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EP Zoology

Printables:
Levels 1-4

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This book was made for your convenience. It is available for printing from the
Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool website. It contains all of the printables from
Easy Peasy’s zoology course. The instructions for each page are found in the
online course.

Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool is a free online homeschool curriculum


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EP Zoology Printables: Levels 1-4


Copyright © 2020 All rights reserved.

This workbook, made by Tina Rutherford with permission from Easy Peasy All-in-One
Homeschool, is based on the zoology component of Easy Peasy’s curriculum.
For EP’s online curriculum visit allinonehomeschool.com.

This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part in any manner whatsoever without
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ISBN: 9798640334159

First Edition: June 2020


Lesson
Zoology 2
Levels 1-4
Sort
Cut out the various animal cards and sort them based on whether they lay eggs
(oviparous) or give birth to live young (viviparous).

frog ape bear flamingo

grasshopper alligator pig dove

raccoon snake rabbit platypus

duck elephant tortoise stork


Lesson
Zoology 2
Levels 1-4

Oviparous (lay eggs)

Viviparous (live young)


Animal
Classification
Lapbook
Lesson
Zoology 6
Levels 1-4
Classifying Living Things
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite
the “glue here” side), write the divisions of taxonomy in order from biggest to
smallest: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species. If you’re going
to glue your lapbook to a file folder or poster board you can do that now or
wait until you’ve completed all of the pieces.

(glue here)

Classifying
living things
Lesson

Cut out the rectangle as one piece. Fold the left side in (on the line at A), and fold the right side in (on
7

the line at B). Cut on the dotted lines so that 1, 2, 3, and 4 are strips you can open to the fold. On the
inside (opposite “glue here”), write the four main classes of invertebrates.: echinoderms, annelids,
mollusks, and arthropods.
A
1 Four Main
Invertebrate
2
Invertebrates

(glue here) Classes


3
4
B
Levels 1-4
Zoology
Lesson

Cut out the rectangle as one piece. Fold the left side in (on the line at A), and fold the right side in (on
7

the line at B). Cut on the dotted lines so that 1, 2, 3, and 4 are strips you can open to the fold. On the
inside (opposite “glue here”), write the five classes of vertebrates: mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds,
and fish.
A
1 Five Main
2 Vertebrate
Vertebrates

3 (glue here) Classes


4
5 B
Levels 1-4
Zoology
Lesson
Zoology 7
Levels 1-4
Invertebrates and Vertebrates
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the center line. Cut on the
dotted line to the center fold. Inside (opposite the “glue here” side), write
vertebrate and invertebrate under the correct flap.

(glue here)

Does not
Has a
have a
backbone
backbone
Lesson
Zoology 8
Levels 1-4
Reptiles and Fish
Cut out the rectangles and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite the “glue here”
side), write characteristics of reptiles (dry skin or scales, breathe air, lay eggs) and
fish (fins, tail, scales, use gills to breathe underwater).

Reptile
(glue here) characteristics

Fish
(glue here) characteristics
Lesson
Zoology 8
Levels 1-4
Mammals
Cut out the hexagons and stack them with the “mammals” piece on top. Staple
and add to your lapbook.

covered in
Mammals hair or fur

give birth to feed milk to


live young their babies

breathe air
with lungs
Lesson
Zoology 9
Levels 1-4
Birds
Cut out the eggs and write the characteristics of birds (covered in feathers, have
claws,
aws, have two wings, lay eggs).

Bird
characteristics
Lesson
Zoology 9
Levels 1-4
Amphibians
Cut out the lily pads. Write or glue the amphibian facts onto them.

Amphibian lay eggs in


characteristics water

move to land
as adults
smooth and
wet or slimy
skin
Lesson
Zoology 10
Levels 1-4
Echinoderms and Annelids
Cut out the rectangles and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite the “glue here”
side), write characteristics of echinoderms (several arms or spines around a
central body, usually symmetrical, hard skin) and annelids (long cylindrical body,
segmented).

Echinoderm
(glue here) characteristics

Annelid
(glue here) characteristics
Lesson
Zoology 10
Levels 1-4
Mollusks and Arthropods
Cut out the hexagons and stack them with the “mollusks” piece on top. Staple
and add to your lapbook. Do the same with the diamonds and the arthropod
pieces.

Mollusk
characteristics soft body; can
be covered by
hard shell

in water: swim on land:


by pushing move on a
water out of foot
their bodies

hard
Arthropod
exoskeleton
characteristics
and jointed
limbs
Lesson
Zoology 12
Levels 1-4
Endangered Species
12
Cut the pages on the dotted lines and place them in this pattern: 3 4 Using a
single six-sided die and whatever markers you can gather (coins, different rocks,
pawns from other games, etc.), take turns rolling and moving the number on the
die. Follow the directions on the square you land on. Requested facts can be
found throughout the board. Can you all get to the end before you go extinct?

Tell someone a
fact about the
Tell someone a pronghorn.

START fact about the


goliath frog.

- The black-ffaced impala is a rare


subspecies of impala, making it
desirable to trophy hunters.
- Impalas are known for their
leaps which can span 30 feet.
- Herds range in size from 3 to 15
and are found in Africa.

Tell someone a
fact about the Tell someone a
cheetah. fact about any
Tell someone mammal.
three threats to
endangered
animals.

1
Lesson
Zoology 12
Levels 1-4

Tell someone a Your species moves


fact about an Tell someone a from the threatened
African animal. fact about the list to the endangered
impala. list. Lose a turn!

Tell someone a
fact about a non-
mammal.

- The Sonoran pronghorn is one Tell someone


of the most endangered animals in three threats to
the United States. endangered
- The pronghorn is the fastest land animals.
animal in North America.
- Drought is its biggest threat.

Tell someone a
Tell someone a
fact about the
fact about the
cockatoo.
blue whale.

Move forward Catch a poacher


three spaces and in the act and
read that square. save an elephant.
Roll again!
2
Lesson
Zoology 12
Levels 1-4

3
Tell someone a
fact about the
goliath frog.
Tell someone a
fact about a non-
mammal.
Tell someone a
fact about the
impala.

- The blue whale is the largest


animal known to have existed.
- Whaling (hunting whales for
their usable products) is its biggest
threat. - The white cockatoo is one of
- Seen regularly off the coast of several endangered cockatoo
California. species.
- Its beauty makes it desirable for
the pet trade
- Found in the Philippines,
Indonesia, and Australia.

FINISH Tell any fact that


hasn’t been told
Tell someone
three threats to
endangered
Recite three things so far to avoid animals.
you’ve learned and your extinction!
species will survive!
Lesson
Zoology 12
Levels 1-4

4
Tell someone a
fact about the Tell someone a
blue whale. fact about an
African animal.

Tell someone a
Discover a new
fact about the
population of an
cockatoo.
endangered
species: roll
again!

Tell someone a
- The goliath frog is the largest fact about the
living frog on earth. cheetah.
- It is found in a few remote places
such as Equatorial Guinea.
- Its biggest threat is its desirability
as an exotic pet.
Tell someone a
fact about a
mammal.
Tell someone a
fact about a non-
African animal. Make it to the
finish space on Tell someone a
your next turn or fact about the
become EXTINCT. pronghorn.
Lesson
Zoology 17
Levels 1-4
Food Web
Use the food web to answer the questions.

What are the producers in this food web?

What are the consumers in this food web?

What does the eagle eat?

What eats the grass?

What eats the mouse?


Lesson
Zoology 20
Levels 1-4
Food Chain
Use the words above each paragraph to fill in the blanks.

food trees sun energy bottom

Plants and can be found at the of

the chain. Unlike the foods above them, plants get

from the .

herbivores caterpillars plants cattle eaters

The at the bottom of the food chain are eaten by

or “plant .” Some examples of these

would be and .

carnivores prey predators top cheetah

At the of the food chain are or “meat eaters.”

These animals are also known as because they eat other

animals, known as their . An example of this animal type would be

a .
Lesson
Zoology 22
Levels 1-4
The Tundra
Fill in the crossword using the clues below.

