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Lesson Plan
Please Don't Feed the Animals!
Students will have a zoo learning about the foods zoo animals eat. Your students will decide what zoo animals are supposed to eat, what they're not supposed to eat, and learn why people and animals have different diets.
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Learning Objectives
- Students will learn what is appropriate food for animals to eat.
Introduction
(15 minutes)
- Ask students what they like to eat. Write student answers on chart paper or the board under the "People" column.
- Ask students if they have pets and if so what their pets eat.
- Record responses in "Pets" column.
- Ask students if people and pets eat the same foods. Ask why or why not. Example: animals will get sick, it's not healthy for the animals.
- Ask students if they think that the animals in the zoo can eat the same foods as people. Ask why or why not.
- See if students can name any specific foods zoo animals eat. Give examples of zoo animals to help them along.