Scope on Safety: Animals in the classroom

Journal Article | January 2011

Use of animals in middle school science classrooms is a curriculum component worthy of consideration, providing proper investigation and planning are addressed. A responsible approach to this action, including safety,…

The Early Years: Animal Adventures

Journal Article | August 2007

Children can have a new favorite animal every week or even every hour. The more familiar the children become with an animal, the more they will be able to understand how its body form and behavior allow it to survive.…

Enrichment for Students and Animals: Using Environmental Enrichment Programs for Undergraduate STEM Learning

Journal Article | June 2019

This articles describes a course that provided students with hands-on research opportunities and benefited the animals’ behavioral welfare.

What Happens to Animals during Hurricanes?

Journal Article | January 2006

Student curiosity provides a springboard for discussions ranging from weather, to conservation, to biology, and concern for animal welfare. Teachers can use these real-world events that spark students' interest to…

Safer Science: Live Animals and Dissection

Journal Article | March 2011

Responsible Use of Live Animals and Dissection in the Science Classroom, one of NSTA's position statements, emphasizes the role of student interaction with animals in the National Science Education Standards (NRC 1996…

Methods and Strategies: Teaching About Animals

Journal Article | August 2007

When asking about animals, it is hard to find a person who doesn’t recall a beloved pet or share that they’ve always loved dolphins, snakes, or ladybugs. A study of animals in an early childhood classroom, then, would…

Assessing Students’ Ideas About Animals: Participate in a new study that examines students' ideas about animals

Journal Article | August 1999

This article is an interview protocol that you can use to gather information about your students’ ideas about animals. Specifically, you will be able to determine which organisms your students think are animals and…

Looking for Animals: I Wonder Why (e-book)

eBook | August 2015

Now you see them, now you don’t! By showing the same creatures in two different settings, this book brings out the detective in young readers. They can investigate the role of protective coloration— nature’s own…