Across:
2. There is very little of this in the tundra.
5. The tundra’s _____ is constantly changing.
6. The largest and most dangerous animal in the tundra. (2 words)
7. Tundra plants have adapted to low _____.
8. People worry about _____ from mines and rigs.
9. To sleep through the worst part of winter.
10. This lies six inches below the ground and remains frozen most of the year.
11. The tundra is a sensitive _____.

Down:
1. Some _____ birds live in the tundra part of the year.
3. The tundra is the _____ biome.
4. The tundra is located in this circle.
8. Permafrost can _____ plants and animals.
Lesson
Zoology 23
Levels 1-4
The Savanna
Fill in the crossword using the clues below.

Across:
2. Many animals in the savanna are plant eaters or _____.
4. During the dry season, there is a competition for this.
6. Savannas are made up of _____ and a few trees.
7. Cattle _____ limits the amount of food available for wildlife.
8. Savannas can result from _____ changes.
9. Annual _____ in the savanna is 10-30 inches.

Down:
1. The dry season in the savanna is often associated with these.
3. Many animals in the savanna are _____.
5. Elephants, zebras, and giraffes are found in _____ savannas.
Lesson
Zoology 24
Levels 1-4
The Taiga
Color this world map to show where the taiga can be found.

http://www.freeworldmaps.net/outline/maps/world-map-outline.gif
All
About
Frogs
Lesson
Zoology 30
Levels 1-4
Frog Facts
Cut out each book as one piece: two rectangles and a frog on a lily pad. Fold
like a tent on the solid line so that the question is on the front. Answer the
question on the inside (opposite “glue here”) and then fold the frog up to hold
the book closed. The answers to the questions are also included if you prefer to
cut them out and paste them in each book. If you’re assembling as a lapbook,
glue to your file folder or poster board on the “glue here” side.

(glue here) (glue here)

What is the name Where do frogs


for a baby frog? live?

A baby frog is called Frogs live in ponds,


a tadpole or pollywog. swamps, woodlands,
ditches, and marshes.
Lesson
Zoology 30
Levels 1-4
Frog Facts

(glue here) (glue here)

What do frogs eat?? Where do frogs lay


their eggs?

Frogs eat worms, small Frogs lay their eggs


insects, and spiders. in water.
Lesson
Zoology 30
Levels 1-4
Frog Facts

(glue here) (glue here)

What is a frog’s What do frogs do in


skin like? winter?

A frog’s skin is smooth Frogs hibernate in the


and wet. winter.
Lesson
Zoology 30
Levels 1-4
Frog Facts

(glue here) (glue here)

When do frogs How do frogs catch


hunt? their prey?

Frogs hunt at night. Frogs have long, sticky


tongues that they use
to catch their prey.
Lesson
Zoology 31
Levels 1-4
Parts of a Frog
Cut out the book as one piece and fold it in half. Glue the separate frog onto
the inside of the book (opposite “glue here”). Label these parts of the frog: eye,
ear drum, nostril, vocal sac, hind leg, and webbed foot. If you’re making a
lapbook, glue the “glue here” side down.

Parts of a
(glue here) Frog
Lesson
31

Cut out the rectangle as one piece. Fold the left side in (on the line at A), and fold the right side in (on
the line at B). Cut on the dotted lines so that each frog part is a strip you can open to the fold. On the
inside (opposite “glue here”), write about each frog part. If you’re making a lapbook, glue the “glue
here” side down.
A
Frog feet
Frog
Frog teeth Anatomy
Frog Anatomy

(glue here)
Frog skin
Frog ears
B
Levels 1-4
Zoology
Lesson
Zoology 32
Levels 1-4
Tadpole or Frog
Cut out the book as one piece and fold it in half. On the inside, write or glue
Tadpole at the top of one page and Frog at the top of the other. Write or glue
the individual facts on the correct pages. If you’re making a lapbook, glue the
“glue here” side down.

Tadpole
or
(glue here)

Frog

Tadpole Frog
has tail growing to legs has four legs
eaten by water bugs eaten by snakes and birds
breathes with gills breathes with lungs through skin
lives in water lives near water on land
senses: smell and vibration senses: sight and hearing
Lesson
Zoology 33
Levels 1-4
Frog or Toad
Fill in the Venn diagram with frog and toad facts. Add to your lapbook if you’re
making one.

Frog

Both

Toad
Lesson
Zoology 34
Levels 1-4
Frog Facts
Use the hexagons to record other frog facts. You can staple the hexagons together
and glue the back one to your lapbook if you’re making one.

Other Frog
Facts
Hibernation

Migration

Adaptation
Lesson
Zoology 37
Levels 1-4
Wake or Sleep
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the center line. Cut on the dotted
line to the center fold. Inside (opposite the “glue here” side), glue each animal
under the appropriate flap based on whether it wakes to eat or sleeps all winter.

(glue here)

Wakes to Sleeps all


eat winter

brown bat ladybug gopher turtle squirrel


chipmunk snake frog bear skunk
Lesson
Zoology 37
Levels 1-4
Hibernation
Cut out each piece as one and fold them in half. Answer the question about
hibernation inside that piece. In the squirrel piece, write how animals prepare for
winter by continuously eating.

(glue here)

What is
hibernation?
Lesson
38

Cut out the rectangle as one piece. Fold the left side in (on the line at A), and fold the right side in (on
the line at B). Cut on the dotted line so that there are two strips you can open to the fold. On the inside
(opposite “glue here”), write about the changes in breathing and body temperature an animal in
hibernation experiences.
A
What bodily
Breathing
changes
occur during
Hibernation

(glue here)
hibernation?
Body
Temperature
B
Levels 1-4
Zoology
Lesson
Zoology 38
Levels 1-4
Turtles and Snakes
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the center line. Cut on the dotted
line. Write the answer inside on the backside of the flaps. On the inside (opposite
the “glue here” side), write WHY turtles and snakes sleep for the winter where they
do. Use complete sentences.

(glue here)

Where do they sleep??

Turtles Snakes
Lesson
Zoology 39
Levels 1-4
Migration
Cut out the rectangles and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite the “glue here”
side), answer the questions in complete sentences.

What is
(glue here)
migration?

Why do some
(glue here)
birds fly south
for the winter?
Lesson
Zoology 39
Levels 1-4
Migration
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the center line. On the inside
(opposite the “glue here” side), answer the question. On the next page, draw the
migration routes for the birds listed. Be sure to color in the key with the colors you
use for each bird’s route.

Which birds fly


south for the
winter?
(glue here)
Lesson
39

Migration Routes
Atlantic Flyway
Mississippi Flyway
Central Flyway
Pacific Flyway
N
Levels 1-4
Zoology
Lesson
Zoology 40
Levels 1-4
Adaptation
Cut out the hexagons and fold on the middle line. Inside (opposite the “glue here”
side), answer the questions in complete sentences.

(glue here)

How do
weasels adapt
for winter?

How do beavers
(glue here) prepare for
winter?
Lesson
Zoology 40
Levels 1-4
Adaptation
Cut out the hexagons and fold on the middle line. Inside (opposite the “glue here”
side), answer the questions in complete sentences.

(glue here)

How do foxes
adapt to winter
weather?

What does it
(glue here) mean to adapt?
All
About
Lizards
Lesson
43

Cut out the rectangle as one piece. Fold the left side in (on the line at A), and fold the right side in (on
the line at B). Cut on the dotted lines so that Kingdom, Phylum, Class, and Order are strips you can open
to the fold. On the inside (opposite “glue here”), fill in the information.
A
Kingdom Classification
of
Phylum
Classification

(glue here) Lizards


Class
Order
B
Levels 1-4
Zoology
Lesson
Zoology 43
Levels 1-4
Reptiles
Cut out the hexagons and fold on the middle line. Inside (opposite the “glue here”
side), write the characteristics of reptiles and some examples of other reptiles.

