In this Mystery, students examine how scientists organize animals into groups based on their characteristics.

This is a great activity to introduce wildlife, to assess your students’ knowledge of Arizona’s wildlife, and to initiate research and writing activities for your class.

In this lesson, you will use physical items to introduce students to the skill of categorizing, while also introducing them to what a noun is.

Students will practice 2-digit subtraction and create pictographs to explore these differences and communicate their learning.

In this lesson, students will discover what it takes to write an effective press release.

Students will have the opportunity to use photographs and related tactile items to compare the skin and coverings of various Arizona wildlife species.

In this activity, students will solve some simple math problems as they look at the benefits of bats.

In this activity, students will use try to identify a canine and feline skull by thinking about their pets

Using field guides or the Internet, study different birds.

Some animals are SOCIAL and live in groups, while others are SOLITARY, spending most of their life alone. But why?

Let’s take a look at some animals that are still alive — animals we know quite a bit about — and see what we can learn from their bones.

The Akimel O’Odham (Pima) are a group of American Indians that have a rich tradition of storytelling, with folktales describing floods, butterflies and more.