You otter know it’s World Otter Day! Celebrate the occasion this Wildlife Wednesday by going behind the scenes of the otter enclosure at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center & Woods Garden—Presented by KeyBank. You’ll learn about otter care techniques as our resident mustelids, Linus, Calvin, and Hobbes, make on-screen appearances! Worksheets available for grades PreK-K and 1-2.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lecture
Harvey Webster explores the art and features of the outside campus of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Worksheet available for all ages.
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Paleontologist Lee Hall takes us on a tour of the Museum's fossil preparation lab. Worksheets available for grades 1-2.
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In this edition of Museum Mondays, learn about the Museum’s new citizen-science initiative, ProtectCLE, with Skye Powers-Kaminski, Manager of Educator Engagement. You’ll get a rundown of the free app iNaturalist, learn about our Biocube Build Challenge premiering tomorrow on Goosechase, and so much more. Worksheet available for all grades.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lecture
Check out the Museum’s entomology research lab with Associate Curator of Invertebrate Zoology Dr. Nicole Gunter and find out how the Museum protects this huge collection of some of our smallest specimens. Worksheet available for grades 5-6.
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Did you know most of the animals in the Perkins Wildlife Center are predators? Join our wildlife experts as they give you an inside look at the tools of predation. In this week's episode, we'll travel up the food chain to learn about heightened senses, unique physical adaptations, and the interesting dietary preferences of our amazing predators.
Material Type: Lecture
How do we know Lucy, the famous Australopithecus afarensis specimen and one of our hominin ancestors, walked upright? Experimental archaeologist Mark Kollecker answers this question as he walks us through the Museum’s Human Origins Gallery. Worksheet available for grades 5-12.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lecture
Harvey Webster, Chief Wildlife Officer for the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, shares information about the turkey vulture. Worksheets available for grades PreK-K and 1-2.
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Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Zoology Roberta Muehlheim shows us some of her favorite skeletons in this fascinating collection and talks about her important research in conserving amphibian populations in Ohio. Worksheet available for grades 5-6.
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The Children's Museum of Cleveland is temporarily closed to the public due to the pandemic. Staff at CMC have created these kits for distribution through the Cleveland Public Library during the summer 2021, anticipating a reopening for families. Contact your branch library for details. Cleveland Public Library Brooklyn Branch has created this guide to work with teachers and students at Cleveland Metropolitan Schools Denison K-12 and Horizon Science Denison Academy.
Material Type: Interactive
Resource pages of 149 animals from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Each page contains animal details, habitats and known living areas, conservation status and threats, diet, photographs and videos, external resources, and downloadable fact sheets.
Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Reading
Lesson plans and curriculum including https://www.nga.gov/education/teachers/lessons-activities/uncovering-america.html Uncovering America-What does it mean to be American? Discover compelling stories of creativity, struggle, and resilience in this new set of resources for K–12 educators featuring works of art that reflect the richness and diversity of the people, places, and cultures of the United States. Encourage creative, critical, and historical thinking in your students as you examine works of art from the country’s creation to the present day. Thematic modules contain: Introductory essays Downloadable high-resolution image sets featuring background information Essential questions for students Classroom activities Selected additional resources What’s your American story? Share with #AmericanStoriesNGA or send your stories to classroom@nga.gov Unless otherwise expressly provided elsewhere on the National Gallery of Art’s website (“Site”), and in such instance only as specifically provided, the contents of this Site, including all images and text, are for personal, educational, non-commercial use only, and may not be reproduced in any form without the permission of the National Gallery of Art
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Welcome to the Zoo's Online Resource Library. Use the search box above to explore our growing collection of digital resources. Check the navigation bar at the top of the page and the categories below for more search options. If you’re an educator, click Lesson Plans.
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A collection of STEM activities and experiments with a summer camp theme that can be enjoyed by the whole family. Five "camps" were created - Sports Camp, STEAM Camp, Space Camp, Outdoors Camp, and Animal Camp - each with unique activities in topics like sports and games, art, rockets and space, outdoors and weather, and animals. Included with each camp document is information on different STEM-related careers. Each activity includes a materials list, instructions, reflection question, and a fun fact, tip, or extension.
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"In this unit, students explore the artistry that helped make Irving our nation's first literary master and ponder the mystery that now haunts every Halloween -- What happened to Ichabod Crane?"
Material Type: Module
In this lesson students will identify and describe various feelings, so that they can communicate more effectively.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
This session provides a strong foundation in social and emotional awareness content integrating PBS Learning Apps, WOSU Public Media’s Ready to Learn resources, and a new video series, Drawing with Mr. J, to engage early learning educators with students and their families. Educators will learn how to put into action educational programming to open the door for rich conversations between children, parents, and educators about self-regulation, agency, identity and emotional balance aligned with Ohio’s Social and Emotional Learning Standards.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
This mini lesson allows teachers to share the nonfiction companion text, Empathy: I Know How You Feel! by Liz George, that is already available within the BookFlix resource. You could share the differences between informational and fictional text, discuss text features, and have students check out the puzzles, games, and websites that accompany this text pair, as seen in the image below. Another addition to the lesson could be to continue completing the empathy map as a whole group or providing an empathy map template to students so they can use this with a personal story of their choosing.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Reading
This activity focuses on being an individual and reminds students that it is okay to be different.
Material Type: Lesson Plan
A collection of five interactive activities and labs to help young learners understand science, technology, engineering, and mathematics concepts while also actively experiencing the engineering design process. This resource includes both educator and family guides, materials lists, and extension activities. Activities include an introduction to scientists, engineering, and the design process; designing an oven; ice cream and slime; movement; and growing a plant.
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