Valentine's Day Science: How Animals Attract a Mate
For Middle and High School
$4.00$3.00
Delve into the captivating world of animal courtship with our Valentine's Day Science: How Animals Attract a Mate. This interactive educational resource makes learning fun and engaging for middle and high school students. Explore the fascinating courtship rituals of 15 diverse animals and discover the science behind attraction. Perfect for a Valentine's Day themed science lesson, this resource promises to intrigue your students and spark their curiosity about nature's romantic behaviors. Works well in home schooling groups or conventional classrooms.
Middle school students and high school students will learn about courtship rituals in this science activity for Valentine's Day. They will read about 15 different animals and the things they do in order to attract their mates. For example: male Birds of Paradise do an elaborate dance to impress the female.
Students can then act out these rituals to get the class and they guess how the animal attracts their mates. They fill in what they learn on a worksheet. Then, they answer several questions that summarize what they learned.
This activity includes:
Teacher Directions-including prep info and materials needed
Teacher procedure
Student Packet-Short reading, blank student data table and analysis questions
15 Different Animal Info Sheets That Describe Courtship Rituals
Teacher Tips
List of Animals
Photo Credits
For this activity, you will need:
A pencil
A copy of "Valentines Day" packet for each student (INCLUDED)
A copy of each Animal paper (INCLUDED)
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5th-12th
Biology
General Science
Zoology
Animal Behavior
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"This was perfectly aligned with our 4th grade text. The students found all of the information very interesting . There were some giggles about giraffe pee, but overall this was well done and appropriate for the class." Elaine B.
"Such a great way to continue teaching about mating behaviors, and it happened to fall on Valentine's Day! The students thought some of the animals' actions were pretty silly, so it was fun to see them interact and discuss. Thanks!" Katharine H.
"This is a great resource. I used it as an extra credit opportunity when we were learning about ecosystems and animal relationships." Stephanie B.
"My students had a blast. We did this activity on Valentine's Day and it was a big hit." Alicia C.
"Students enjoyed this! We used it on Valentines Day. It was required no prep other than printing and copying the materials." Desiree F.