(glue here)

Characteristics
of reptiles

Other reptiles
(glue here)
Lesson
Zoology 44
Levels 1-4
Vocabulary
Cut out the rocks and write the definitions to the vocabulary words they contain.
Use the lizard as the cover piece and staple on the side.

Cold--
Vocabulary
blooded

Oviparous Regeneration
Lesson
Zoology 45
Levels 1-4
Location
Color in the locations on the world map where lizards are found. You can make
a key and color different colors for different types of lizards if you want to do
further research. Cut the big rectangle as one piece and fold the outside squares
to cover the world map. Glue the label pieces on top of the folded piece.

Lizard
Locations
Lesson
Zoology 46
Levels 1-4
Predators
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite
the “glue here” side), write some of the predators of lizards. You can also draw
pictures if you’d like.

(glue here)

Predators of
lizards
Lesson
Zoology 46
Levels 1-4
Defense
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite
the “glue here” side), write or cut and paste the different types of defense
mechanisms a lizard has.

(glue here)

A lizard’s
defense

camouflage sharp spines slippery scales

strong, swinging tails


Lesson
Zoology 47
Levels 1-4
Lizard senses
Cut each piece out in full (don’t cut off the tab label). Write information on each
piece. Stack the pieces in this order top to bottom: Lizard senses, sight, smell,
hearing.

Lizard senses

How do lizards see?

sight
Lesson
Zoology 47
Levels 1-4

How do lizards smell?

smell

How do lizards hear?

hearing
Lesson
Zoology 47
Levels 1-4
Lizard Food
Cut out the rectangle and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite the “glue here”
side), write what lizards eat. You can draw pictures if you’d like.

What do lizards
eat?
(glue here)
Lesson
Zoology 48
Levels 1-4
Types of Lizards
Cut each piece out in full and fold each piece on the dotted line. Write facts
about each type of lizard inside the piece, then glue the three small pieces side
by side inside of the large piece.

(glue here)

Types of Lizards
Lesson
Zoology 48
Levels 1-4

Chameleon

Iguana
Lesson
Zoology 48
Levels 1-4

Gila
monster
Lesson
Zoology 49
Levels 1-4
Lizard facts
Cut out the hexagons and stack them with the “facts” piece on top. Fill in the
blank pieces with any facts you’ve learned about lizards that you didn’t get to
include elsewhere in the book. Staple and add to your lapbook.

Facts
All
About
Dinosaurs
Lesson
Zoology 51
Levels 1-4
Dinosaurs
Cut out the rectangles and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite the “glue here”
side), define dinosaur on the dinosaur piece, and tell what a paleontologist does
on the paleontologist piece.

Dinosaurs
(glue here)

Paleontologist
(glue here)
Lesson
Zoology 53
Levels 1-4
Dinosaurs
Cut out each piece as one (do not cut off the tabs). Cut and glue each dinosaur
to the continent where it has been discovered. Assemble as a tabbed book – the
cover goes on top, then North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia,
Australia, Antarctica.

Dinosaurs around the world


Lesson
Zoology 53
Levels 1-4

North
America

Triceratops
Lesson
Zoology 53
Levels 1-4

South
America

Iguanodon
Lesson
Zoology 53
Levels 1-4

Africa

Brachiosaurus
Lesson
Zoology 53
Levels 1-4

Europe

Apatosaurus Stegosaurus
Lesson
Zoology 53
Levels 1-4

Asia

Velociraptor Tyrannosaurus
Lesson
Zoology 53
Levels 1-4

Australia

Allosaurus
Lesson
Zoology 53
Levels 1-4

Antarctica

Ankylosaurus
Lesson
Zoology 53
Levels 1-4
Dinosaurs
Color the graph up to the right number for each dinosaur.

40 feet
38 feet
36 feet
34 feet
32 feet
30 feet
28 feet
26 feet
24 feet
22 feet
20 feet
18 feet
16 feet
14 feet
12 feet
10 feet
8 feet
6 feet
4 feet
2 feet
Tyrannosaurus Iguanadon Triceratops Utahraptor Stegosaurus Velociraptor

Dinosaur Height Graph


Lesson
Zoology 54
Levels 1-4
Dinosaur Diets
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the center line. Cut on the
dotted line to the center fold. Inside (opposite the “glue here” side), write what
the dinosaurs ate before and after the fall.

(glue here)

Before the After the


Fall Fall
Lesson
Zoology 55
Levels 1-4
What Happened After the Flood
Cut around the outside of the first circle, as well as along the dotted lines to cut
out the “cut out here” section. Cut around the outside of the second circle.
Stack the first circle on the second circle and secure with a brad.
Lesson
Zoology 55
Levels 1-4
Lesson
Zoology 55
Levels 1-4
Bible Verses
Cut out as one piece. Fold up bottom. Then fold back side tabs and secure to
the back flap. You have made a pocket to hold the verse cards in your lapbook.
Cut out the verse cards. Once you read through them, store them in the pocket.

Dinosaurs
and the

Bible
Lesson
Zoology 55
Levels 1-4

Genesis 1:21

“God created the great


sea monsters and every
living creature that
moves, with which the Job 41:1, 9
waters swarmed after
their kind, and every
winged bird after its “Can you draw out
kind; and God saw that Leviathan with a
it was good.” fishhook? Or press down
his tongue with a cord?”
“Any hope of subduing
Job 40:15--18 him is false; the mere
sight of him is
“Behold now, Behemoth,
overpowering.”
which I made as well as you;
He eats grass like an ox.
Behold now, his strength in
his loins and his power in the
muscles of his belly. He bends
his tail like a cedar; the
sinews of his thighs are knit
together. His bones are tubes
of bronze; his limbs are like
bars of iron.”
Lesson
56+

Cut out the rectangle as one piece. Fold the left side in (on the line at A), and fold the right side in (on
the line at B). Cut on the dotted lines so you have four strips you can label and open to the fold. On the
inside (opposite “glue here”), write your information. On the right panel, create a title and add artwork
if you’d like.
A
Lapbook pieces

(glue here)
B
Levels 1-4
Zoology
Lesson
Zoology 56+
Levels 1-4
Lapbook pieces
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the center line. Cut on the
dotted line to the center fold. Label the two flaps. Inside (opposite the “glue
here” side), write your information.

(glue here)
Lesson
Zoology 56+
Levels 1-4
Lapbook pieces
Cut out the rectangles and fold on the dotted line. Label the right side and add
artwork if you’d like. Inside (opposite the “glue here” side), write your information.

(glue here)

(glue here)
Lesson
Zoology 56+
Levels 1-4

(glue here)

(glue here)
Lesson
Zoology 56+
Levels 1-4
Lapbook Pieces
Cut out the hexagons. Add a title and/or artwork to one piece and information to
the other pieces. Stack them and staple on the side to make a book.
Lesson
Zoology 56+
Levels 1-4
Lapbook pieces
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Give the piece a
title and/or artwork. Inside (opposite the “glue here” side), write your
information.

(glue here)
Lesson
Zoology 56+
Levels 1-4

(glue here)
Lesson
Zoology 56+
Levels 1-4
Lapbook pieces
Cut each piece out in full (don’t cut off the tab label). The piece without the tab
is the cover – add a title and/or artwork. Be sure to label each tab and stack
them in order: cover, left tab, center tab, right tab.
Lesson
Zoology 56+
Levels 1-4
Lesson
Zoology 56+
Levels 1-4
Lapbook Pieces
Cut each piece out in full and fold each piece on the dotted line. Write a title on
the big book. Give each small book a topic and put facts inside. Glue the three
small pieces side by side inside of the large piece.

