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Lower and Upper Grades Animals and Habitats Research Unit (Digital and Print Versions)
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Lower and Upper Grades Animals and Habitats Research Unit (Digital and Print Versions)

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Animals and habitats are such fun topics to research! This animals and habitats research unit is perfect for students who are learning how to use informational text and studying various types of habitats and the animal and plant life within them. It is the perfect unit for students who are just learning how to research as well as students who know how to research already.

Students can conduct traditional book and/or internet research. Then students will create a terrarium habitat project to show off along as a written report. This research unit makes learning fun and engaging. Everything you need for a successful unit is included!

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Students will first learn how to use the text features in an informational text including the table of contents and index. They will also learn how to find credible sources on the internet.

Then, students will be assigned a habitat (and optionally, a partner or group to work with). Students will have a Animals and Habitats Explorer Research Journal that they will use as a guide as they research their assigned habitat. Then, they will choose an animal from their habitat to research. Editable sections have been added to the research journals so you may add your own questions!

Once students have completed their research, they will use it to complete two culminating activities: a terrarium of their habitat in a shoebox and a written habitat and animal report. Finally, other classes and parents will be invited to the “Habitat Fair” where your students can show off their terrariums.

Contents:

  • Teacher Info Pages: This includes a sample unit outline, grading rubric, lesson plans for internet research, intro lesson, research journals, and final projects.
  • Book research/ text features worksheets: Students will review other text features including a glossary, titles, headings, photos, captions, graphs/charts, and special print. They will also compare and contrast the table of contents and index.
  • Internet research worksheets: These worksheets will familiarize your students with how to find credible sources on the internet for research.
  • Habitat Cards with the name and clip art of each habitat. You can use these to assign students a habitat to research. They will also choose an animal from the habitat. The habitat cards included are
    • Grassland
    • Desert
    • Wetland
    • Ocean
    • Tundra
    • Forest
    • Rainforest
  • Research Journals: The research journals will guide the students throughout their research. There is one question on each page for the students to find the answer to. 19 pre-written pages are included, plus 2 blank ones to add your own questions. Full-page and half-page versions are BOTH included in this resource. Choose which version is best for your students.
  • Terrarium Habitat  Project & Written Report Instructions Lesson plan for the student’s final project
  • Terrarium Habitat Project Example A photo example of the final project
  • Parent Letter & Habitat Fair Invitation: Keep the parents in the loop! Let them know what is going on with the unit and invite them to the fair, if you decide to host one.
  • Final Report Pages and info: A final report page is included as well as examples and lessons to have students create a habitat terrarium.
  • **BONUS! ALL PAGES in the document are included in both vivid color AND Ink Friendly Black & White for your convenience**

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107 reviews for Lower and Upper Grades Animals and Habitats Research Unit (Digital and Print Versions)

  1. Gay E. –

    Can wait to use next year prior to going to the zoo.

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    • Educate & Rejuvenate –

      What a great idea! Thanks for the feedback 🙂

  2. Elementary Toolbox –

    Hi! I am also participating in the blog hop 🙂 Thanks for this great unit! It is very thorough and well planned!

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    • Educate & Rejuvenate –

      Thank you!

  3. Sheena Bahr –

    So excited to use this with my 3rd and 4th graders! This last year was my first year teaching science and I don’t think it was a hit, so this should help!

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    • Educate & Rejuvenate –

      I hope so! 🙂 Thanks for the feedback!

  4. Teach Inspire Prepare –

    I love how complete this set is. Thank you.

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    Great resource!!

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  6. Buyer –

    Thank you for such a wonderful resource. It’s very organized and well planned. I can’t wait to put it to use.

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    • Educate & Rejuvenate –

      Thank you very much! I hope your students love it. 🙂

  7. Karen S. –

    Excellent resource! Thank you!

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    • Educate & Rejuvenate –

      You’re welcome!

  8. Kathy I. –

    Cute research unit! Love the terrariums!

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    • Educate & Rejuvenate –

      Thank you!

  9. Tori B. –

    Looks amazing, wish I’d had it when we did our research this year!

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    • Educate & Rejuvenate –

      I hope it will be useful for you next year! 🙂

  10. Tina B. –

    Thank you! This is such a great resource to not only learn about animals, but also research skills and text features. Wonderful!

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    • Educate & Rejuvenate –

      Thank you so much! That was the goal, so thanks for the feedback! 🙂

  11. Mary G. –

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  12. Chanda H. –

    This is a great way to practice research skills while working on a topic almost all kids enjoy. Thank you for your hard work.

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    • Educate & Rejuvenate –

      Thank you for your kind words!

  13. kimberly R. –

    thank you for making this free. It is a wonderful resource and I love everything in it!!

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    • Educate & Rejuvenate –

      Thank you for your feedback! Glad you’re enjoying it! 🙂

  14. A Neighborhood Kindergarten –

    great resource!

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      Thanks!

