The Animal Kingdom

St. Saens’ Spectacular Suite: A Musical Look At Endangered Species, Their Habitats, and Solutions for Repopulation | Carnival of Animals Lesson Plan

Lesson

Grades: 6, 7, 8

In this interdisciplinary lesson, students explore the connection between music, animal behavior, environmental science, and the arts using The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns...

From Science to Stage | Choreographing Life | Carnival of Animals Lesson Plan Collection

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Grades: 6, 7, 8

In this interdisciplinary lesson, students explore the connection between music, movement, and animal behavior using selections from The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns . After...

Animal Moves | Choreographing to Carnival | Carnival of Animals Lesson Plan

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Grades: 6, 7, 8

In this lesson, students explore the relationship between music, movement, and animal behavior through Carnival of the Animals. After listening to selected suites, students analyze movement qualities...

Antlion | What's Wild!

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Beneath South Carolina’s sandy soils lives a creature that’s both strange and familiar. Known as the antlion—or “doodlebug” across the South—this insect spends its early life hidden beneath the sand...

Bartram's Bass | What's Wild!

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Recently recognized as its own species, Bartram’s Bass tells a story of discovery, persistence, and conservation within the Savannah River system. Join the South Carolina Department of Natural...

American Alligator | What's Wild!

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

For more than four decades, researchers at South Carolina’s Yawkey Wildlife Center have studied one of the state’s most impressive and misunderstood predators — the American alligator. From tracking...

Timber Rattlesnake | What's Wild!

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Deep in the rugged mountains of South Carolina, the timber rattlesnake slithers in silence — both majestic and misunderstood. In this episode, see how trained biologists from SCDNR trek into remote...

Loggerhead Sea Turtle | What's Wild!

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South Carolina’s coastline sets the stage for one of nature’s most enduring journeys—the nesting of the loggerhead sea turtle. From fragile barrier islands to bustling beaches, these ancient mariners...

Pinckney Island | Wild Wild South

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Home to over 250 species, this is one of Hyatt’s favorite birding spots in the south! In the final installment, she’ll be taking y'all on an expedition through the boot stickin’ swamp to track down...

Gopher Frogs Trivia Quiz | What's Wild

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Grades: Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Explore South Carolina’s rich Coastal Plain — home to swamps, forests, and the rare Gopher Frog. These unique amphibians are in danger, but scientists are working hard to save them. Think you know...

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