(glue here)
Lesson
Zoology 56+
Levels 1-4
Lesson
Zoology 56+
Levels 1-4
Lesson
Zoology 56+
Levels 1-4
Lapbook pieces
Cut around the outside of the first circle, as well as along the dotted lines to cut
out the “cut out here” section. Put a title and/or artwork on this circle. Cut
around the outside of the second circle. Fill each wedge of the circle with a fact
(you can add more artwork if you have too many wedges). Stack the first circle
on the second circle and secure with a brad.
Lesson
Zoology 56+
Levels 1-4
Lesson
Zoology 62
Levels 1-4
Bird Parts
Label the parts of the bird using the words in the box.

beak breast claws


crown tail feathers wing feathers
Lesson
Zoology 62
Levels 1-4
Bird Adaptations
Compare and contrast birds using the Venn diagrams below.

Beaks

Common Ostrich Roseate Spoonbill

Movement

Hudsonian Godwit White-throated Sparrow


Lesson
Zoology 63
Levels 1-4
Bird Songs
Match the bird with the sound of its song or call.

Crow wha-cheer, wha-cheer

Mourning Dove hoo-oo, hoo-hoo-hoo

Northern Cardinal chicka-dee-dee-dee

Blue Jay caw, caw

Black-capped Chickadee jay, jay


Lesson
Zoology 65
Levels 1-4
Beaks
Match the beak to the tool it most resembles.

Match the bird to the food they eat. The tools their beaks resemble can be a
clue to the food they eat.
Lesson
Zoology 65
Levels 1-4
Beaks
Choose some small items to simulate bird-sized food. Beads, rubber bugs, leaves,
or any other small items you can find will work well. Fill in the top boxes of the
table with the types of “food” you are using. Then keep track of how many of
each item you’re able to pick up with your “beak.”

Type of food

Type of beak

chopsticks

toothpick

tongs

clothespin
Lesson
Zoology 67
Levels 1-4
Wing Shape
Match the wing shape with the type of flight.

soaring up high

rapid take offs


and easy turns

gliding over
water

hovering

high speed
Lesson
Zoology 67
Levels 1-4
Flapping Experiment
Record the number of flaps you do in each 30-second trial.

Wing type Elbows In Arms Out With Weights

Number of flaps

Graph your results!

40
38
36
34
32
30
28
26
24
Number 22
of 20
flaps 18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0 Elbows Arms With
In Out Weights
All
About
Eagles
Lesson
69

Cut out the rectangle as one piece. Fold the left side in (on the line at A), and fold the right side in (on
the line at B). Cut on the dotted lines so that the four categories are strips you can open to the fold. On
the inside (opposite “glue here”), write the information for that category.
A
Size Bald Eagle
Weight
Stats
Eagle stats

(glue here)
Wingspan
Speed
B
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Lesson
Zoology 70
Levels 1-4
Where Do They Live?
Cut out the rectangles and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite the “glue here”
side), write about bald eagle habitats and nests.

Habitat
(glue here)

Nests
(glue here)
Lesson
Zoology 71
Levels 1-4
Eagle Diet
Cut around the outside of the first circle, as well as along the dotted lines to cut
out the “cut out here” section. Cut around the outside of the second circle.
Stack the first circle on the second circle and secure with a brad.
Lesson
Zoology 71
Levels 1-4
Lesson
Zoology 72
Levels 1-4
Eagles in the Nations
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite
the “glue here” side), write or paste the various countries around the world that
use the eagle as the national bird.

(glue here)

National Bird
Lesson
Zoology 72
Levels 1-4

Germany Kazakhstan

Mexico

United States Austria


Lesson
Zoology 73
Levels 1-4
Bible Verses
Cut out as one piece. Fold up bottom. Then fold back side tabs and secure to
the back flap. You have made a pocket to hold the verse cards in your lapbook.
Cut out the verse cards. Use the blank cards to copy down more verses if you’d
like – there are lots of mentions of eagles in the Bible! Store them in the pocket.

Eagles
in the

Bible
Lesson
Zoology 73
Levels 1-4

Psalm 103:5

“He fills my life with


good things. My youth is
renewed like the
eagle’s.” Exodus 19:4

“You have seen what I


did to the Egyptians. You
know how I carried you
on eagles’ wings and
brought you to myself.”
Isaiah 40:31

“But those who trust in


the Lord will find new
strength. They will soar
high on wings like
eagles. They will run and
not grow weary. They will
walk and not faint.”
Lesson
Zoology 73
Levels 1-4
Lesson
Zoology 74
Levels 1-4
Location
Color in the locations on the world map where eagles are found. You can make
a key and color different colors for different times of the year if you want to do
further research. Cut the big rectangle as one piece and fold the outside squares
to cover the world map. Glue the label pieces on top of the folded piece.

Eagle
Locations
Lesson
Zoology 75
Levels 1-4
Other Facts
Cut out the eggs and write other interesting facts you’ve learned about bald
eagles.
agles.

Eagle Facts
All
About
Bees
Lesson
Zoology 83
Levels 1-4
Types of Bees
Cut each piece out in full (don’t cut off the tab label). Write information on each
piece. Stack the pieces in this order top to bottom: types of bees, drone, worker,
queen.

Types of Bees

drone
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Zoology 83
Levels 1-4

worker

queen
Lesson
Zoology 84
Levels 1-4
Worker Bees
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite
the “glue here” side), write or glue the various jobs of a worker bee.

(glue here)

Worker Bees

collect nectar and pollen make honey clean


build the comb tend to the queen feed babies
maintain hive temperature guard the hive
Lesson
Zoology 85
Levels 1-4
Bee Bodies
Use the directions on the site to label the bee body.
Lesson
Zoology 85
Levels 1-4
Bee Facts
Cut the honeycombs and stack them. Read the bee facts. Which one is your
favorite? Tell someone else!

One bee
Bee facts colony can eat
up to 200
pounds of
honey a year!

One pound of
honey = 2 million
One bee can
flowers, 25,000 visit more
trips to and from than 2,000
the hive, 55,000 flowers a day.
miles of travel.

Queen bees
can lay up to
2,000 eggs in
a day.
Lesson
Zoology 86
Levels 1-4
Bee Hive
Trace, color, and cut out the hexagons. Glue them together on another piece of
paper, all touching like a honeycomb.
Lesson
Zoology 86
Levels 1-4
Honey Heisters
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the center line. Inside (opposite
the “glue here” side), glue (or write) the honey lovers that pose a threat to a
bee’s hive.

(glue here)

Honey Heisters

bears humans skunks wasps bees from


other hives
Lesson
Zoology 87
Levels 1-4
Bee Communication
Cut around the outside of the first circle, as well as along the dotted lines to cut
out the “cut out here” section. Cut around the outside of the second circle.
Stack the first circle on the second circle and secure with a brad.
Lesson
Zoology 87
Levels 1-4
Lesson
87

Cut out the rectangle as one piece. Fold the left side in (on the line at A), and fold the right side in (on
the line at B). Cut on the dotted lines so that the 5 sections are strips you can open to the fold. On the
inside (opposite “glue here”), write or paste what each bee dance means.
A
Round dance
Bee Dances
Waggle dance
Bee dances

Waggle dance (glue here)


up
Waggle dance
right
Waggle dance
left B
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Lesson
Zoology 87
Levels 1-4

Round dance: Waggle dance:

Tells bees a food Tells bees a food source


source is near the hive is far from the hive

Tells workers to fly


toward the sun

Tells workers to fly to


the left of the sun

Tells workers to fly to


the right of the sun
Lesson
Zoology 88
Levels 1-4
Honey
Put the honey facts into the honey jar.

Bees suck nectar out of flowers


using their proboscises

They return to the hive and pass


the nectar to other bees
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House bees chew the nectar for


about 30 minutes

Worker bees spread the nectar


all over the honeycomb to dry

Bees fan the nectar with their


wings to help it dry faster

When honey is ready, the bees


plug the honeycomb with wax
Lesson
Zoology 89
Levels 1-4
Pollination
Cut out the rectangles and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite the “glue
here” side), write about how bees use pollen to make food and how they also
help flowers by carrying pollen from one flower to another, which enables them
to make seeds and fruit.