  15. Margaret H. –

    I can’t wait to use this for our current life science unit. It is so well organized with a unit calendar and daily plans. Thanks so much!

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  16. Sculpt Designs –

    Very comprehensive and beautifully presented. Thank you!

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  17. Countless Smart Cookies –

    Thank you so much! Awesome unit

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  18. Alea L. –

    Looks great!

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  19. Palmetto State Primary –

    Looks great!!

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      Thank you!

  20. Cheryl P. –

    this is an awesome unit!!! thank you for sharing!!! This will be an great addition to my home school activities.

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    • Educate & Rejuvenate –

      Thanks! I hope your kids enjoy it!

  21. Carla Hoff –

    Wonderful unit! I particularly love the habitat fair–what a fun idea! Thank you.

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    • Educate & Rejuvenate –

      Thanks!

  22. Stephanie D. –

    This is so well organized! I like that it teaches text features right along with the research. Great!

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    • Educate & Rejuvenate –

      Thank you!

  23. Special Ed Shenanigans –

    Perfect for my special ed kiddos! Thanks for sharing. I’m happy to be your newest follower.
    Teresa
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    • Educate & Rejuvenate –

      Thanks so much!

  24. Kathryn S. –

    Thank you for sharing your amazing talent and hard work with others!

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    • Educate & Rejuvenate –

      Thanks, Kathryn! 🙂

  25. Michelle H. –

    I look forward to using this with a new unit this upcoming school year! The students will love the variety of activities. I love that it comes with a rubric!

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    • Educate & Rejuvenate –

      Thank you so much for your thoughtful feedback! I hope they love it! 🙂

  26. lindsey B. –

    Loved this for our research unit

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  27. Macy D. –

    This was wonderful in my classroom!

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  31. Cynthia W. –

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  32. Natalie W. –

    Thanks for this product. It really helped my students with their habitat reports.

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  33. Mary Michelle B. –

    Loved this!

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  34. Darcy S. –

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  35. Cindy K. –

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    Thank you for the resource

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  36. Michele B. –

    My 1st graders are in the middle of this project and they LOVE it so far!

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  37. Roselle T. –

    Can’t wait to use this with my kids this coming year!

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  38. Claire –

    What a great price for a turkey amazing resource. My students were begging me to do an animal research project and this helped their dream come true. No need to reinvent the wheel. Everything you need is right here.

    • Kelsey –

      So glad your students liked it! Thanks so much for the feedback.

  39. Michelle M. –

    Excited to use this in the spring!

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  40. Amy D. –

    I look forward to using this with my life science unit. It looks very well thought out with lots of resources I can use.

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  41. Melanie T. –

    Really helped with our animal research! My kids loved it!

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  42. Misty Veith –

    Great resource! Helpful and useful!

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  43. Katie M. –

    This added to my habitat unit perfectly!

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  44. Mrs Phillips MARVELous Class –

    Great project

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  45. KRottmann23 –

    Love how easy this is to use!

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  46. STEAM EduHub –

    Awesome resource!

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  47. kimberlee F. –

    Great resource to organize unit

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  48. Sara –

    This is one of my favorite! I just love the Habitat Shoe Box!
    These units are designed to engage students and not just be printed work sheets. They are working, researching and getting their hands dirty at the same time! What I love most about the units, is the formats are all the same across themes. Your students become familiar with the structure and this makes the transitions so much easier.
    I love this website!!
    Thank you for all you do!

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  49. Cheryl Sacca –

    Thanks!!!

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  50. Alyssa Frohnhoefer –

    Amazing!

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  51. Jamie K. –

    Very helpful for practicing research skills with my students.

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  52. Kathleen T. –

    This resource works well for my second grade high achievers! Well thought out and organized! Thank you!

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  53. Silvia T. –

    I wish I didn’t have to do this with distance learning but it has been a lifesaver at this point. I will add this to my class’s animal research report.

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  54. Tatrina Parker –

    Excellent resource and students were able to complete research projects using this worksheet.

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  55. Susan S. –

    Doing Animals in my Science class for distance learning and this has help me out so much!

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  56. Lindsay D. –

    Great Resource!

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  57. Smart 2 Heart Creations –

    Excellent template to help guide student research.

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  58. Currents & Constellations –

    This is such a well put together resource that really helps keep students on track! Thank you!

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  59. Tracey J. –

    Students and Parents loved the ease of use!

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  60. Laci H. –

    This will be perfect for our big end of the year project!!❤️

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  61. Laci H. –

    This will be perfect for our end of the year project!!❤️

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  62. Cynthia R B. –

    Great remarks from my parents and students liking how easy and friendly this was to use. Great product!

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  63. Dawn E P. –

    I purchased this product and used it to create a research project focusing in on the wetlands. I loved the graphics and that editable slides were provided for us to tailor it to our project. I also appreciated the extra lesson materials on using the computer for research. I would have normally just taught this in class but it was great to have the mini lessons for distance learning. Thank you.

