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Where Were the Animals?

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Author
Leanne Lovell
Topic/Subject Area
Agriculture, Farming; Animals; Clothing, Textile, Fashion, Costume; Food, Cooking, Beverage, Alcohol; Home Life, Household Items, Furniture; Social Activities, Entertainment, Recreation; Sports, Exercise, Fitness, Athletes; Transportation, Travel, Tourism
Historical Era
The New Nation, 1784–1815, National Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860, Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877, Rise of Industrial America, 1878–1899, Progressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928, Great Depression and World War II, 1929–1945
Grade Level
Elementary (K–5)
Creation Date
2010
Last Revision Date
2024

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Summary and Objective

Students will understand that animals have been used over time in different and similar ways by examining uses of animals in the past and today and creating charts showing these uses.

Materials & Resources

Collection Items

Teaching Plan

  1. The teacher will lead a discussion by asking the students how animals are used in our lives today and write responses down for students to see.
  2. The class will then review the online collection of animal-related items.
  3. The teacher will explain what each item in the collection has to do with the way animals were used in the past based upon the description in preparation for sorting the tasks into different ways animals are used.
  4. The teacher will elicit conversation regarding the use of animals in the past and today. The class will make a chart together to write down which items in the collection show animals being used as: pets, for farm work, products, transportation, food, and clothing.
  5. The class will create a Venn Diagram together to show how animals were used in the past compared with how animals are used in the present.