Pollination

(glue here)
Lesson
Zoology 90
Levels 1-4
Royal Jelly
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the center line. Cut on the
dotted line to the center fold. Inside (opposite the “glue here” side), write the
answers to the questions.

(glue here)

What is Who eats


royal jelly? it?
Lesson
Zoology 90
Levels 1-4
Bee Life Cycle
Cut around the outside of the first circle, as well as along the dotted lines to cut
out the “cut out here” section. Cut around the outside of the second circle.
Stack the first circle on the second circle and secure with a brad.
Lesson
Zoology 90
Levels 1-4
All
About
Worms
Lesson
Zoology 92
Levels 1-4
Earthworm Vocabulary
Cut out as one piece. Fold up bottom. Then fold back side tabs and secure to
the back flap. You have made a pocket to hold the vocabulary cards in your
lapbook. Cut out the vocabulary cards and glue the definition onto the word
card. Store the word cards in the pocket.

Earthworm

Vocabulary
Lesson
Zoology 92
Levels 1-4

burrow castings

cocoon segment
Lesson
Zoology 92
Levels 1-4

setae

waste products
of a worm’s
digestion

a hole in the
ground that’s
been made by
an animal
Lesson
Zoology 92
Levels 1-4

where a worm’s divisions of an


egg grows earthworm’s
body that helps
it move

small bristles on
each of an
earthworm’s
segments
Lesson
Zoology 93
Levels 1-4
Worm Tunnels
Cut around the outside of the first circle, as well as along the dotted lines to cut
out the “cut out here” section. Cut around the outside of the second circle.
Stack the first circle on the second circle and secure with a brad. Read about
worm tunnels and how they benefit the soil and plants.
Lesson
Zoology 93
Levels 1-4
Lesson
Zoology 93
Levels 1-4
Worm Movement
Cut the piece out in full and fold on the dotted line. Inside the book (opposite
“glue here”), answer the question.

(glue here)

How does a
worm move?
Lesson
Zoology 94
Levels 1-4
Worm Reproduction
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the center line. Cut on the
dotted line to the center fold. Inside write or paste the facts.

(glue here)

Mating Hatching
Worms mate on Eggs take weeks to
warm, damp nights. months to grow in the
cocoon.
The worm makes a
sticky belt of slime Some eggs don’t
and lays eggs in it. survive.
The belt become a The eggs hatch and
cocoon where eggs the worms can live 10
grow. or more years.
Lesson
95

Cut out the rectangle as one piece. Fold the left side in (on the line at A), and fold the right side in (on
the line at B). Cut on the dotted lines so that each animal is a strip you can open to the fold. On the
inside (opposite “glue here”), write or paste the enemy information.
A
shrew
Earthworm
Enemies
Earthworm Enemies

mole
(glue here)
hedgehog
bird
B
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Zoology 95
Levels 1-4

Shrews eat while worms


are active at night.

Moles eat worms while


they tunnel through the
ground.

Hedgehogs eat while


worms are active at
night.

Birds eat worms mainly


in the spring.
Lesson
Zoology 96
Levels 1-4
Worm Food
Cut the big rectangle as one piece and fold the outside squares in to the middle.
Glue the label pieces on top of the folded piece. Inside, write or paste the various
examples of worm food.

Worm
Food
Lesson
Zoology 96
Levels 1-4

carrots banana peels decaying plants

potato peels celery orange rinds

egg shells cabbage tea b


bags
Lesson
Zoology 97
Levels 1-4
Worm Anatomy
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Inside, write or
paste the information about a worm’s body.

Worm Body

A worm body is
A worm doesn’t have
segmented and
eyes or ears.
covered with bristles.

A worm breathes The front of the worm


through its skin and is the pointier end.
doesn’t have lungs.

A worm’s skin is wet.


Lesson
Zoology 97
Levels 1-4
Worm Anatomy
Cut the big rectangle as one piece and fold the outside squares in to the middle.
Glue the label pieces on top of the folded piece. Paste into your lapbook.

Worm
mouth
clitellum

Anatomy
anus
Lesson
Zoology 98
Levels 1-4
Dig In!
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Inside, write or
paste the information about how a worm digs in to the ground to avoid capture.

Dig In!

When a bird (or child or anything


else) tries to pull a worm out of the
ground, a worm uses it setae –
those bristles on each of its
segments – to sort of grab onto the
sides of its burrow, making it difficult
to pull out of the ground.
Lesson
Zoology 99
Levels 1-4
Worm Facts
Cut out the hexagons and stack them with the “cover” piece on top. Write
interesting worm facts on each piece. Staple and add to your lapbook.

Worm
Facts
Lesson
Zoology 107
Levels 1-4
Ocean Zone Bingo
This page is your bingo board. Instructions for adding the pieces are on the next
page. Use coins, small toys, paper clips – any kind of small marker that you can
find. Mark off each space as it’s called. You can get bingo by getting three in a
row in any direction.

Sunlight
Zone

Twilight
Zone

Midnight
Zone
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Zoology 107
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Ocean Zone Bingo
Cut the pieces one row at a time so you don’t lose track of where they belong.
The top row is the sunlight zone – shuffle them and place them on the top row
of your bingo board in random order. The second row is the twilight zone. The
third is the midnight zone. There is an extra animal for each zone for variation
purposes. The next page is for the “caller.”

jellyfish rays seaweed whales

octopus small crustaceans viper fish squid

brittle star clam crab sea cucumber


Lesson
Zoology 107
Levels 1-4
Ocean Zone Bingo
This page is for the “caller.” Cut out and mix up all of the pieces. Draw them
one at a time from a stack or a bag and have players mark them off their
boards as they’re called.

jellyfish rays seaweed whales

octopus small crustaceans viper fish squid

brittle star clam crab sea cucumber


Lesson
Zoology 107
Levels 1-4
Ocean Zones
Use the information about ocean zones to answer the questions.

This zone gets the most sunlight, so plants, such as

Sunlit Zone
seaweed, abound. Some common animals of the

0-656 feet
sunlit zone would be seals, sea turtles, sea lions,
manta rays, whales, jellyfish, and sharks.

A small amount of light reaches the twilight zone,

Twilight Zone
656-3,280 feet
so no plants grow. Octopuses and squid and small
crustaceans can be found in this zone.

The midnight zone doesn’t get any sunlight at all.

Midnight Zone
3,280-13,123 feet
Some of the animals in this zone don’t even have
eyes. Anglerfish, snipe eel, and tripod fish can be
found in this zone.

The abyss includes sea creatures that don’t have a


13,123-19,685 feet

backbone such as sea spiders. Blind shrimp and


Abyss

hagfish can also be found in the abyss.

The hadal zone mostly includes frigid parts of the


19,685-36,197 feet
Hadal Zone

ocean in deep canyons and trenches. Despite the


depths and the cold, some life can be found in the
hadal zone, including sea cucumbers.
Lesson
Zoology 107
Levels 1-4
Ocean Zones
Use the information about ocean zones to answer the questions.

Which ocean zone only gets dim light?

Sunlit zone Twilight Zone Midnight Zone Abyss Hadal Zone

What zone would you be in if you were at 14,000 feet?

Sunlit zone Twilight Zone Midnight Zone Abyss Hadal Zone

Which ocean zone is the deepest?

Sunlit zone Twilight Zone Midnight Zone Abyss Hadal Zone

Which ocean zone gets the most sun light?

Sunlit zone Twilight Zone Midnight Zone Abyss Hadal Zone

Which ocean zone includes plants?

Sunlit zone Twilight Zone Midnight Zone Abyss Hadal Zone

In which ocean zone might you find an anglerfish?

Sunlit zone Twilight Zone Midnight Zone Abyss Hadal Zone


All
About
Sharks
Lesson
Zoology 109
Levels 1-4
What is a Shark?
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite
the “glue here” side), write or paste the information about sharks.

(glue here)

What is a Shark?

