plans
...alone. A shy dog might want attention. Rabid dogs often become mean, roam, make strange noises and attack people and other animals. Rabid animals may drool, and they sometimes swallow stones, sticks and other things. Wild animals that seem to be friendly or tame. Wild animals (coyotes, foxes, bats, skunks, and racoons) which you do not usually see in the daytime. Animals that have a hard time walking, eating, or drinking. Excitement or meanness in animals. Animals that bite or scratch at an old wound until it bleeds. What kinds of animals carry rabies? Any warm blooded animal can carry rabies, includ...

3. Pamache
...s of newspaper back on the back counter. Wash off tables with sponges. Assessment- Evaluation: Does it hold together? Is it smooth? Is is painted and decorated neatly? Other Teaching Aids: Examples hanging from ceiling and on shelves. Variations: We have done pigs, giraffes, teddy bears, kangaroos, skunks, beavers, mice, alligators, and other animals I can?t even remember. Higher Level Questions: How can you create an interior structure for any animal? What makes the project sturdy? How can something that was wet become hard?

4. COAST - Marine & Aquatic Habitats Activities - Coastal Development
...wetlands. Migrating birds often rest in wetland areas because of the vegetative cover and abundance of food. Small fish and crabs use the shallow waters characteristic of wetlands and the vegetative cover to avoid predation and because of the availability of abundant food sources. Raccoons, snakes, skunks, nutria, and other predators feed on many of the organisms found in a wetland. Unfortunately, wetlands are being lost at an alarming rate because of coastal development and habitat degradation. < < go top Objectives Students will be able to illustrate the changes that occur from a non-developed area...

5. Teacher's Corner - Insect Smells
...ink of as smelling, or odor detection. An insect may smell with its antennae, its feet, or even its behind (such as when a female is laying an egg on a particular plant). Other animals make scents, too. Ask the students if they've ever smelled a skunk's scent before. Ask the students why they think skunks smell that way; is it a good smell or a bad smell? Explain that skunks use that smell to protect themselves from danger; that is how they repel enemies. Explain that repel means to push away, and the opposite of repel is attract. Ask the students if they think a skunk's smell repels or attracts huma...

6. Teacher's guide - Lesson
...sects, and small birds). They have a very good view because there are no leaves to block their vision. Home Sweet Home. When limbs fall off trees they make brush piles on the ground. These piles provide homes for many animals. Insects move right in. And so do the animals that eat insects, including skunks, lizards, birds, and many others. Rabbits don't eat insects, but they are quite comfortable living in the shelter of brush piles. When Fish Live in Trees. When trees that live on the edge of lakes or streams die they drop their branches into the water. Eventually, the tree may fall into the water. T...

7. Monster Fun Learning the Five Senses Lesson Plan
...r, soft textures, rough textures, etc. are different things they can feel with their sense of touch. Smell- Explain what the sense of smell is in your own words. Let them smell the perfume or flower. Explain that everything they smell with their nose is using their sense of smell. Flowers, perfume, skunks, and cookies in the oven are all things that they can smell. Taste- Explain what the sense of taste is in your own words. Let them taste and eat the candy or sugar cube. Explain that when they eat, that the taste buds on their tongues lets them taste all the different flavors found in food. They tas...

8. Find the Hidden Hibernators
...nts. Explain that many animals sleep during all or part of the winter. Some animals go into a deep sleep. Their body temperature drops to just above freezing and their hearts beat very slowly. These animals are true hibernators. A groundhog is an example of a true hibernator. Other animals, such as skunks and raccoons, are much lighter sleepers. They occasionally awaken to eat during the winter. Their body temperature and heartbeats do not change in the way true hibernators' bodies do. Provide each student with a copy of the Hibernation Word Search Puzzle. Have students find in the puzzle the names o...

9. Nocturnal Animals Lesson #1: Introduction to Nocturnal Animals
...th Internet access Resources Needed: Background/ Preparation: Procedures/ 1.)Show the students a picture or Activities: poster of nocturnal animals. Explain that nocturnal animals are active while the students are sleeping. Tell the students that this unit will cover owls, bats, spiders, frogs, and skunks. 2.)Have the students name some nocturnal animals. List these animals on the board. Discuss any facts the students know about the animals (including the number of legs each animal has). Have the students help complete a chart that shows the number of legs each animal has. Let the students write five...

10. Monster Fun Learning the Five Senses
...soft textures, rough textures, etc. are different things they can feel with their sense of touch. - Smell - Explain what the sense of smell is in your own words. Let them smell the perfume or flower. Explain that everything they smell with their nose is using their sense of smell. Flowers, perfume, skunks, and cookies in the oven are all things that they can smell. - Taste - Explain what the sense of taste is in your own words. Let them taste and eat the candy or sugar cube. Explain that when they eat, that the taste buds on their tongues lets them taste all the different flavors found in food. They...