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  • Writing Activity: A Trip to Egypt (elem/upper elem)
    Write a booklet report about a real or imaginary trip to Egypt. These pages include directions for writing specific information about your trip, including holidays, people, and sightseeing, and daily journal pages. Prompts develop narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing skills.
  • Writing Activity: A Trip to France (elem/upper elem)
    Write a booklet report about a real or imaginary trip to France. These pages include directions for writing specific information about your trip, including holidays, people, and sightseeing, and daily journal pages. Prompts develop narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing skills.
  • Writing: Create an Advertisement Script for a Public Aquarium (middle/high)
    Paragraph and essay writing assignment for middle school, junior high and high school students. Creating a 30 second advertisement script is a fun marketing assignment. It also develops an understanding of the relationships between aquarium facilities and their suppliers. One of many focused and fun creative writing offerings available in the Aquarium Theme Unit. See PowerPoint "A Visit to the Aquarium".
  • Writing: Case Study of an Exotic Species at the Aquarium (middle/high)
    Paragraph and essay writing assignment for middle school, junior high and high school students. A case study requires that you investigate and describe the experiences of one or a few in a way that helps your reader understand that there are many others in similar circumstances. Develop an understanding of the relationships between humans and animals. One of many focused and fun creative writing offerings available in the Aquarium Theme Unit. See PowerPoint "A Visit to the Aquarium".
  • Writing: Basic Inquiry and Research for Aquarium Animal Exhibit Safety (upper/middle/high)
    In this paragraph and essay writing activity you will satisfy your curiosity about animal exhibit safety. Create a report that helps others understand what you have learned using a variety of resources. One of many focused and fun creative writing offerings available in the Aquarium Theme Unit. See PowerPoint "A Visit to the Aquarium".
  • Writing: Make a Comparison of Aquarium Animal Species on Exhibit (middle/high)

    Paragraph and essay writing assignment for middle school, junior high and high school students.This activity helps students compare, contrast animal species found at the public aquarium. See PowerPoint "A Visit to the Aquarium". ELA Standards RI7 RI8 RI9

  • Writing: Create an Advertisement Script for an Ecotour (middle/high)
    Paragraph and essay writing assignment for middle school, junior high and high school students. Creating a 30 second advertisement script is a fun marketing assignment. It also develops an understanding of the relationship between ecotourism and economics. One of many focused and fun creative writing offerings based on the Amphibians of the Animal Kingdom PowerPoint presentation found in the Living on Planet Earth Series.
  • Writing Activity: A Trip to the Rain Forest (elem/upper elem) - cover only
    Cover page for a booklet-report about a real or imaginary trip to the rain forest. Writing prompts to go with the cover are available on our member site.
  • Writing Activity: A Trip to China (elem/upper elem) - cover only
    Cover page for a booklet-report about a real or imaginary trip to China. Writing prompts to go with the cover are available on our member site.
  • Writing Activity: A Trip to the Coral Reef (elem/upper elem)
    Write a booklet report about a real or imaginary trip to a coral reef. These pages include directions for writing specific information about your trip, including animals, plants, and sights, and daily journal pages. Prompts develop narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing skills.
  • Writing Activity: A Trip to the Forest (elem/upper elem)
    Write a booklet report about a real or imaginary trip to the forest. These pages include directions for writing specific information about your trip, including animals, people, and sights, and daily journal pages. Prompts develop narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing skills.
  • Writing Activity: A Trip to Brazil (elem/upper elem)
    Write a booklet report about a real or imaginary trip to Brazil. These pages include directions for writing specific information about your trip, including holidays, people, and sightseeing, and daily journal pages. Prompts develop narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing skills.
  • Writing Activity: A Trip to Peru (elem/upper elem) - cover only
    Cover page for a booklet-report about a real or imaginary trip to Peru. Writing prompts to go with the cover are available on our member site.
  • Short Story: Zoo Experiment Experience (middle/high)
    Fictional short story about a student science engineering project carried out at a zoo exhibit. Help students value planning and consider potential outcomes and consequences. Middle/High school level.
  • Writing: Position Paper for or Against Zoo Facilities (middle/high)
    Paragraph and essay writing assignment for middle school, junior high and high school students. Satisfy your curiosity and write your own ideas about an assigned topic. This activity helps students explore opposing viewpoints and strengthens the ability to research topics and empathize with others. Argue for or against the existence of zoos. One of many focused and fun creative writing offerings available in the Zoo Theme Unit.
  • Writing Activity: A Trip to Mexico (elem/upper elem)
    Write a booklet report about a real or imaginary trip to Mexico. These pages include directions for writing specific information about your trip, including holidays, people, and sightseeing, and daily journal pages. Prompts develop narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing skills.
  • Writing Activity: A Trip to Japan (elem/upper elem)
    Write a booklet report about a real or imaginary trip to Japan. These pages include directions for writing specific information about your trip, including holidays, people, and sightseeing, and daily journal pages. Prompts develop narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing skills. One of several in the "A Trip to..." series on our member site.
  • Writing Activity: A Trip to the Rain Forest (elem/upper elem)
    Write a booklet report about a real or imaginary trip to the rain forest. These pages include directions for writing specific information about your trip, including animals, people, and sights, and daily journal pages. Prompts develop narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing skills.
  • Writing Activity: A Trip to the Ocean (elem/upper elem)
    Write a booklet report about a real or imaginary trip to the ocean. These pages include directions for writing specific information about your trip, including animals, people, and sights, and daily journal pages. Prompts develop narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing skills.
  • Writing Activity: A Trip to China (elem/upper elem)
    Write a booklet report about a real or imaginary trip to China. These pages include directions for writing specific information about your trip, including holidays, people, and sightseeing, and daily journal pages. Prompts develop narrative, persuasive, and descriptive writing skills.