At a glance
The Animal Kingdom is a two-visit project of 60 minutes each for kindergarten to grade 6, reminding students that humans, too, belong to the big family of animals: the diversity of the animal kingdom, then animal homes.
Students handle real treasures: a cow skull, a wolf pelt, a beehive, a wasp nest and a beaver lodge. They classify living things, sort animals by class and explain carnivore, herbivore and omnivore diets.
Yes, even human beings belong to the big family of animals!
From a cow skull to a wolf pelt, by way of a beehive, a wasp nest and a beaver lodge, we share our real animal-kingdom treasures with your young biologists, who will be amazed!
How it runs:
Visit 1: The diversity of the animal kingdom (60 minutes).
Visit 2: Animal homes (60 minutes).
Learning goals (elementary)
- Classify living things by kingdom.
- Sort animals by class (mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, amphibians).
- Explain different diets (carnivore, herbivore, omnivore) with hands-on objects.
- Describe physical features that show how an animal is adapted to its environment.
- Explain adaptations that improve an animal’s chances of survival (for example, mimicry and camouflage).
- Identify habitats and the animal and plant populations that live there.
- Describe how animals meet their basic needs in their habitat.