A shark is the fastest fish in the


ocean. The temperature of the
water determines a shark’s body
temperature because they are cold--
blooded. Like other fish, they
breathe with gills. There are more
than 250 species of sharks!
Lesson
Zoology 109
Levels 1-4
Vocabulary
Cut out the beach cards. Write the word from the box that best fits the definition.
Stack the cards into a book with the title page on top and add to your lapbook.

Shark Vocabulary

This forms a shark’s skeleton.

A group of fish.

These allow a shark to breathe.

An animal that hunts other animals.

gills cartilage school predator


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Zoology 110
Levels 1-4
Shark Sizes
Use the information at the bottom to fill in the graph on shark sizes. Cut out the
chart and add to your lapbook.

60 feet
55 feet
50 feet
45 feet
40 feet
35 feet
30 feet
25 feet
20 feet
15 feet
10 feet
5 feet
Bull Great Leopard Nurse Thresher Whale
White

Bull shark – 12 feet long


Great White shark – 24 feet long
Leopard shark – 7 feet long
Nurse shark – 14 feet long
Thresher shark – 20 feet long
Whale shark – 60 feet long
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Zoology 110
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Types of Sharks
Cut out each piece and stack them in size order (cover on top, longest piece on
bottom). Write or paste the information about each type of shark.

Carpet
Hammerhead
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Mackerel
Requiem
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Carpet Sharks
Types of
Some types of carpet
sharks sharks are nurse sharks
and whale sharks.

Hammerhead Sharks

This is the third largest


family of sharks. Some
types are bonnetheads
Requiem Sharks and great hammer-
heads.
This is the largest of the
Mackerel Sharks
shark families. Some
examples of this family
are tiger, leopard, and Mackerel sharks are the
bull sharks. second largest family of
sharks and include such
sharks as the mako and
great white varieties.
Lesson
Zoology 111
Levels 1-4
Shark Anatomy
Cut out the labeled shark and glue into the middle rectangle of the piece on the
left. Cut as one piece and fold the outside squares to cover the shark. Glue the
label pieces on top of the folded piece.

Anatomy
Shark snout
gills

first dorsal fin


pectorall fin p

second dorsal fin


pelvic
elvic ffin
anal fin

caudal fin
Lesson
Zoology 111
Levels 1-4
Shark Anatomy
Cut each piece out in full (don’t cut off the tab label). Write or glue information
on each piece. Stack the pieces so the tabs are in order from left to right with
the cover page on top.

Parts of a
Shark

Denticles

The scales that cover a


shark’s skin are called
denticles. They protect
from bites and scratches.
1

Dorsal Fin

The dorsal fin is the shark’s


large fin. It is what keeps
the shark from rolling over
in the water.

2
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Pectoral Fin

The pectoral fin is what the


shark uses to move up and
down in the water.

Caudal Fin

The caudal fin – the tail of


the shark – is how the
shark pushes itself through
the water.

Eyes

A shark can move its eyes to


see in different directions.
Some species have protective
membranes over their eyes.

5
Lesson
Zoology 112
Levels 1-4
Shark Hunting and Teeth
Cut out the rectangles and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite the “glue here”
side), write or glue the information about how sharks use their senses to hunt and
facts about shark teeth.

Mighty Hunter
(glue here)

Shark Teeth
(glue here)
Lesson
Zoology 112
Levels 1-4

Sound waves travel far and


help sharks hear prey moving
through the water. They can
sense movement and even
detect electrical impulses.
Sharks can see, but they are
colorblind. They can pre-taste
food by bumping into it with
their snouts. Sharks can smell
things from a long way away.
They are especially attracted
to blood.

Sharks don’t use their teeth to


chew, but rather to tear their
food. They swallow huge
chunks without chewing. The
process of tearing their food
causes sharks to lose several
teeth each time they eat. This
is no problem for a shark,
though! They have up to 7
rows of teeth. When a tooth
falls out of one row, the tooth
behind it moves into its place.
Lesson
Zoology 113
Levels 1-4
Where Do Sharks Live?
Cut out the hexagons and stack them with the title page on top. Staple and add
to your lapbook.

Where Some live


along
do sharks coastlines.
live?

Some live in Some live in


deep water. salt water.

Some live in
fresh water.
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Zoology 113
Levels 1-4
Shark Diet
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite
the “glue here” side), write or paste what a shark eats.

(glue here)

Shark Diet

Sharks will eat almost


anything they can find, but
their preferences are fish,
crab, shrimp, squid, and
octopus. They hunt alone or
in groups.
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Zoology 114
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Shark Relatives
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite
the “glue here” side), write or paste about shark relatives.

(glue here)

Shark
Relatives

Sharks are related to other


animals with skeletons made
of cartilage, including skates
and rays. Their official name
is elasmobranches.
Lesson
Zoology 114
Levels 1-4
Baby Shark Do Do Doo…
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite
the “glue here” side), write or paste information about baby sharks.

(glue here)

Baby Sharks

Some shark species lay eggs. Other


mothers carry their babies (called
pups) inside their body for anywhere
from 10 months to 2 years. A mother
can have up to 48 pups in her
lifetime! Young sharks mostly eat
small fish and shrimp.
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Zoology 115
Levels 1-4
Shark Species
Cut out as one piece. Fold up bottom. Then fold back side tabs and secure to
the back flap. You have made a pocket to hold the species cards in your
lapbook. Cut out the species cards and glue the information onto the word
card. (The information goes in the order the sharks are presented starting with
great white.) Store the word cards in the pocket.

Shark

Species
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great white hammerhead

tiger nurse
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whale

These sharks have


been found in all
oceans and in both
deep and shallow
water. They eat fish,
dolphins, other sharks,
and even the bodies of
dead whales. They
sneak attack from
behind and below.

These sharks live in


warm, shallow water,
swimming north in the
summer and south in
the winter. Hammer-
heads eat small fish,
stingrays, crustaceans,
and other sharks. They
usually hunt at night.
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These sharks are These sharks live in


usually found in deep shallow water. They like
waters near coral reefs. to stay in dark places
They eat most anything during the day. They
(even license plates, tin eat at night, preferring
cans, and people!) but crabs, shrimp, lobster,
also lobster, squid, fish, sea urchins, and fish.
sea turtles, birds and
smaller sharks.

These sharks are the


largest fish in the world.
They are found in warm
oceans. They swim with
their mouths open and
scoop up plankton,
shrimp, and small fish.
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Zoology 116
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Helping and Hurting
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the center line. Cut on the
dotted line to the center fold. Inside (opposite the “glue here” side), write or
glue the information.

(glue here)

How Sharks How Sharks


Help are Hurt
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Sharks help keep the


ocean healthy by
eating sick or dead
animals. Some experts
are researching sharks’
bodies for the potential
they might hold to help
cure cancer.

At least 100 million


sharks are caught each
year for sport or for their
meat. They are also
killed for their skin and
their fins. Of course
some sharks are killed in
accidents with boats or
by getting caught in
fishing nets.
Lesson
Zoology 118
Levels 1-4
Critter Cards
Learn the names of these critters. Cut them out. Ask someone to play with you.
Have the person pick one card. You ask yes and no questions to figure out
which critter it is. They can only answer you yes or no. Do all the cards.

squid clam

sea urchin sea star

sea otter sea anemone


All
About
Jellyfish
Lesson
Zoology 121
Levels 1-4
What and Where
Cut out the rectangles and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite the “glue here”
side), write or paste about jellyfish classification and where they’re found in the
world.

What is a
(glue here) Jellyfish?

Where are
jellyfish found?
(glue here)

Jellyfish aren’t actually


fish. They are cnidarians –
a group of soft, boneless
sea animals. Cnidarians Jellyfish are found in every
are one of the most ocean in the world, even
common groups of sea including the icy waters!
animals, and include
corals, freshwater hydras,
and sea anemones.
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Movement
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite
the “glue here” side), write or paste the information about how jellyfish move.

(glue here)

How do jellyfish
move?

Jellyfish move by contracting their


bodies, forcing the water inside of
them out and propelling them
forward. Currents and winds usually
determine the path a jellyfish
follows, which is why so many wash
up on shorelines.
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Anatomy
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite
the “glue here” side), write or paste the information about jellyfish anatomy.