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  64. Flamazing in Fifth –

    I’m so excited I found this comprehensive resource! It will be perfect for our animal unit next year. I love how you included research tips. Thank you so much!

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  65. Torri R. –

    Very engaging and easy to use. Thanks!

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  66. Lyn C. –

    Great supplementary assignment for my students who wanted an independent project.

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  67. Marie D. –

    thank you

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  68. Natalie O. –

    I used this as part of a big distance learning project on animals and habitats. Students were very engaged.

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  69. The Honey Bunch –

    Excellent resource. Got my students excited about researching. I will definitely be using again this year whether we are in person or distance learning. Thank you!

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  70. Julia S. –

    Good product for students to use for research. Thanks!

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  71. amber F. –

    Great way to explain this information to my students.

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  72. Jessica W. –

    This was a great activity, especially for distance learning. Thank you!

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  73. Amy S. –

    Excellent research focused unit. This unit has everything to help get the students started with their research and work through the project. Having these in Google Slides format is perfect so my students can research and create on their computer both in school and at home without losing their work.

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  74. Amy S. –

    Excellent research focused packet on animal habitats. This packet has everything to help get the students started with their research and work through the project. I really like the choice cards to help divide up the topics easily.

    Verified review · Print version

  75. anne.anastasia –

    I love that the bundle of these units has BOTH digital and printable resources!

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  76. anne.anastasia –

    This is perfect for my ELA class on “technical writing”, which will have students doing crosscurricular research and research projects. Thank you so much for saving me a ton of time!!!

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  77. Brock Star Teachers –

    Using it as an extended project for kids that finish early and GT kids. Thanks for a great product.

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  78. Marisela R. –

    Loved that it’s in google format. Very useful framework.

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  79. Swimming Through First –

    great for enrichment

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  80. Helping Hearts and Hands –

    Thank you so much, my kids loved this!

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  81. Lisa M. –

    Great for distance learning.

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  82. Lisa S. –

    Loved using this for organizing our research.

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  83. Heather M. –

    Thanks!

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  84. Michelle Boland –

    Awesome resource!

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  85. Serena C. –

    Thank you! Easy to use and just what I was looking for!

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  86. Dawn N. –

    Great resource!

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  87. Lynn E D. –

    great resource. I am glad that I can use it in both digital and print form. More bang for your buck!

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  88. Barbara Annuzzi –

    This was an extremely well planned out resource that I used for my virtual after school club on animal habitats. It worked well on recording information that the students were able to research first.

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  89. Brenda M. –

    My students love anything to do with animals. They are amazed at what they are learning. Giving them characteristics of each group of animals is eye opening. Now they are starting to question just what animals they thought were mammals are really birds. Great resource!!

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  90. Gisella S. –

    Love the material!! I can use for my daughter since she loves animals and like to separate by group ad thinking to use for next school year 🙂

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  91. Valena T. –

    This was helpful for my habitat and adaptation unit. Thank you!

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  92. Miss Stetson’s Classroom –

    My students loved researching animals. Thank you so much!

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  93. Rebecca M. –

    I cannot wait to use this with my students! When I looked at all of the resources that were included with this, I could not believe it. There are resources that go along with research in general, and then those tied specifically to animals and their habitats. I am really excited about this unit, and I plan on making it part of the first big unit I do with my students.

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  94. More Than a Test Score –

    My students enjoyed this animal research unit a lot! I liked that it had the animal names on the habitat poster so they could choose from those particular animals. I do wish there were some research websites provided to help guide the research. Great resource all around!

    Reviewed on TPT

    • Educate & Rejuvenate –

      Stephanie, Thank you so much for the feedback. I have added your suggestion to our revision requests. Love that your class enjoyed learning more about animals and their habitats. Thanks again!

  95. Linda P. –

    Great resource

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  96. Alison J. –

    This is a fabulous resource I have used now for several years! My third grade class always loves the project and it is very organized for little teacher prep. Definitely will keep using in the future.

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  97. Sarah Hayes –

    Thank you!

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  98. Brandy L. –

    My students loved this resource! Thank you!

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  99. Julie M. –

    This a great resource that is easy to differentiate depending on the level of your students or the grade level that you teach.

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  100. patricia robinson –

    Great resource for my students to use for research.

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  101. Mrs Schrages First Grade Froggies –

    Interesting product!

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  102. A Kentucky Classroom –

    I am so excited to use this! Thank you!

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  103. Kelsey D. –

    My students loved this activity. They were very engaged. Thank you!

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  104. Hugs & Giggles Early Learners –

    My students loved researching animals. Thank you so much!

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  105. Rebecca M. –

    This made habitat research so easy for me and the students!

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  106. Courtney Karst –

    This resource met expectations and was helpful for my needs. I appreciate the effort that went into creating it. Thank you!”

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  107. Kimberly Clay –

    This was great resource for my fourth grade students. Thank you!

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