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A complete list of standards referenced in the penguin lesson series
Zoo Minutes | Penguin
Discover the king and southern rockhopper penguins at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden. Explore their remarkable adaptations, behaviors and care through videos, immersive 360° experiences and interactive learning resources.
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- Pre K
- Kindergarten
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Explore the penguin habitat in 360 degrees. Discover interactive hotspots featuring feeding, vocalizations, nesting, identification bands, habitat features and more.
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- 9
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Take your penguin knowledge further with questions connected to high school science standards. Apply what you know about penguin adaptations, body systems, behavior and survival to explore the science...
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- Kindergarten
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Put your penguin knowledge to the test! Explore what you learned about penguin adaptations, behaviors, habitats and animal care.
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This penguin research guide is intended for grades 3-5 to use while exploring penguins and their habitats.
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- Pre K
- Kindergarten
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This Penguin Research guide is for K-2 students as they explore Penguins and their habitat.
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- Kindergarten
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List of fiction and nonfiction books that can be used in the classroom
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- Pre K
- Kindergarten
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Get a new perspective on penguins with a 360-degree look inside their habitat. See king and southern rockhopper penguins up close while exploring the spaces where they swim, rest and receive care...
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- Pre K
- Kindergarten
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Color a southern rockhopper penguin and learn a fun fact about these energetic birds, including how they hop across rocky terrain with both feet together.
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- Pre K
- Kindergarten
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Color a king penguin and discover a fun fact about one of the world’s largest penguin species, which can stand about 3 feet tall.
Lesson
Grades
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Students read informational texts and articles about penguins. While identifying key details and new vocabulary, students gather facts about penguins. Students will share their new learning and...
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Grades
- Pre K
- Kindergarten
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Get to know the king and southern rockhopper penguins at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden. Discover the adaptations, behaviors and animal care that help these remarkable birds thrive on land and in the water...
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Grades
- 3
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This student handout goes with the "Comparing Two Amazing Penguins (Grades 3-5)" lesson.
Lesson
Grades
- 3
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In this lesson, grades 3–5 students investigate how King and Rockhopper penguins' different traits each help them survive in a shared, sub-Antarctic environment. Students begin with a prediction about...
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This student packet goes along with the lesson "Penguin Adaptations in Action (Grades 7 & 8)".
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Grades
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In this lesson, middle school students investigate how King and Rockhopper penguins have evolved different structural, behavioral, and physiological strategies for surviving in the same sub-Antarctic...
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Students take on the role of zookeepers at the Penguin Coast exhibit inside the Birdhouse at Riverbanks Zoo & Garden in Columbia, SC. Using place value strategies and base-ten blocks, students solve...
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In this lesson, students explore positive and negative integers by taking on the role of zookeepers tracking environmental conditions at Riverbanks Zoo's Penguin Coast exhibit. Using both horizontal...
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Grades
- Kindergarten
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This packet goes along with the video lesson "Penguin Pals - Meet King & Rockhopper Penguins (K-2)".
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Grades
- Kindergarten
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This is a student packet that goes along with the "Penguin Pals - Meet King & Rockhopper Penguins (K-2)" lesson.
Lesson
Grades
- Kindergarten
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In this lesson, K–1 students investigate how a penguin's body helps it live in a cold, ocean-side home. Students begin by naming what all animals need to survive, then watch a short video of King and...
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A video-companion worksheet for high school Biology students, pairing with a Riverbanks Zoo video of King and Rockhopper penguins. Students complete a guided video observation log, compare structural...
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In this lesson, high school Biology students investigate how King and Rockhopper penguins have evolved different strategies for surviving in the same sub-antarctic environment. Students begin by...