(glue here)

Jellyfish
Anatomy

Jellyfish are mostly just a stomach.


They don’t have any bones, eyes,
or even a brain. They don’t have
lungs or gills, but rather absorb
oxygen through their skin. They do
have mouths in the middle of the
underside of their bell-shaped top.
Many jellyfish also have tentacles.
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Zoology 122
Levels 1-4
Jellyfish Size
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the center line. Cut on the
dotted line to the center fold. Inside (opposite the “glue here” side), write or
paste the information about jellyfish size.

(glue here)

Small Big

The smallest The largest


jellyfish are only jellyfish are up
about the size to eight feet
of a fingernail! wide and 100
feet long!
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Jellyfish Life Cycle
Cut around the outside of the first circle, as well as along the dotted lines to cut
out the “cut out here” section. Cut around the outside of the second circle.
Stack the first circle on the second circle and secure with a brad.
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Diet
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite
the “glue here” side), write or paste the information about jellyfish diet.

(glue here)

Jellyfish
Diet

Jellyfish don’t really have to hunt. They


wait for small animals to swim into their
tentacles. Animals such as zoo-
plankton, small fish, and even other
jellyfish are the typical diet.
Zoology
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Jellyfish tentacles are filled with sting-


ing cells. When something brushes against
them, the cells explode and emit toxins. This
paralyzes the prey and the jellyfish are free to eat.
jellyfish tentacles inside.
Tentacles
Cut out the piece as one and fold in half at the head. Write or paste about
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Predators and Protection
Cut each piece out in full and fold each piece on the dotted line. Write or paste
the applicable information inside its small piece, then glue the two small pieces
into the large piece. Glue the large piece into your lapbook (on the “glue here”
side).

(glue here)

Predators and
Protection
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Many animals are


immune to the sting
of a jellyfish. Sea
turtles, crabs, some

Protection
birds, sea snails, and
Predators

some kinds of fish


prey on jellyfish.
There are even
humans who eat
them!
Box jellyfish kill
more people than
sharks do. A sting
from a jellyfish can
kill a person within
minutes. In addition
to stinging tentacles
as offense, jellyfish
can use their
transparency to hide
from predators in
defense.
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Vocabulary Matching
Cut out the cards and mix them up. Match the word to its definition in a “memory
match” game. Store the cards in the pocket in your lapbook. Each word starts
beside its match so study them before cutting them out.

The umbrella- The flow of water;


shaped top of a determines where
jellyfish a jellyfish moves.

bell current

An animal without An animal that


a backbone. eats other
animals.

invertebrate predator

The long, arm-


A group of like body parts
jellyfish. that grow from
the bell of a
jellyfish.
smack tentacles

A harmful Clear; see


substance. through

toxin transparent
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Vocabulary Matching Pocket
Cut out as one piece. Fold up bottom. Then fold back side tabs and secure to
the back flap. You have made a pocket to hold the vocabulary matching cards
in your lapbook.

Jellyfish
Vocabulary
Cards
All
About
Whales
Lesson
126

Cut out the rectangle as one piece. Fold the left side in (on the line at A), and fold the right side in (on
the line at B). Cut on the dotted lines so that there are 4 strips you can open to the fold. On the inside
(opposite “glue here”), write the classification of whales: kingdom – Animalia; phylum – Chordata; Class
– Mammalia; order – Cetacea.
A
Kingdom Classification
Classification of Whales

of
Phylum
(glue here)
Whales
Class
Order
B
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Whale Anatomy
Cut around the outside of the first circle, as well as along the dotted lines to cut
out the “cut out here” section. Cut around the outside of the second circle. Stack
the first circle on the second circle and secure with a brad. Learn from the wheel
what all whales, whether toothed or baleen, have.
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Whale Sizes
Use the information at the bottom to fill in the graph on whale sizes. Cut out the
chart and add to your lapbook.

90 feet
85 feet
80 feet
75 feet
70 feet
65 feet
60 feet
55 feet
50 feet
45 feet
40 feet
35 feet
30 feet
25 feet
20 feet
15 feet
10 feet
5 feet
Beluga Blue Bowhead Gray Humpback Orca Sperm

Beluga – 15 feet
Blue – 80-90 feet
Bowhead 50-60 feet
Gray 45-50 feet
Humpback – 52 feet
Orca – 27-33 feet
Sperm – 50-60 feet
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Whale Species
Cut out as one piece. Fold up bottom. Then fold back side tabs and secure to
the back flap. You have made a pocket to hold the species cards in your
lapbook. Cut out the species cards and glue the information onto the word
card. (The information goes in the order the whales are presented starting with
orca.) Store the word cards in the pocket.

Whale

Species
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orca sperm whale

beluga blue whale


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humpback

Orcas are toothed


whales. They eat
hundreds of pounds of
food each day! They
live in close-knit pods
and are the largest of
the dolphin family.
Orcas can swim in
bursts over 30 mph.

Sperm whales are the


largest toothed whales
and have the biggest
brain of any animal.
They live in close-knit
pods. They inhabit
deep, offshore waters
of most oceans. They
produce a valuable oil
in their large heads.
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A beluga is a small, Blue whales are the


toothed whale. These largest baleen whales.
are very sociable Fifty people could
whales and live in large stand on a blue whale’s
pods. They live in arctic tongue alone! They are
waters and migrate in the loudest animal on
the spring. Mother and earth. They live near
calf form a strong bond
the surface of all the
and often return to the
oceans in the world.
same summer spot.

Humpbacks are also


baleen whales. They
communicate by “sing-
ing.” They hunt using
bubble-net feeding by
forming a circle with
the rest of the pod,
blowing a wall of
bubbles, and trapping
small fish, krill, etc.
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Blubber
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite
the “glue here” side), write facts about blubber.

(glue here)

Blubber
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Migration
Use different colors to mark the migration routes of different whales. Be sure to
make a key. Cut out the map and key and put them in your lapbook.

Key
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Whale Tricks
Cut out each piece and stack them in size order (cover on top, longest piece on
bottom). Write or paste about the trick on each piece.

Whale
tricks

breaching
“Jumping” high and
slapping the water
lobtailing
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spyhopping
Sticking the tail out of
logging
the water, swinging it
around, then slapping
the water with it. Floating at the surface
with part of the head
or back showing
Poking the head out
and turning around above the water.
like they’re “spying.”
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Vocabulary
Write the word from the box that best fits the definition onto the whales. Stack and
staple them and add them to your lapbook.

baleen echolocation melon migrate pod

How toothed
Whale whales navigate by
sending out a sound
Vocabulary and allowing it to
bounce back.

A family of whales. Move from one


place to another.

A sieve-like part that


A fat-filled organ in
filters plankton from
the whale’s head.
the water.
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Compare and Contrast
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the center line. Cut on the dotted
line to the center fold. Inside (opposite the “glue here” side), compare and
contrast baleen and toothed whales.

(glue here)

Baleen Toothed
whales whales
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Whale Extremes
Cut out the rectangles and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite the “glue here”
side), write what you know about whale extremes. What is the largest whale? The
smallest? The loudest? Use your whale cards and do further research if needed.

Whale
(glue here)
Extremes
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Cattle Types
Can you match the different cattle names with their description? Learn from the
answer key if you don’t know which is which.

a. bull young cattle

b. calf female cattle


before giving birth
c. cow
female cattle after
d. heifer giving birth

e. herd male cattle

f. oxen group of cattle

g. steer male cattle raised


for beef

large, heavy
male cattle raised
for work
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Cattle Products and Uses
List some cattle products and uses.
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Cow Facts
Write down some interesting things you’ve learned about cows.
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Cow Life Cycle
Cut around the outside of the first circle, as well as along the dotted lines to cut
out the “cut out here” section. Cut around the outside of the second circle. Stack
the first circle on the second circle and secure with a brad.
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Vocabulary Matching
Cut out the cards and mix them up. Match the word to its definition in a “memory
match” game. Store the cards in the pocket in your lapbook. Each word starts
beside its match so study them before cutting them out.

Ranchers ride
Cows giving birth horses beside
– usually takes their cattle to
place in the move them to
spring new pastures.
calving cattle drive

A cow’s skin –
used to make The cow’s waste.
leather

cowhide manure

Grassy areas Building block of


where cows feed cells – found in
milk

pasture protein

Cow feed made Meat of a baby


of corn or alfalfa cow
and stored in
silos.
silage veal
All
About
Monkeys
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146

Cut out the rectangle as one piece. Fold the left side in (on the line at A), and fold the right side in (on
the line at B). Cut on the dotted lines so that there are 4 strips you can open to the fold. On the inside
(opposite “glue here”), write the classification of monkeys: kingdom – Animalia; phylum – Chordata;
class – Mammalia; order – Primates.
A
Kingdom Classification
Classification of Monkeys

of
Phylum
(glue here)
Monkeys
Class
Order
B
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Vocabulary
Write the word from the box that best fits the definition onto the monkey heads.
Stack and staple them and add them to your lapbook.

arboreal chordata prehensile terrestrial troop

Monkey
A group of monkeys
Vocabulary

Able to grasp
Living in trees
things

Animals that live


Have a backbone
mainly on land
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What is a Primate?
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite
the “glue here” side), write or paste characteristics of primates.

(glue here)

What is a
Primate?

shortened snout leading to clavicles resulting in


fewer teeth enhanced shoulder motion

forward facing eyes different types of teeth

nails instead of claws opposable thumbs


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Monkey Behavior
Cut out the shape as one piece and fold at the connection at the head. Inside
(opposite the “glue here” side), write or paste behavior of monkeys.

Monkeys y are
extremelyy social
creatures. Theyy use
gestures,, expressions,
g p ,
and vocal noises to
communicate. Monkeys y
groom one another to
show affection. Theyy grin
g
and yyawn to express
p
anger.
g If a monkeyy is
staring, he’s
he s
threatening.
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Monkey Locations
Cut out the map and the key. Choose two colors and color where old world
monkeys are found in one color and where new world monkeys are found in the
other. Be sure to mark the colors on your key. Glue the map and key into your
lapbook.

Key

old world monkeys


new world monkeys
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Monkey Predators
Cut out the shape as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Inside, write or paste
the information about monkey predators.

Monkey
Predators

A monkey’s predators
include people, large
snakes, large cats,
and birds of prey.
Unlike other animals
that have strong
defenses, monkeys
use their intelligence
for survival. Some
monkeys serve as
guards to warn their
troop that danger is
close by.
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Monkey Diet
Cut out the bananas and write on them things that monkeys eat. Stack and staple
and add to your lapbook. Some of their food choices are leaves, nuts, eggs, fruit,
as well as insects, spiders, and small mammals. This makes monkeys omnivores
– they eat both plants and meat.
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New and Old World Monkeys
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the center line. Cut on the dotted
line to the center fold. Inside (opposite the “glue here” side), compare and
contrast new and old world monkeys.

(glue here)

Old World New World


Monkeys Monkeys
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Monkey Misc.
Cut out the rectangles and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite the “glue here”
side), write or paste information about monkey babies and then any other
interesting things you have learned about monkeys.

Monkey Babies
(glue here)

Monkey babies are born after a


4 to 8 month pregnancy. Like
many animals, they stay with
their mothers until they are
weaned. Males tend to leave
their mothers in adolescence.
Some females never leave their
mothers.

Fun Facts
(glue here)
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Lapbook Pieces
Use the cards for vocabulary, sorting, matching, or other information.
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Lapbook Pieces
Cut out as one piece. Fold up bottom. Then fold back side tabs and secure to
the back flap. You have made a pocket to hold the cards from the previous
page.
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Lapbook Pieces
Cut out each piece as one and fold them in half. Write information inside. Put
titles on each piece.

(glue here)
Lesson
156

Cut out the rectangle as one piece. Fold the left side in (on the line at A), and fold the right side in (on
the line at B). Cut on the dotted lines so you have four strips you can label and open to the fold. On the
inside (opposite “glue here”), write your information. On the right panel, create a title and add artwork
if you’d like.
A
Lapbook pieces

(glue here)
B
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Lapbook pieces
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the center line. Cut on the
dotted line to the center fold. Label the two flaps. Inside (opposite the “glue
here” side), write your information.

(glue here)
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Lapbook pieces
Cut out the rectangles and fold on the dotted line. Label the right side and add
artwork if you’d like. Inside (opposite the “glue here” side), write your information.

(glue here)

(glue here)
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(glue here)

(glue here)
Lesson
156

Cut out the rectangle as one piece. Fold the left side in (on the line at A), and fold the right side in (on
the line at B). Cut on the dotted line so that there are two strips you can open to the fold. This piece is
good for comparing and contrasting or talking about two characteristics of an animal. Use the right
panel to title the piece and include artwork if you want to.
A
Lapbook Pieces

(glue here)
B
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Lapbook Pieces
Cut out the hexagons. Add a title and/or artwork to one piece and information to
the other pieces. Stack them and staple on the side to make a book.
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Zoology 156
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Lapbook pieces
Cut out the rectangle as one piece and fold on the dotted line. Give the piece a
title and/or artwork. Inside (opposite the “glue here” side), write your
information.

(glue here)
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(glue here)
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Lapbook Pieces
Cut out as one piece. Fold up bottom. Then fold back side tabs and secure to
the back flap. Label the pocket. You have made a pocket to hold the verse
cards in your lapbook. Cut out the cards. Fill in information and store them in
the pocket.
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Lapbook pieces
Cut each piece out in full (don’t cut off the tab label). The piece without the tab
is the cover – add a title and/or artwork. Be sure to label each tab and stack
them in order: cover, left tab, center tab, right tab.
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Lapbook Pieces
Cut out each piece and stack them in size order (shortest piece on top, longest
piece on bottom). Label the bottom of each piece and fill in information.
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Lapbook Pieces
Cut each piece out in full and fold each piece on the dotted line. Write a title on
the big book. Give each small book a topic and put facts inside. Glue the three
small pieces side by side inside of the large piece.

(glue here)
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Lapbook pieces
Cut around the outside of the first circle, as well as along the dotted lines to cut
out the “cut out here” section. Put a title and/or artwork on this circle. Cut
around the outside of the second circle. Fill each wedge of the circle with a fact
(you can add more artwork if you have too many wedges). Stack the first circle
on the second circle and secure with a brad.
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Lapbook Pieces
Cut out the map and the key. Color in the map to show where in the world you
can find your animal. Be sure to mark the key.

Key
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Lapbook Pieces
Cut out the rectangles and fold on the dotted line. Inside (opposite the “glue here”
side), write your information. Be sure to add a title and artwork if you desire.

(glue here) (glue here)


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Lapbook Pieces
Cut as one piece and fold the outside squares to cover the middle. Label the
piece and add artwork if you’d like.
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Experiment Worksheet
Fill out this worksheet as you work through the experiment.

Question:

Hypothesis:

Materials:

Procedure:

Observations/data:

Conclusion:
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Research Notes
Use these pages to make notes on your topic.

Topic:

Resource 1:
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Resource 5:
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Science Report Checklist
Use this checklist to help you as you finish up your science project. Aim for a
checkmark in each box.

Research
Facts
Sources
Bibliography

Project
3D
Neat
Teaches all about your topic; shows off all you learned
Self-explanatory: someone could look at it and understand what it’s all
about without you explaining it to them
Bibliography displayed with project

Experiment
Demonstrates your topic
Neatly written up with all parts of the experiment worksheet
Able to be done over and over with the same results

Demonstration
Clearly state what your project is about
Tell about what they will learn from your project
Explain how the experiment relates to your topic
Demonstrate the experiment
State your conclusion
Ask if anyone has questions

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